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Benton Franklin Head Start ECEAP Support Teacher in Richland, Washington
Our Mission:
*Benton Franklin Head Start partners with families and the community to promote school readiness through comprehensive services for young children and their families. *
Job Title: ECEAPSupport Teacher
Position is full-time, 40 hours per week.
Description: Responsible for providing support to the ECEAP Lead Teacher and assisting the Site Supervisor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Supports the Lead Teacher in providing quality educational and family services to children and their families.
- Helps provide developmentally appropriate environments for children.
- Ensures supervision of children at all times.
- Supports the Lead Teacher with the caseload of families.
- Assists with parent education and support program for all assigned families.
- Demonstrate high-quality language models in all their languages and strongly support continued home language development.
- Promotes parent involvement.
- Provides site office, clerical, and staffing support.
- Completes and maintains all required records, child/family files, reports, and Agency paperwork, timely and accurately.
- Responsible for maximizing and documentation of in-kind contributions.
- Participates in professional development and opportunities for growth.
- Demonstrates on-going professionalism.
- Recruit for enrollment.
- Assists Site Supervisor as needed.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
The Equivalent of 12 college quarter credits in early childhood education;
Initial or higher Washington State Early Childhood Education Certificate; or
A Child Development Associate (CDA) awarded by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition or;
Enrolled in a program to complete a CDA or equivalent coursework within 2 years of hire and;
Experience in a preschool classroom
Meet the STARS requirement and be listed in the State training and registry system
Ability to read, write, and understand English essential.
Have the language and skills for teaching language and literacy development to young children.
Ability to actively participate in team development and te