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Early Head Start - Early Childhood Program Specialist 3 (Mount Vernon)

Mount Vernon, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$3,643/mo - $4,740/mo

3+ years exp

Skagit Valley College is committed to fostering holistic child development through its Head Start program. The Early Childhood Program Specialist 3 will provide leadership in creating developmentally appropriate classrooms, focusing on the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth of children, while ensuring quality education and support for school readiness.

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Responsibilities

Ensure a safe, nurturing, welcoming, and developmentally appropriate environment

Provide continuous active supervision as established in the center’s Active Supervision Plan

Plan and supervise the set-up of an organized, nurturing, and safe classroom, developmentally appropriate for the age you teach, based on curriculum fidelity tools

Plan embedded strategies and practices for classroom routines and activities to support all children’s progress toward school readiness goals, including children with IFSP or IEP goals, and dual language learners

Welcome children, parents, and all visitors to the classroom

Engage children and facilitate play to support developmental goals you set with parents and the classroom team, and align with the program’s ongoing assessment. Ensure embedded strategies and practices you have planned are implemented throughout the day

Work collaboratively with any LEA or Part C, school district, or other therapist or community partners to create and implement plans for IEP/IFSP goal support

Lead the children and staff through the daily schedule and provide direction, as needed. This includes interns, volunteers, and substitute teachers

Plan for and engage parents, interns, volunteers, and visitors to participate in classroom activities; mentor interns and team members in partnership with the education manager and the coach

Use positive and strengths-based language with children. Interact with parents and staff in a positive and professional manner

Support health, safety, and nutritional activities and requirements

Conduct playground safety checks

Provide daily meal routines for children, including helping to distribute and serve meals, sitting at the table to model appropriate meal time behaviors, and having social conversations that build connection and provide language modeling

Assist children with toileting needs, including changing diapers

May provide daily health checks for children upon arrival

Administer first aid and handle medical emergencies as they arise. May administer prescribed or approved non-prescribed medications

Support the individualized health needs of each child

May clean and sanitize assigned areas, surfaces, and materials

May empty garbage cans and clean bathrooms, as well as classroom furnishings

Flexible task allocation: Be prepared to support various tasks within the center, including food prep, service, and other operational services as needed

Complete administrative, team-building, and program requirements

Lead classroom planning session with the classroom teaching team, using program curriculum and current child outcomes data

Document planning and individualization of children using program forms and/or Teaching Strategies Cloud

May document attendance and meal service

Plan and provide direction to the teaching team for the ongoing collection of observational data related to the GOLD assessment

Complete developmental and/or behavioral screenings within the federally required timeline

Document child information in online systems, including observational data into GOLD online and educational, disability support, and in ChildPlus

Provide four (4) educational visits for each family, including two (2) home visits

Participate in center team meetings and family reviews

Provide mentorship for classroom assistants, volunteers, and interns

Support center parent committee meetings, trainings, and other family activities

Professional Development and Program Support

Complete annual requirements, including modules for Blood Borne Pathogens, CPS, Active Supervision, Food Handlers, Right Response, and USDA, sign Confidentiality Statement, Code of Conduct & Ethical Standards forms

Engage in program trainings, coaching, and other professional development activities to enhance job skills and knowledge, completing at a minimum, a required 15 hours of classroom-related training each year

Maintain reliability in the program assessment tool

Maintain good attendance in order to optimize child outcomes

Complete ongoing job-related program/personal documentation in an accurate and timely manner, including ctcLink time reporting, program surveys, etc

Participate in program committees, as desired

Qualification

Early Childhood EducationIFSP/IEPClassroom ManagementBilingual in EnglishSpanishFluent in English

Required

Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or related field with ECE credits equivalent to the WA State ECE certificate

Fluent in English

Experience in an early learning classroom setting equal to three (3) years

OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or related field with ECE credits equivalent to the WA State ECE certificate

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Experience working with children with an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Benefits

Retirement, medical, and insurance benefits are provided in accordance with state regulations.

Excellent benefits include competitive leave packages and an array of health, dental, vision, and retirement plans to meet your current and future needs.