The Lourie Center Head Start (LCHS) program is a federally funded, community-based program for low-income families as well as pregnant women with children from birth to five years old. The program serves children with disabilities, children in foster care and families that are homeless.
As the Early Head Start Lead Teacher, you will:
• Engage in a system of relational, reciprocal, regular data feedback and data utilization for individualized planning for children and families and continuous program improvement
• Participate in Communities of Practices and Reflective Supervision to support your professional growth
• Support and provide primary caregiving and continuity of care model to help children develop secure relationships
• Implement, document, and demonstrate an understanding of the importance of multiple perspectives and have the skills to be successful in their interdisciplinary efforts
• Participate in Service Area Coordination as scheduled
• In support of ongoing, intensive professional development, will attend and participate in all scheduled trainings, engage in coaching cycles with their assigned coach, and in collaboration with their director develop individual plans for their own professional development
• Implement the Creative Curriculum with the focus on integration of Teaching Strategies GOLD which is aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and Maryland Standards
• Create Individual Care, and Individual Plans for each child using all relevant child and classroom level data in collaboration with the child’s families. Monitor the plans and update as necessary
• Coordinate referrals for children with suspected special needs or behavioral concerns with guidance from the Disabilities coordinator
• Use assessment data to guide curriculum and group plan decisions
• Use a Reggio Emilia approach
• Conduct screening and assessment
• Foster a home/school Connection
• Demonstrate classroom management
Qualifications Include:
• Minimum of Associate degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field required
• Minimum of two years’ experience in early learning settings working with children and families, birth -5 required
• Experience with low-income families, teen parents, expectant parents, infants with special needs, and child nutrition
• Must have reliable transportation. Must be willing to travel out of town to professional development, including travel that may require flying
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, some evenings and weekends required.
For more information about The Lourie Center Head Start, visit: https://www.louriecenter.org/LC/programs-services/school/
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