United Community Center Hiring for Early Head Start Teacher at Milwaukee, WI Full Time

• Uses knowledge of the principles of child growth and development to work with children and communicate with families, internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for collaborating with a partner Teacher in the preparation of daily lesson plans
• Will assist in the development of individual plans for each child including goal-setting based on identified needs and prescriptions for objectives and activities to meet established child outcomes.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
• Encourage the involvement of the families of the children in a Early/ Head Start program and supporting the development of relationships between children and their families.
• Share pertinent information with Family Advocate ensuring coordinated services to meet the needs of individual children and families. Participate in case conferences as appropriate.
• Performs any and all other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit most of the time with some bending and reaching.
• Ability to stand, walk, and bend periodically.
• Ability to engage in repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and fingers – typing and/or writing.
• Ability to work frequently at close visual range (i.e. preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading).
• Ability to receive and respond to oral communication.
• Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Work Environment:

• Work is generally performed in an office environment.
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud.
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle during the course of duties.
• Standard office equipment generally used includes:
  • Telephone
  • Personal Computer or Tablet
  • Printer/Photocopy Machine
  • Fax Machine
  • Calculator