What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teacher position at the Chickasaw Nation?
We are currently looking for a Full Time Teacher to join our Early Childhood Center Ada team located at the Ada Head Start working 8:00AM-5:00PM - Mo Tu We Th Fr.
Summary:
Responsible for professional education work in instructing pre-school children in academic and developmental areas and related work as required.
Responsibilities:
- Provides first class customer service to both internal and external customers and responds to inquiries, compliments, and/or complaints with professionalism, courtesy, and efficiency
- Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
- Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains a clean, organized work area and ensures a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- Maintains knowledge of and follows all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines for assigned area
- Provides environment and time to engage with child both emotionally and physically
- Removes potential hazards and reports them to center supervisor
- Learns and instructs students in basic Chickasaw language vocabulary
- Monitors students health needs and contacting parents when needed
- Immediately reports any potential health and well-being concerns of students required by law
- Attends parent meetings and policy council meetings
- Drives or monitors on school bus routes, field trips, and other events
- Develop age appropriate classroom and lesson plans and assessments to ensure learning and development
- Responsible for the effective utilization of teacher assistants and allowing breaks throughout the day
- Responsible for creating interactive learning opportunities
- Coordinates as needed with early intervention team to provide appropriate learning plans
- Completes developmental observations screenings for all children enrolled in classroom
- Work to recognize each child's individual goals in preparation for the transition to public school
- Assist center supervisor and education manager in enrollment of students and transfer
- Utilize the computer child tracking system
- Schedule and arrange field trip activities, accompanying students and encouraging parents to participate
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
Essential:
- Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
- Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
- Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
- Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of early childhood education and development
- Understand Native American culture and tribal programs
- Works well within a team
- Organizational and time-management abilities
- Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
- Communicates clinical information to patient in emergent or urgent settings
- Communicates clinical information to patient in non-emergent setting
- Ability to effectively teach children various skills and knowledge
- Uses voice in authoritative manner
Skills:
Experience:
Essential:
Essential:
- 3 years directly related experience
Education:
Essential:
Essential:
- Bachelors of Early Childhood
Credentials:
Essential:
Essential:
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Pass general background check
- Class A Commercial Driver's License
- Standard Driver's License
Working Conditions:
Essential:
Essential:
- Outside, all weather conditions
- Interacts with young children
- Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
- Hand-eye coordination, reach and grasp
- Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
- Sitting up to 50% of shift
- Standing up to 75% of shift
- Walking up to 75% of shift
- Home visits
- Subject to traveling and working at other locations or in other environments
- Travel is primarily in Oklahoma
Training
- It is the responsibility of each employee to attend required training for their position or profession as determined by their line of support (LOS) or the leadership of the Chickasaw Nation. It is the responsibility of those who supervise, manage or otherwise lead employees or teams to ensure each employee has access to and receives all required training.
Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission:
Mission:
- To enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.
- To be a nation of successful and united people with a strong cultural identity.
- The Chickasaw People
- Cultural Identity
- Servant Leadership
- Selflessness
- Can Do Attitude
- Perseverance
- Stewardship
- Trust and Respect
- Loyalty
- Honesty and Integrity
- Teamwork
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Vacation & Paid Time OffSalary : $46,786 - $63,435