Teacher Position
Waccamaw EOC is looking to hire a teacher. Under general supervision of the center supervisor, using analytical judgment, plans, coordinates, implements and supervises all classroom activities.
Duties And Responsibilities:
- Plans, coordinates, implements daily lesson plans reflective of the individual needs of recipients.
- Supervises and evaluates all classroom activities to ensure that the needs of individuals are being met.
- Evaluates daily activities and implements necessary changes or activities to provide for a social and emotional climate; maximum developmental environment.
- Identifies the individual enrolled child's needs by use of appropriate assessment tools, environment, observation, parent/teacher conferences, etc.; and designs goals and objectives.
- Maintains files on each recipient including complete information, medical records, progress reports, etc. as may be required.
- Conducts at least two home visits and two parent conferences per family each operating year.
- Integrates the activities of all content areas.
- Attends all workshops, seminars, pre-service and in-service training, etc., as required and follows an individualized professional development plan.
- Provide input for assistant teachers in the development of their own individualized professional development plan.
- Conducts annual evaluations of assistant teachers and assist with setting annual goals.
- Input educational assessment and data into the computer.
- Assists in increasing in-kind services and donations each year.
- Such other duties as are assigned within state and federal guidelines.
Qualifications:
Necessary (Entry Requirements):
- An associate degree in early childhood education.
- Associate degree in a related field to early childhood education and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children or
- Bachelor's degree and has been admitted into the Teach for America program, passed a rigorous early childhood content exam, such as the Praxis II, participated in a Teach for America summer training institute that includes teaching preschool children, and is receiving ongoing professional development and support from Teach for America's professional staff.
- Valid driver's license or reliable transportation.
- Must have basic computer skills.
- Able to attend overnight meetings and workshops.
- Ability to maintain and retrieve files and to visually review.
- Must be able to pass a SLED/FBI criminal background check and required health screening.
Desirable:
- Bachelor's degree in early childhood education and experience working with a Head Start program.
- Basic knowledge of regulations and guidelines governing Head Start programs.
- Basic knowledge (at least six months' experience) of community action concepts.