Description

• Assist in conducting developmentally appropriate activities that prepare youth for success by incorporating the mission and youth development strategy
• Assist in creating an environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional and cognitive well-being of children
• Assist in instructing, guiding and supporting each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development
• Provide individualized personal care routines to meet the needs of children and support them to develop their skills
• Assist in creating an environment that promotes active participation and incorporate guidance and discipline principles
• Assist in meeting the Early Head Start (EHS) Standards
• Attend required conferences, meetings, and trainings
• Ensure the program meets health and safety standards and ensure the safety of all members 
  • Conduct daily Health & Safety Check and complete the Maintenance Request
  • Provide direct supervision of children and ensure to meet the required ratio at all times
  • Complete the Accident/Incident/Illness report and notify the parents
  • Take actions to prevent accidents and respond to injury and signs of illness
  • Ensure emergency procedures are implemented and followed
  • Implement the safe and quality food service in the program
  • Practice sound judgment regarding health and safety
• Ensure a productive work environment by working as a member of the team, contribute to team meetings and provide information to support decision making
• Follow program schedule, polices, and procedures
• Approach classroom team with assertiveness, address concerns, and solve problems
• Participate in Professional Learning Community and Planning meetings
• Build and maintain partnerships with children and families, and community partners
• Adept at conflict resolution strategies between children, families and staff with a display of confidence
• Communicate with management and teaching team about child’s day, experiences, progress, and concerns
• Communicate with parents about child’s day and experiences, completes daily report
• Maintain close, daily contact with staff, members and supervisors to receive and provide information, discuss issues, explain or interpret guidelines and instructions and advise and counsel
• Maintain contact as needed with external community groups, members and their families, BGCGG partners and others to promote and ensure the program is successful
• Uphold BGCGG’s mission and values

• Comply with the Federal, State and Private funding: desired results, US Department of Agriculture Child Care Food Program, and Quality Starts OC
• Improve personal teaching strategies through short and long term goal setting
• Contribute ideas and participate as a member of a high performing team
• Continually develop own knowledge, skills and manages time and resources
• Use resources effectively to assist with classroom environment and lesson planning
• Attend meetings and trainings as necessary
• Work to support all BGCGG as needed
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• At least 12 college units including Child Development, Child, Family & Community and Program/Curriculum units AND obtains Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or permit application is pending status
• 50 days of 3 hr/day of teaching experience (in appropriate age group) within 2 years at the Licensed Child Care
• 3 college units in Infant/Toddler
• Experience with Title 22
• Experience with Title V, Quality Starts OC, Child Care Food Program preferred
• Must complete 21 hours of professional growth hours annually
• Must have knowledge of child development, early childhood education and developmentally appropriate activities
• Must effectively communicate including verbal, written, in small and large group settings with children and adults
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and rapport
• Bilingual capabilities preferred
• Position may require standing/sitting for extended periods of time, walking, jumping, twisting of neck – side to side, rotation, flexion of neck- looking down, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office equipment, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, bending at the waist; seeing to review and analyze reports, documents or other reports; hearing and speaking to communicate and provide information to others; speaking to be heard before groups of people; weight bearing activities – position may require to lift, carry, pull or otherwise move objects between 10-40 pound
• Must clear screening process, background check and onboarding process