Part-Time Early Childhood Educator, Carnegie at ALLEGHENY INTERMEDIATE UNIT in Carnegie, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Job Title: Part-Time Early Childhood Educator, Carnegie

Position Summary:

The Early Childhood Development Specialist is accountable for planning, coordinating and managing activities to provide a conducive environment for a child?s total development and healthy well-being of the children and their families with the support of the Educational advisor and program coordinator.  An emphasis is to serve families with children aged birth to five years that are enrolled in the adult education program and not currently receiving other services. 

Duties and Responsibilities:
    

• Coordinate the educational, social, emotional, and physical development of the children in the program appropriate to the developmental level of the child.
  
  


• Provide age appropriate child development activities and sharing activities that encourage questioning, probing, exploring and problem solving skills.
  
  


• Provide a variety of sensory experiences that stimulate children to explore and express their creative abilities.
  
  


• Help children acquire and use language as a means of communicating their thoughts, feelings, and self-esteem to others.
  
  


• Help children develop a sense of independence, self-respect, respect to others, and overall general well-being through engaging activities.
  
  


• Coordinate daily activities of the children and classroom to ensure a healthy, clean and safe environment.
  
  


• Administer appropriate assessment tools of childhood development.
  
  


• Communicate regularly the child?s progress and development to the parent.
  
  


• Coordinate with the Adult Education instructors and education advisor to incorporate common family goals and track progress.
  
  


• Keep current on collection of all data and reports such as attendance, goals, lessons, etc. 
  
  


• Welcome and interact with all families.  Provide positive family communications.
  
  


• Nurture and support families and peers and work with families in becoming self-sufficient.
  
  


• Facilitate, participate and coordinate weekly parent support and parent/child interaction groups.
  
  


• Facilitate, participate and coordinate evening groups and encourage families to participate in groups and activities as needed
  
  


• Promote parent-child attachment among family members.
  
  


• Assist in developing a family goal plan and helping families complete their Goal Plans.
  
  


• Participate in reciprocal relationships based on respect.
  
  


• Develop and maintain relationships with service providers.
  
  


• Provide training/guidance in areas of expertise
  
  


• Serve as an equal member of the Adult Education team.
  
  


• Pursue and/or conduct training and information which would serve families and team.
  
  


• Assist in childcare when needed.
  
  


• Responsible for other duties as assigned by the Site Director or program Coordinator.
  
  

Bachelor?s degree in early childhood education, child development, family relations, social work, guidance counseling and one (1) year experience working with infants/toddlers and families or 
The ability to work with parents and children in a home environment.  Community services experience preferred.
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Outlook, and willingness to experiment and work with new technologies.
Strong communication, writing, and interpersonal skills required.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required.
Ability to work under pressure, be flexible, and work as part of a team.
Ability to think creatively, plan and organize complex work projects.
Self-motivated; demonstrated initiative and ability to follow through with completion of tasks.
Ability to travel.                                       
Ability to comply with the AIU Conduct policy.

Additional Requirements

• Current Act 114, Act 34, Act 151 and NSOR Clearances required prior to an offer (Must be dated within 1 year of hire date).
  School Personnel Health Record (Form H511.340) must be completed and received by Human Resources prior to hire date.
  
  

Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting for an extended period of time.
  
  


• Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling 35 pounds.
  
  


• Ability to kneel, crouch, bend and reach to retrieve and handle teaching materials and supplies.
  
  


• Moving fingers and hands in a repetitive manner
  
  


• Ability to kneel, crouch, bend and reach to retrieve and handle teaching materials and supplies.
  
  


• Hearing clearly.
  
  


• Adequate vision to perform duties.
  
  

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Disclaimer
The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the Early Childhood Development Specialist.

Salary: $16.39/hour

Location: 1100 Washington Ave, Carnegie

Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-1:00pm, 20 hours per week