early childhood development specialist

Discovery Learning Center

<div><ul><li><div>Educational Development: Design and implement age-appropriate lesson plans that meet educational requirements and developmental milestones for children up to 5 yrs old. This includes teaching fundamental skills such as basic vocabulary, shapes, colors and numbers.
</div></li><li><div>Classroom Management: Manage a busy classroom environment, providing structure and discipline to facilitate successful learning. This involves monitoring children's behavior, ensuring safety, and addressing any conflicts that arise.</div></li><li><div>
Individualized Attention: Assess the individual needs of children and provide personalized instruction to help them meet their educational goals. This may include adapting curriculum plans to accommodate special needs or specific interests.
Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with other teachers, staff, and parents to create a supportive learning environment. Regularly communicate with parents about their child's progress and behavior.</div></li><li><div>
Health and Safety: Ensure a safe and clean environment for children, adhering to health and safety regulations. This includes administering first aid when necessary and reporting any health hazards.</div></li><li><div>
Professional Development: Participate in ongoing training and professional development to enhance teaching skills and stay updated on best practices in early childhood education.</div></li></ul> 
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Full time Lead

PACE

<div>To apply via text, text the word &quot;EHSCenterEarlyExplorers&quot; to 213-513-7223
Position Compensation: $26.76 /hr plus excellent benefits.
Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees:
<ul><li>401k</li>
<li>Vacation</li>
<li>Sick pay</li>
<li>14 Paid Holidays</li>
<li>Pet Insurance</li>
<li>FSA - Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li>
<li>Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision packages extended to your family as well.</li>
<li>Supplemental Insurance Plans</li>
<li>Opportunity to promote within, just to name a few.</li>
</ul>
JOB PURPOSE:
Under general supervision of Regional Site Director and EHS Manager of Education, delivers high quality Early Childhood Development services to the infants and toddlers enrolled in center programs, including educational, social, physical, nutritional, and psychological development of children under their care. Communicates with parents on their child&rsquo;s individual progress and maintains records of attendance and educational achievement. Plans lessons, serves meals, and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the care and supervision of all enrolled PACE Education Division center-based children, planning and implementing classroom lessons, conducting meetings and conferences with parents, coordinating activities and events for children and parents, interacting with the public and providing customer service by phone, email and in person, and preparing correspondence, reports, records, and other paperwork required by the early childhood education program.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE:
<ul><li>Supervise children up to 7 hours per day.</li>
<li>Ensures child/adult ratio is met and maintained.</li>
<li>Conduct safety checks and maintain a safe, clean, care-giving environment, practices good personal hygiene and handwashing, and assures the well-being and safety of all the children in the environment and sanitize all areas of the classroom, including food preparation and eating area</li>
<li>Respond quickly to children&rsquo;s different personal needs (verbal and non-verbal cues), temperament styles, abilities, and cultures.</li>
<li>Implements and documents individualized feeding plans for infants and toddlers, and respect individual preferences and eating style.</li>
<li>Tend to infants and toddlers&rsquo; personal hygiene needs, during routines such as diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, and changing soiled or wet clothes.</li>
<li>Prepares and/or serves meals and snacks; holding infants, sitting with toddlers to encourage social interaction, good nutrition, and performs housekeeping tasks.</li>
<li>Maintains a clean, safe and sanitized environment (inclusive of sanitizing materials and dishwashing as needed).
</li><li>Supervise children during nap time.</li>
<li>Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Early Head Start children.</li>
<li>Work with parents to develop individual lesson plans, goals, and objectives for each child&rsquo;s development in the domains required by the Head Start Performance Standards.
</li><li>Organizes each day&rsquo;s activities to provide children with a variety of experiences.</li>
<li>Schedule, support, and follow through with the developmental screening and ongoing assessment of infants&rsquo; and toddlers&rsquo; motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual, and emotional skills (including but not limited to DRDP-2015 IT, ASQ-3, ASQ: SE-2, etc.).</li>
<li>Participate and assist in implementation of the Individual Family Service Plan. Coordinate services between families and other community agencies.</li>
<li>Ensures that education timelines are met within their required calendar day (i.e. 30-45-60-90 timelines etc.).
</li><li>Prepare infant/toddler learning environment for children to learn through active exploration and interaction with adult caregivers and adapt activities for infants and toddlers with special needs.
</li><li>Maintain an open, friendly, and cooperative relationship with each child&rsquo;s family; encourage parental involvement in the program; promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships.</li>
<li>Promote feelings of security and trust in infants and toddlers by conveying warmth, supportiveness, and comfort; establish strong and caring relationships with children.</li>
<li>Conduct home visits and parent conferences for the purpose of assessment and support, and to share information on classroom progress and educational strategies at school and home.</li>
<li>Develop individual transition plans with families, agency staff and any pertinent community agencies.</li>
<li>Attend and participate in staff meetings and related activities; attend workshops, conferences, in-service training, and classes to increase professional knowledge; serve on committees as assigned.</li>
<li>Maintains records of enrollment, attendance, and other required paperwork, both manually and digitally.</li>
<li>Prepares attendance records, first aid/injury reports, food service records, meal participation records, family contact records, memos, correspondence, and other job-related documents.</li>
<li>Accurately completes all assigned paperwork and documentation, on a timely basis, according to agency policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Work effectively with other team members</li>
</ul><ul><li>Cooperates with Site Lead Teacher, Regional Site Director and Service Area Managers in planning, supervision, and implementation of overall program</li>
</ul><ul><li>Supports with child watch during parent meetings/trainings, as needed.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Substitute as needed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.</li>
<li>Attends all assigned meetings and trainings as required by the program.</li>
<li>Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals.
</li><li>Assists in accomplishing the program's non-federal share through the access of community resources (services, donations, discounts, and/or goods).
</li><li>Other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.</li>
</ul>
QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE):
<ul><li>Education and Work Experience
<ul><li>Associate degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
</li><li>Must possess a current and valid Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or higher</li>
<li>Must have three (3) semester units in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development, with a total of six (6) units within the first year of employment.</li>
<li>Must be at least 18 years old</li>
</ul></li><li>Knowledge and Skills
<ul><li>Ability to provide responsive and nurturing teacher-child interactions, and to plan and implement learning experiences that:
<ul><li>Ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment data.</li>
<li>Promote children&rsquo;s progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate.</li>
<li>Advance children&rsquo;s intellectual and physical development, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy, phonemic, and print awareness, understanding and use of language and increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, appreciation of books, understanding of early math and science, problem-solving skills, and approaches to learning.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain a healthy learning environment.</li>
<li>Support children&rsquo;s social and emotional development.</li>
<li>Encourage family involvement of the children in an Early Head Start program and support the development of relationships between children and their families.</li>
<li>Promote infant/toddler development.</li>
<li>Demonstrate knowledge of safety issues in infant/toddler care (such as SIDS).</li>
<li>Facilitate effective communication with infants, toddlers, parents, and other staff members.</li>
</ul></li><li>Must be a team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
</li><li>Must have good organizational, written/oral communication and observation skills
</li><li>Basic computer skills required.</li>
<li>Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus, but not required
</li></ul></li></ul>SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
<ul><li>Current Adult &amp; Pediatric CPR/1St Aid Certificate</li>
<li>Valid California Driver&rsquo;s License and insurance coverage</li>
<li>Must pass the following background checks prior to start of employment:
<ul><li>Sex Offender Registry</li>
<li>Child Abuse and Neglect State Registry</li>
<li>State or Tribal Criminal History Check, including fingerprints</li>
<li>FBI Criminal History Check, including fingerprints
</li></ul></li><li>Must have verification of T.B. clearance at time of employment, to be renewed every four (4) years (every 4 years for chest x-rays).</li>
<li>Must pass health screening (LIC 503) at time of employment, health screening is accepted within one year prior to hire, to be renewed every four (4) years.
</li><li>Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Influenza, and COVID-19.</li>
<li>Must complete 15 clock hours of professional development annually that builds the knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities of staff to improve child, family, and staff outcomes. Of this, a minimum of 50% of the 15 hours (or 7.5 hours) must be focused on the specific content area or job assignment. Must also complete an annual Professional Development Plan (PDP) to be reviewed 3 times during the year.</li>
<li>Must obtain 21 hours/year of professional development (105 hours every five years) to maintain their teaching certification.</li>
<li>PACE will assist applicants that are eligible and have an active Certificate of Clearance with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to apply for a Temporary County Certificate, Child Development (TCC) through Los Angeles County while waiting for CTC (Commission on Teacher Credentialing) to process.</li>
</ul>
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The working conditions and physical demands of this position will be those that must be met to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. The physical environment the incumbent will work in is typically a pre-school environment with moderate noise levels that would be expected in that type of work environment. Outdoor and indoor supervision of playgrounds / workplace for on-going periods occurs regularly. Lift and carry up to 45 lbs. or more. The individual must be able to work with children at their eye level and always maintain visual supervision of children, as well as hear, communicate, and comprehend effectively with children, staff, and parents. The individual also must be able to walk, sit, kneel, crawl, carry, push, pull and participate in activities indoors and outdoors as needed in an environment with children and adults.
<ul><li>T.B. Test within the past year prior to employment, and every four (4) years thereafter (every 4 years for a chest X-ray).</li>
</ul><ul><li>Must pass a physical examination at the time of hire, and every 4 years thereafter</li>
<li>Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), and Influenza.</li>
<li>COVID vaccination required; must have two-dose series of Pfizer or Moderna or a single-dose of Johnson &amp; Johnson. Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately.</li>
<li>Representative physical demands of the job include normal vision and hearing, standing for extended periods, sitting for extended periods, kneeling, and stooping, manipulating objects with hands, reaching overhead, and occasionally lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 45 pounds.</li></ul></div>

Teacher II EHS- Early Explorers

<div>To apply via text, text the word &quot;EHSCenterYoungInnovators&quot; to 213-513-7223
Position Compensation: $26.76 /hr plus excellent benefits.
Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees:
<ul><li>401k</li>
<li>Vacation</li>
<li>Sick pay</li>
<li>14 Paid Holidays</li>
<li>Pet Insurance</li>
<li>FSA - Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li>
<li>Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision packages extended to your family as well.</li>
<li>Supplemental Insurance Plans</li>
<li>Opportunity to promote within, just to name a few.</li>
</ul>
JOB PURPOSE:
Under general supervision of Regional Site Director and EHS Manager of Education, delivers high quality Early Childhood Development services to the infants and toddlers enrolled in center programs, including educational, social, physical, nutritional, and psychological development of children under their care. Communicates with parents on their child&rsquo;s individual progress and maintains records of attendance and educational achievement. Plans lessons, serves meals, and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the care and supervision of all enrolled PACE Education Division center-based children, planning and implementing classroom lessons, conducting meetings and conferences with parents, coordinating activities and events for children and parents, interacting with the public and providing customer service by phone, email and in person, and preparing correspondence, reports, records, and other paperwork required by the early childhood education program.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE:
<ul><li>Supervise children up to 7 hours per day.</li>
<li>Ensures child/adult ratio is met and maintained.</li>
<li>Conduct safety checks and maintain a safe, clean, care-giving environment, practices good personal hygiene and handwashing, and assures the well-being and safety of all the children in the environment and sanitize all areas of the classroom, including food preparation and eating area</li>
<li>Respond quickly to children&rsquo;s different personal needs (verbal and non-verbal cues), temperament styles, abilities, and cultures.</li>
<li>Implements and documents individualized feeding plans for infants and toddlers, and respect individual preferences and eating style.</li>
<li>Tend to infants and toddlers&rsquo; personal hygiene needs, during routines such as diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, and changing soiled or wet clothes.</li>
<li>Prepares and/or serves meals and snacks; holding infants, sitting with toddlers to encourage social interaction, good nutrition, and performs housekeeping tasks.</li>
<li>Maintains a clean, safe and sanitized environment (inclusive of sanitizing materials and dishwashing as needed).
</li><li>Supervise children during nap time.</li>
<li>Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Early Head Start children.</li>
<li>Work with parents to develop individual lesson plans, goals, and objectives for each child&rsquo;s development in the domains required by the Head Start Performance Standards.
</li><li>Organizes each day&rsquo;s activities to provide children with a variety of experiences.</li>
<li>Schedule, support, and follow through with the developmental screening and ongoing assessment of infants&rsquo; and toddlers&rsquo; motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual, and emotional skills (including but not limited to DRDP-2015 IT, ASQ-3, ASQ: SE-2, etc.).</li>
<li>Participate and assist in implementation of the Individual Family Service Plan. Coordinate services between families and other community agencies.</li>
<li>Ensures that education timelines are met within their required calendar day (i.e. 30-45-60-90 timelines etc.).
</li><li>Prepare infant/toddler learning environment for children to learn through active exploration and interaction with adult caregivers and adapt activities for infants and toddlers with special needs.
</li><li>Maintain an open, friendly, and cooperative relationship with each child&rsquo;s family; encourage parental involvement in the program; promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships.</li>
<li>Promote feelings of security and trust in infants and toddlers by conveying warmth, supportiveness, and comfort; establish strong and caring relationships with children.</li>
<li>Conduct home visits and parent conferences for the purpose of assessment and support, and to share information on classroom progress and educational strategies at school and home.</li>
<li>Develop individual transition plans with families, agency staff and any pertinent community agencies.</li>
<li>Attend and participate in staff meetings and related activities; attend workshops, conferences, in-service training, and classes to increase professional knowledge; serve on committees as assigned.</li>
<li>Maintains records of enrollment, attendance, and other required paperwork, both manually and digitally.</li>
<li>Prepares attendance records, first aid/injury reports, food service records, meal participation records, family contact records, memos, correspondence, and other job-related documents.</li>
<li>Accurately completes all assigned paperwork and documentation, on a timely basis, according to agency policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Work effectively with other team members</li>
</ul><ul><li>Cooperates with Site Lead Teacher, Regional Site Director and Service Area Managers in planning, supervision, and implementation of overall program</li>
</ul><ul><li>Supports with child watch during parent meetings/trainings, as needed.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Substitute as needed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.</li>
<li>Attends all assigned meetings and trainings as required by the program.</li>
<li>Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals.
</li><li>Assists in accomplishing the program's non-federal share through the access of community resources (services, donations, discounts, and/or goods).
</li><li>Other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.</li>
</ul>
QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE):
<ul><li>Education and Work Experience
<ul><li>Associate degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
</li><li>Must possess a current and valid Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or higher</li>
<li>Must have three (3) semester units in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development, with a total of six (6) units within the first year of employment.</li>
<li>Must be at least 18 years old</li>
</ul></li><li>Knowledge and Skills
<ul><li>Ability to provide responsive and nurturing teacher-child interactions, and to plan and implement learning experiences that:
<ul><li>Ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment data.</li>
<li>Promote children&rsquo;s progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate.</li>
<li>Advance children&rsquo;s intellectual and physical development, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy, phonemic, and print awareness, understanding and use of language and increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, appreciation of books, understanding of early math and science, problem-solving skills, and approaches to learning.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain a healthy learning environment.</li>
<li>Support children&rsquo;s social and emotional development.</li>
<li>Encourage family involvement of the children in an Early Head Start program and support the development of relationships between children and their families.</li>
<li>Promote infant/toddler development.</li>
<li>Demonstrate knowledge of safety issues in infant/toddler care (such as SIDS).</li>
<li>Facilitate effective communication with infants, toddlers, parents, and other staff members.</li>
</ul></li><li>Must be a team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
</li><li>Must have good organizational, written/oral communication and observation skills
</li><li>Basic computer skills required.</li>
<li>Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus, but not required
</li></ul></li></ul>SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
<ul><li>Current Adult &amp; Pediatric CPR/1St Aid Certificate</li>
<li>Valid California Driver&rsquo;s License and insurance coverage</li>
<li>Must pass the following background checks prior to start of employment:
<ul><li>Sex Offender Registry</li>
<li>Child Abuse and Neglect State Registry</li>
<li>State or Tribal Criminal History Check, including fingerprints</li>
<li>FBI Criminal History Check, including fingerprints
</li></ul></li><li>Must have verification of T.B. clearance at time of employment, to be renewed every four (4) years (every 4 years for chest x-rays).</li>
<li>Must complete a physical examination at time of employment, to be renewed every four (4) years.</li>
<li>Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Influenza, and COVID-19.</li>
<li>Must complete 15 clock hours of professional development annually that builds the knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities of staff to improve child, family, and staff outcomes. Of this, a minimum of 50% of the 15 hours (or 7.5 hours) must be focused on the specific content area or job assignment. Must also complete an annual Professional Development Plan (PDP) to be reviewed 3 times during the year.</li>
<li>Must obtain 21 hours/year of professional development (105 hours every five years) to maintain their teaching certification.</li>
<li>PACE will assist applicants that are eligible and have an active Certificate of Clearance with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to apply for a Temporary County Certificate, Child Development (TCC) through Los Angeles County while waiting for CTC (Commission on Teacher Credentialing) to process.</li>
</ul>
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The working conditions and physical demands of this position will be those that must be met to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. The physical environment the incumbent will work in is typically a pre-school environment with moderate noise levels that would be expected in that type of work environment. Outdoor and indoor supervision of playgrounds / workplace for on-going periods occurs regularly. Lift and carry up to 45 lbs. or more. The individual must be able to work with children at their eye level and always maintain visual supervision of children, as well as hear, communicate, and comprehend effectively with children, staff, and parents. The individual also must be able to walk, sit, kneel, crawl, carry, push, pull and participate in activities indoors and outdoors as needed in an environment with children and adults.
<ul><li>T.B. Test within the past year prior to employment, and every four (4) years thereafter (every 4 years for a chest X-ray).</li>
</ul><ul><li>Must pass health screening (LIC 503) at time of employment, health screening is accepted within one year prior to hire, to be renewed every four (4) years.
</li><li>Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), and Influenza.</li>
<li>COVID vaccination required; must have two-dose series of Pfizer or Moderna or a single-dose of Johnson &amp; Johnson. Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately.</li>
<li>Representative physical demands of the job include normal vision and hearing, standing for extended periods, sitting for extended periods, kneeling, and stooping, manipulating objects with hands, reaching overhead, and occasionally lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 45 pounds.</li></ul></div>

Teacher II EHS- Young Innovators

Youthland Christian Academy

<div><div><div>Youthland Christian Academy employs loving, caring individuals who desire a career in early childhood development. 
Requirements: 
Minimum education requirements are high school diploma or equivalent, as well as a preemployment physical, drug test and background check. 
Must complete the Academy&rsquo;s orientation and trainings as required by the State of Florida. 
Failure to maintain training and in-service requirement as required by the State may result in loss of qualifications to work in the classroom. 
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: 
Maintain daily clipboard, which includes; attendance records, class schedule, incident report documentation, curriculum, allergy lists, and other documentation required by the director. 
Maintain class parent boards weekly. 
Attend staff meetings and in-service training. 
Practice emergency and evacuation procedures with the children. 
Speak to children in a soft, reassuring voice. 
Address behavioral problems to the director. 
Follow daily schedule and provide children with consistency and a fun, loving learning environment. 
Clean and organize classroom area. 
Know and practice Youthland Christian Academy policies and state regulations and rules. 
Report all incidents to director. 
Speak professionally to parents. 
Constantly use words of encouragement to help children discover self-worth and esteem. 
Maintain sanitary conditions and follow all procedures related to cleaning the rooms/toys etc 
for the children at all times. Follow all rules/procedures regarding hand washing and other 
state requirements regarding personal hygiene. 
Allow children to explore through art, science, math, language, transportation play, drama, and large motor. 
Conduct meal counts, and other tasks as required related to the food program. 
All teachers must know and understand the Academy&rsquo;s discipline policy and must sign our behavior contract. 
Many teachers at Youthland Christian Academy are given the opportunity to continue their education through our in-house scholarship programs and internal advancement. Any teacher showing the drive, motivation, and dedication may have an opportunity to grow with the 
company.</div></div></div>

Early Child Care Teacher

<div>To apply via text, text the word &quot;floateOceanside&quot; to 213-513-7223
Position Compensation: $28.82 /hr plus excellent benefits.
Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees:
<ul><li>401k</li>
<li>Vacation</li>
<li>Sick pay</li>
<li>14 Paid Holidays</li>
<li>Pet Insurance</li>
<li>FSA - Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li>
<li>Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision packages extended to your family as well.</li>
<li>Supplemental Insurance Plans</li>
<li>Opportunity to promote within, just to name a few.</li>
</ul>
JOB PURPOSE:
Under general supervision of the Regional Site Director and Site Lead Teacher, delivers high quality Early Childhood Development services to children enrolled in site programs, including educational, social, physical, nutritional, and psychological development of children under their care. Communicates with parents on their child&rsquo;s individual progress and maintains records of attendance and educational achievement. Plans lessons, serves meals, and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the care and supervision of all enrolled PACE Education center-based children, planning and implementing classroom lessons, conducting meetings and conferences with parents, coordinating activities and events for children and parents, interacting with the public and providing customer service by phone, email and in person, and preparing correspondence, reports, records, and other paperwork required by the early childhood education program.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE:
General Floater Responsibilities
<ul><li><ul><li>Provides breaks for Teaching Staff.</li>
<li>Supports all Classroom Teaching Staff.</li>
<li>Promote feelings of security and trust in infants and toddlers by conveying warmth, supportiveness, and comfort; establish strong and caring relationships with children</li>
<li>Provide assistance to interested families, including completion of pre-enrollment forms, answering questions, touring the facility, etc.</li>
<li>Ensure the proper care, safety, and supervision of children always while at the site.</li>
<li>Ensures the child/adult ratio is met and maintained.</li>
<li>Conduct safety checks and maintain a safe, clean, care-giving environment, practices good personal hygiene and handwashing, and assure the well-being and safety of all the children in the environment and sanitize all areas of the classroom, including food preparation and eating area.</li>
<li>Tend to children&rsquo;s personal hygiene needs, during routines such as diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, and changing soiled or wet clothes.</li>
<li>Assist Teaching Staff with teacher-parent conferences and home visits, as needed.</li>
<li>Ability to attend assignments away from assigned site, such as in-service trainings, home visits, parent conferences, etc.</li>
<li>Prepares and/or serves meals and snacks; holding infants, sitting with toddlers to encourage social interaction, good nutrition, and performs housekeeping tasks (including but not limited to preparing meals, dishwashing and laundering of sheets/blankets bibs etc.).</li>
<li>Supervise children during nap time.</li>
<li>Works effectively with other team members.</li>
<li>Organizes and maintains instructional and program supplies.</li>
<li>Maintains an organized and developmentally appropriate classroom.</li>
<li>Maintains full enrollment and participates in recruitment of children as indicated in the ERSEA plan.
</li><li>Accurately completes all assigned paperwork and documentation, on a timely basis, according to agency policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Provides appropriate customer service to parents, children, community representatives/members, and all PACE staff daily.</li>
<li>Must have exceptional organizational and time management skills.</li>
<li>Cooperates with Regional Site Director and other Service Area Coordinators in planning, supervision, and implementation of overall program</li>
<li>Provides a well-supervised and safe learning environment. This includes cleaning and sanitizing of toys, materials and equipment in the classroom, outdoor learning environments and as well as the meal prepping/dishwashing and toileting/diapering areas).</li>
<li>Substitute as needed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
</li><li>Attend all assigned meetings and trainings as required by the program.</li>
<li>Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals.
</li><li>Assists in accomplishing the program's non-federal share through the access of community resources (services, donations, discounts, and/or goods).
</li><li>Other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.</li>
</ul></li></ul>Responsibilities when Covering for an Early Head Start Teacher
<ul><li><ul><li>Implement daily classroom lesson plans in accordance with curriculum plan.</li>
<li>Ability to work with children with Individual Educational Plans.</li>
<li>Plans and implement classroom lessons and activities for children.</li>
<li>Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Early Head Start children.
</li><li>Prepare infant/toddler classroom and outdoor learning environments for children to learn through active exploration and interaction with adult caregivers and adapt activities for infants and toddlers with special needs.</li>
<li>Prepares attendance records, first aid/injury reports, food service records, meal participation records, family contact records, memos, correspondence, and other job-related documents.</li>
<li>Maintains records of enrollment, attendance, and other required paperwork, both manually and digitally.
</li><li>Schedule, support, and follow through with the developmental screening and ongoing assessment of infants&rsquo; and toddlers&rsquo; motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual, and emotional skills (including DRDP-2015 IT, ASQ-3, ASQ: SE-2, etc.). Record and analyze children&rsquo;s observations.</li>
<li>Encourages and supports parent&rsquo;s participation in their children&rsquo;s screening and assessment process, including anecdotal evidence.
</li><li>Accurately completes all assigned paperwork and documentation, on a timely basis, according to agency policies and procedures.</li>
</ul></li></ul>QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE):
<ul><li>Education and Work Experience
<ul><li>Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or an Associate&rsquo;s degree and must be actively enrolled to pursue a Bachelors degree in child development or related field.
</li><li>Must possess a current and valid Child Development Teacher Permit or higher
<ul><li>The Multiple Subject Teaching Credential authorizes the holder to teach all subjects in a self-contained classroom, including preschool. PACE will accept a valid credential in lieu of a Child Development Permit.</li>
</ul></li><li>Must obtain total of (6) units but (3) semester units must be presented at hire and (3) units may be completed within the first year of employment.</li>
<li>Must be at least 18 years old</li>
</ul></li><li>Knowledge and Skills
<ul><li>Ability to provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions, and to plan and implement learning experiences that:
<ul><li>Ensure effective curriculum planning and implementation based upon individual children&rsquo;s development continuum and integrate child assessment data in individual and group planning.</li>
<li>Promote children&rsquo;s progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate.</li>
<li>Include developmentally appropriate learning experiences in language, literacy, social and emotional development, math, science, social studies, creative arts, and physical development that are focused on achieving progress outlined in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain a healthy learning environment; and</li>
<li>Encourage families&rsquo; engagement with their children in all Head Start programs to support the development of relationships between children and their families.</li>
</ul></li><li>Must be a team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
</li><li>Must have good organizational, written/oral communication and observation skills
</li><li>Basic computer skills required.</li>
<li>Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus, but not required
</li></ul></li></ul>SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
<ul><li>Current Adult &amp; Pediatric CPR/1St Aid Certificate</li>
<li>Reliable transportation to get to assigned work location in accordance with assigned working hours</li>
<li>Must pass the following background checks prior to start of employment:
<ul><li>Sex Offender Registry</li>
<li>Child Abuse and Neglect State Registry</li>
<li>State or Tribal Criminal History Check, including fingerprints</li>
<li>FBI Criminal History Check, including fingerprints
</li></ul></li><li>Must have verification of T.B. clearance at time of employment, to be renewed every four (4) years (every 4 years for chest x-rays).</li>
<li>Must pass health screening (LIC 503) at time of employment, health screening is accepted within one year prior to hire, to be renewed every four (4) years.</li>
<li>Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), and Influenza.</li>
<li>COVID vaccination required; must have two-dose series of Pfizer or Moderna or a single-dose of Johnson &amp; Johnson. Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately.</li>
<li>Must complete 15 clock hours of professional development annually that builds the knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities of staff to improve child, family, and staff outcomes. Of this, a minimum of 50% of the 15 hours (or 7.5 hours) must be focused on the specific content area or job assignment.
</li><li>Must complete an annual Professional Development Plan (PDP) to be reviewed 3 times during the year.</li>
<li>Must obtain 21 hours/year of professional development (105 hours every five years) to maintain their teaching certification.</li>
<li>PACE will assist applicants that are eligible and have an active Certificate of Clearance with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to apply for a Temporary County Certificate, Child Development (TCC) through Los Angeles County while waiting for CTC (Commission on Teacher Credentialing) to process.</li>
</ul>
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The working conditions and physical demands of this position will be those that must be met to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. The physical environment the incumbent will work in is typically a pre-school environment with moderate noise levels that would be expected in that type of work environment. Outdoor and indoor supervision of playgrounds / workplace for on-going periods occurs regularly. Lift and carry up to 45 lbs. or more. The individual must be able to work with children at their eye level and always maintain visual supervision of children, as well as hear, communicate, and comprehend effectively with children, staff, and parents. The individual also must be able to walk, sit, kneel, crawl, carry, push, pull and participate in activities indoors and outdoors as needed in an environment with children and adults.
<ul><li>T.B. Test within the past six months prior to employment, and every four (4) years thereafter (every 4 years for a chest X-ray).</li>
</ul><ul><li>Must pass health screening (LIC 503) at time of employment, health screening is accepted within one year prior to hire, to be renewed every four (4) years.</li>
<li>Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Influenza, and COVID-19.</li>
<li>Representative physical demands of the job include normal vision and hearing, standing for extended periods, sitting for extended periods, kneeling, and stooping, manipulating objects with hands, reaching overhead, and occasionally lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 45 pounds.</li></ul></div>

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JD &ndash; Academic Specialist &ndash; Early Childhood Education (Haryana)Designation: Academic Specialist &ndash; Early Childhood Education Nature: Full Time Location: Haryana Reports to: State Academic Lead &ndash; HaryanaPosition Summary:The Academic Specialist &ndash; Early Childhood Education (Haryana) will be part of the state academic team and will anchor the design and implementation of ECE-related programs in the state. The role involves close coordination with government stakeholders, SCERT, DIETs, district-level functionaries, and field teams to ensure quality program delivery, academic resource development, and capacity building.Key Responsibilities (include but not limited to):<ul><li>Undertake assigned academic activities related to ECE at the state level under the guidance of the manager and central academic team.</li><li>Develop instructional materials such as workbooks, teacher guides, play-based resources, and professional development modules aligned with ECE frameworks and guidelines.</li><li>Work collaboratively with government ECE units and partners for state-level academic activities including material development, professional development, academic support, and assessment.</li><li>Facilitate workshops on material development and professional development of master trainers/state resource groups aligned with ECE instructional design.</li><li>Develop modules and resources (handouts, videos, etc.) for teachers and mentors to support capacity building in ECE.</li><li>Visit schools to observe classrooms and collect data on key instructional issues to inform revisions in design and materials.</li><li>Support capacity-building initiatives for field teams in demonstration districts related to ECE.</li><li>Support state ECE units (SCERT, Samagra Shiksha) in system-strengthening efforts.</li><li>Conduct workshops and capacity-building sessions for state teams to strengthen ECE knowledge and practices across projects.</li><li>Lead and contribute to documentation such as process notes, case studies, and reflective pieces to capture academic learnings.</li><li>Provide academic and programmatic support to other units as required.</li><li>Travel regularly for program-related meetings, trainings, and field visits.</li><li>Proactively update professional knowledge by undertaking courses, reviewing research, and exploring innovative practices in ECE.</li></ul>Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities:<ul><li>Graduation or equivalent degree required; Master&rsquo;s degree in Education/Early Childhood Education preferred.</li><li>Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in curriculum design, teacher training, or academic resource development in ECE/elementary education.</li><li>Strong academic grounding in early childhood education and play-based learning approaches.</li><li>Strong Hindi and English communication skills (reading, writing, speaking); excellent academic writing ability in Hindi is required.</li><li>Ability to plan, prioritize, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.</li><li>Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet usage, and Hindi typing.</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, team orientation, and ability to work under pressure.</li><li>Understanding of Haryana&rsquo;s education system and government structures is desirable.</li><li>Prior experience working in Haryana on ECE/FLN programs will be an added advantage.</li></ul>Desired Qualities:<ul><li>Entrepreneurial spirit with a strong &lsquo;can-do&rsquo; attitude and openness to feedback.</li><li>Comfortable working in a small-organization environment where teamwork and resourcefulness are valued.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.</li><li>Demonstrates emotional stability, intelligence, and strong social and self-awareness.</li></ul>Job Types: Full-time, PermanentPay: Up to ₹1,200,000.00 per yearWork Location: In person

Early Childhood Education Specialist

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Universal MH/DD/SAS is seeking an Early Intervention Specialist (Infant Toddler Specialist) to provide Community Based Rehabilitation Services in Western North Carolina servicing counties including: Burke/Caldwell/McDowell Counties. Education requirements include a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the following areas : Birth-Kindergarten Education/Early Childhood Special Education/Special Education/ Education/Child Psychology/Human Development/Family Relations/Family Studies/Family and Consumer Sciences/Psychology/Social Work, Elementary Education, Child and Family Studies, Counseling and Nursing This is a contract position.

Early Intervention Specialist-Burke, Caldwell, McDowell Area

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