Bilingual Child Development Teacher-English/Spanish $1,500 Hiring Incentive (Southeast Early Head S

Company: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

Overview:The Child Development Teacher (Bilingual-Spanish) will be primarily responsible for teaching and providing high quality childcare while parents engage in meaningful activities at the Early Head Start (EHS) center. This staff member will plan and present accurate and engaging lessons to enrolled children. The position is responsible for ensuring a safe, clean, and comfortable childcare space that is conducive to quality parent/child interactions and exceptional educationalexperiences. This position requires the incumbent to be bilingual in English and Spanish with a proficiency level that meets the Institute's minimum standards.Responsibilities:Presents and provides educational activities that are culturally-sensitive, attachment-based, and trauma-informed to children in an unrestricted environment using best practices.Collaborates with the Child Development Coordinator and Child Development Teacher Mentor to plan lessons, create classroom strategies, set educational goals for individuals and groups, and make daily care plans using the Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold as a framework.Participates and assists in implementing parent-child attachment interventions (e.g., A Good Good-Bye, Family Tradition Groups).Develops and facilitates child development goals in accordance with family partnership agreements and Teaching Strategies Gold observation.Develops, plans, and prepares instructional aids/materials for the classroom.Ensures that all center classroom paperwork (i.e., daily checklists, daily log, child observation, assessment tools, and progress notes) is completed in a timely fashion.Conducts weekly observations on assigned children using the Teaching Strategies Gold online tool.Completes child development screenings (ASQ & ASQ-SE, DECA-IT).Completes quarterly checkpoints and parent conferences for each child in the Teaching Strategies Gold online tool.Maintains a clean and safe classroom environment.Conducts courteous communications with parents regarding their child's progress, needs, and concerns.Follows all Office of Child Care licensing requirements and EHS Performance Standards.Complete a minimum of two home visits annually.Qualifications:QUALIFICATIONS:

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