PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Job Description
INSTRUCTOR - ECEAP
JOB SUMMARY:
This position develops and implements a daily classroom program in accordance with
ECEAP Program Standards and the Puget Sound ESD Work Plan for low income children
enrolled in the district's ECEAP preschool program.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.
Organizes and presents a classroom program (including related field trips) following
ECEAP Program Standards and Puget Sound ESD ECEAP Work Plan, incorporating
ECEAP curriculum goals in all developmental areas, and integrating the ECEAP
components of health, nutrition, parent involvement, and social services.
2.
Designs and posts written lesson plans on a weekly basis which reflect age
appropriate, child-centered activities which foster social, cognitive, and motor skills
development.
3.
Monitors children's behaviors in the classroom; administers appropriate behavior
management strategies; and acts as a role model for appropriate behavior.
4.
Evaluates the educational, physical, and emotional needs of individual children using a
variety of means (screening tools, checklists, enrollment information, observations,
parent interviews), and plans a program that responds to the children's individual
developmental levels and needs. Directs the writing of individual learning plans.
5.
Maintains program records; documents daily activities and progress for each child per
ECEAP Program Standards and Work Plans. Communicates regularly with assistants,
program coordinator, principal, other staff, and parents concerning children and
program.
6.
Participates in quarterly staffings of children and families, updating Individual Learning
Plans, and incorporating the plans into the annual family service plans.
7.
Maintains close contact with families, including at least two home visits per year.
8.
Develops teaching skills and enhances leadership abilities and behavior management
skills of assistants and volunteers through supervision and trai