Teacher- House of Mercy PRN

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Teacher- House of Mercy PRN','Part-time','Professional Non-Clinical','Days','Days','0','0','None','None','IOWA-DES MOINES-HOUSE OF MERCY','','!*!GENERAL SUMMARY:

Provides non-biased, nurturing, support to at-risk children
whose mothers are receiving services from House of Mercy.  Implements developmentally appropriate
practices that enhance the children’s physical, social, emotional, and
cognitive functioning consistent with NAEYC and Early Head Start Performance
Standards.  Provides practical
instruction on basic parenting and serves as their coach, role model, and
mentor for child related issues.



ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS:

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Provides adequate supervision to children at all
times indoors and outdoors.

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Maintains a safe, orderly, nurturing and
developmentally appropriate environment consistent with ITERS, ECERS, SACERS,
NAEYC, Early Head Start Performance Standards, and DHS licensing standards.

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Provides for the basic needs of children through
daily routines that are respectful of each child’s developmental and cultural
needs. (i.e., feeding, diapering, etc.).

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Promotes healthy eating and mealtime practices
consistent with CACFP guidelines and recommendations.

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Creates and implements weekly developmentally
appropriate lesson/experience plans, activities, and projects to meet the
identified physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of each child
consistent with NAEYC and Early Head Start Performance Standards.

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Assesses and measures the developmental level of
assigned children in the areas of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive
functioning utilizing on-line and written assessment tools endorsed by the
center. 

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Documents daily observations of children for use
in the assessment and planning process.

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Consistently and respectfully communicates with
parents and House of Mercy staff both formally and informally as
needed/appropriate.

·        
Facilitates and provides ongoing mentoring and
coaching for parents to enhance parenting skills and understanding of
fundamental child development issues, focusing on the special needs of at-risk
children.

·        
Provides ongoing communication with Child
Development Center Manager and the treatment team regarding concerns with child
or parent behaviors. 

·        
Documents all significant issues in an accurate,
objective, timely manner consistently following prescribed policies and
procedures for reporting.

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Promotes communication with parents through
weekly notes, monthly newsletter, and quarterly parent conferences.

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Respectfully communicates to volunteers and
guides their interactions with the children.

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Attends and participates in all House of Mercy
mandated staff meetings and training sessions.

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Participates in House of Mercy’s Performance Quality Improvement Process.

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Attends
and participates in professional development trainings through United Way
Women’s Leadership, Early Head Start, DHS, HOM and other pre-approved offerings
to total 20 hours annually.

 

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:

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Supervises children on outings away from the
center.

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Completes general housekeeping tasks in the Child Development
Center, including clean
up and organization of equipment and child areas everyday (e.g., laundry,
sanitation of toys, etc.).

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Administers medication to children following
House of Mercy’s medication policies and procedures.

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Prepares materials and equipment for classroom
learning.

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May be selected to operate a motor vehicle. ','!*!MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

·        
Must be 18 years of age or
older.

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High
School Diploma or GED required.

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A Bachelor’s or Associate’s
degree in Early Childhood/Child Development or related field is preferred.  If do not have Early Childhood/Child
Development degree, Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or equivalent
is required.

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Medication Manager
Certification preferred, but not required.

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Prior work experience
within an early childhood center-based program (National Association for the Education
of Young Children [NAEYC] accredited) preferred.

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Possesses the appropriate
knowledge and skills necessary to implement NAEYC guidelines and procedures.

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Holds knowledge and skills
necessary to identify and relate to children with special needs, children at
risk and children who exhibit behavioral disorders.

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Ability to move and react
quickly.

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Meets all State
qualifications.

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Displays knowledge and
understanding of all current State and Local Regulations.

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Infant, child and adult CPR
certified through American Heart Association or Red Cross (Heart Saver AED)
within three (3) months of hire.

·        
Infant, child and adult First Aid
certification through American Heart Association or Red Cross within three (3) months
of hire.

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Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting
training to be completed within first 30 days of employment.

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Completion of Essentials
Child Care Pre-service online series within first 90 days of employment.

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May be required to obtain
Chauffeur’s license.','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2017-R0143323','Mercy Medical Center','Teacher- House of Mercy PRN

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