HEAD START PRESCHOOL TEACHER

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Head Start Preschool Teacher is responsible for the direct delivery of services designed to meet the physical

and developmental needs of preschool children ages three (3) to five (5) within the Gila River Indian Community,

serving a class size of 16 to 20 children. This position is responsible for compliance with the Head Start

Performance Standards and Program Area Plans to improve children’s educational, physical, and social skills to

meet School Readiness and Family Engagement outcomes for assigned children and their families.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 Provide for the care, safety, protection, and supervision of all children in the group at all times. Maintains

scheduled center activities; writes and follows lesson plans; documenting accordingly. Completes and

maintains all necessary documentation to demonstrate compliance with Head Start Program Performance

Standards and other regulations.

 Develops and implements a developmentally appropriate curriculum for children based on the individual

interests, needs, and abilities of the children in the classroom and the group as a whole. Considers goals and

objectives for each child and for the group as a whole and develops realistic lesson plans responsive to the

needs of all. Creates an environment and implements the daily curriculum, which reflects a developmentally

appropriate anti-bias, multicultural approach.

 Demonstrate verbally and through role modeling, a sound knowledge of appropriate child guidance, growth

and development.

 Participate in staff meetings, parent meetings, events and on-going professional and in-service training.

 Provide information to parents regarding their children as well as general child development information;

including parent meetings and/or home visits.

 Required to report suspected abuse/neglect/maltreatment and other social service related incidents to Police

department and/or Child Protective Services (CPS); apprising supervisor of report.

 Make daily observations of children documenting behaviors and/or health problems, reports and referrals of

any conditions needing attention; does child assessments in accordance with the Head Start Program

Performance Standards.

 Adhere to program confidentiality policies concerning information about children, families, and other staff

members;

 Promote cultural awareness and cultural diverse activities for children.