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Job title: Teacher I Company: Save the Children Job description : Description : Position Title: Teacher, Head Start Employee Type: Full-Time Regular Supervisor Title: Center Director or Manager, Education & Inclusion Division: U.S. Programs & Advocacy Staff whose work requires or potentially could require any in-person interaction with Save the Children colleagues, partners, or beneficiaries must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless otherwise required by law. Save the Children complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations reputed company to this policy. Summary The Head Start Teacher develops and implements individual and group educational plans for preschool children, designed to promote social-emotional, physical and cognitive growth in a manner appropriate to their stage of development. You will be responsible for the general, day-to-day operations of a Head Start classroom and must verify legal compliance with federal, state and local regulations. You will create and nurture strong partnerships with families and ensures that the program quality remains at the highest standards. The Head Start Teacher reports directly to the Center Director or Manager of Education & Inclusion. This position may also supervise Teacher Assistants and seek support in the classroom from Program Aides and Volunteers. As a reputed company line representative of Save the Children, the Head Start Teacher is required to ensure the safety and reputed company of children and families that he/she comes in contact with, adhering to the agency?s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaborations, Creativity and reputed company. As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report, respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training and awareness around reputed company child-safeguarding obligations. What You?ll Be Doing (Essential Duties) reputed company and implement individualized and group lesson plans as well as educational activities that promote reputed company developmental areas to improve the readiness of children for school. Ensure there is a safe, healthy and developmentally-appropriate learning environment. Build effective relationships reputed company the organization, the children and their families. Maintain accurate records, both on reputed company and in designated online systems. 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Eat with and assist children in eating during mealtime to teach social and self-help skills and sound nutritional practices. Ensure that the physical needs of children are met, assisting children in health and personal habits, such as resting, brushing teeth, diapering and toilet habits. Create ways to engage parents in the education of their children including encouraging classroom involvement and home activities. Create an inventory of reputed company classroom equipment and supplies annually. Plan and conduct conferences (minimum 2) and home visits (minimum 2) or more often as needed to ensure parent/caregiver is well informed on their child?s reputed company of development and learning, routines, activities and behavior. Work in cooperation with Manager of Education & Inclusion to reputed company and document reputed company on professional development plan; actively engage in professional development activities to increase qualifications. 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