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Pay Rate: $25.00 |
Division: Head Start |
Close Date: Open Until Filled

KAWERAK POSITION DESCRIPTION

 

DIVISION:                                          Education, Employment, and Supportive Services

DEPARTMENT:                                 Head Start/Early Head Start

JOB TITLE:                                         Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership Teacher Intern

POSITION STATUS:                          Temporary, Full Time up to 12 weeks

EXEMPT STATUS:                            Non-exempt

PAY SCALE GRADE:                        $25.00/hr

REPORTS TO:                                    Program Specialist

 

The Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership is a federal program designed to provide quality child care with comprehensive Early Head Start services to children ages 0-3 years in preparation for Pre-School, Head Start, and formal education in the public school system.  An intern will assist the Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership Teacher in implementing the Head Start Program Performance Standards, the Head Start Act and following all applicable federal and state licensing regulations.

 

BRIEF SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Maintain a professional attitude, be responsible, dependable, and demonstrate a commitment to excellence.
  • Assist in ensuring compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations including the Head Start Program Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, applicable federal and state licensing regulations, the Child & Adult Care Food Program, and Kawerak agency and Head Start policies and procedures.
  • Assist in planning and following a schedule of daily activities, with Teaching Team, which integrates child health and safety, nutrition, early childhood development (including teacher directed, child directed, and gross motor classroom activities), child mental health, and family and community partnerships to ensure the developmental needs of individual children are met.
  • Assist in developing individualized activities to meet the children’s needs.
  • Assist with planning and preparing developmentally appropriate classroom materials and lesson plans that include Native culture, heritage, and language; create and update learning centers as needed to promote development of children.
  • Ensure that children are supervised at all times with a one to four, teacher to student ratio.
  • Assist with facilitating Family Style Dining during all meals served at the center in compliance with CACFP, Infant Feeding Guidelines, and parent input.
  • Assist with facilitating daily gross motor activities.
  • Assist with collaboration between the teachers and speech and physical therapists, nurses, social workers and other relevant professionals to promote quality services to children.
  • Use appropriate guidance techniques consistent with early childhood education practices.
  • Participate in meetings and trainings with staff, parents, community partners, and other professionals as required.
  • Assist with maintaining updated confidential child files and parent signatures.
  • Assist in correspondence with all parents through monthly memos, newsletters and/or activity calendars.
  • Work as a team with classroom co-workers, core staff specialists, and assigned family advocate to meet the needs of children and families.
  • Read work related emails to communicate with core staff and other co-workers.
  • Assist with completing and submitting all reports or paperwork to central office according to timelines.
  • Ensure the health and safety of all children in care, including but not limited to procedures on diapering, toileting, hand washing, suspected child abuse and neglect, illness and communicable disease policies, and indoor/outdoor environment checks.
  • Share responsibilities by assisting in cleaning and minor maintenance of building and outside play areas (daily vacuuming, sweeping, bathroom and furniture sanitation, snow removal, dusting shelves and equipment, washing windows and spot safety checkup).
  • Other duties as assigned by the Program Specialist or designee.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must be Alaskan Native pursuing Higher Education.
  • Preference given for Kawerak Higher Education Scholarship recipients.

 

  • High school diploma or GED and must be willing to learn about the CDA credential/education equivalency required to apply for the same position as a potential regular hire in the future.
  • Must be 18 years of age by date of hire.
  • Experience working with young children preferred.
  • Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
  • Current First Aid and Infant/Child (Pediatric) CPR certification.  If not current, must be willing to obtain certification within 6 weeks of hire.
  • Current State of Alaska Food Worker’s Card. If not, must be willing to obtain one within 2 weeks of hire.
  • Resident of the community given preference.
  • This position is a Covered Position subject to all requirements of the Alaska Barrier Crimes Act AS 47.05.310-47.05.390, 7 AAC 10.900-10.990, and to the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, 25 USC 3201-3211 (ICPA).    A background check clearance is required, including fingerprints, and the employee’s name will be submitted to the Background Check Unit of the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and entered into their central registry.  Barrier Crimes Act and ICPA requirements apply and must be complied with at all times in order to remain in the position

 

Native Preference per Public Law 93-638                                                                                Approved (4-2-25)