HS - EHS Teacher

Action Pact•Folkston, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Action pact is a community action agency focused on improving lives and communities. The Early Head Start Teacher provides a safe, nurturing, positive learning environment for children and plans and implements early childhood development learning experiences in an assigned classroom. The teacher manages the classroom day to day and supervises assigned Teacher Assistants and classroom volunteers. The role includes implementing age-appropriate curriculum and activities, observing and assessing children’s development, maintaining records and portfolios, communicating with families, conducting required home visits, and coordinating with program staff and specialists. The teacher also supports children with identified disabilities through individual education programs, promotes family and community involvement, and follows Head Start standards, confidentiality policies, and child-safety reporting procedures. The position is based at Charlton Early Head Start in Folkston, Georgia.

Requirements

A minimum Infant/Toddler CDA is required.
A valid Georgia Driver’s License is required.

Nice To Haves

TCC, Associate degree, or Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan daily lesson plans using the assigned curriculum, ensuring activities are varied and age appropriate, and review plans with the Center Coordinator or Lead Teacher before implementation.
Implement a curriculum that supports children’s physical abilities, social and emotional development, and mental skills.
Supervise, monitor, and observe each child and recommend improvements to individual educational plans.
Coordinate classroom volunteers and aides, and work with staff professionals on parent involvement activities.
Keep written records of each child’s health, attendance, problems, and progress.
Participate in conferences with parents and staff professionals to support child development through a coordinated program.
Attend required staff meetings, workshops, in-service training, and parent meetings.
Visit the homes of assigned children at least twice a year and assist families in planning for child development outside the classroom.
Use teaching practices consistent with Head Start performance standards, including sequencing activities, balancing teacher-directed and child-initiated activities, and using materials appropriately.
Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to children.
Demonstrate knowledge of each child’s abilities and limitations and use appropriate classroom management techniques.
Organize the classroom and establish an environment conducive to learning, with varied interest areas and spaces for active, quiet, individual, and group play.
Observe, assess, and record children’s individual and group needs, interests, strengths, concerns, behavior, and development using an age-appropriate assessment tool on a regular basis.
Ensure children’s files contain ongoing observations, evaluations, assessment records, and evidence that activities are planned based on ongoing assessment.
Work with the Education and Disabilities Specialists, within the authority given, to develop and implement an individual education program for each child with a professionally diagnosed disability.
Advise parents continually about each child’s progress or problems, document contacts and contact attempts, encourage parent participation, and reinforce positive behavior by parents.
Supervise children’s arrival and departure, conduct daily head counts, and maintain attendance records, including late arrivals and early departures.
Inventory, request, and store appropriate classroom materials and supplies.
Complete required home visits and reports for assigned children.
Assess and evaluate the assigned Teacher Assistant in writing at least annually and submit the evaluation to the Center Coordinator or Lead Teacher.
Promote parent and community volunteers and actively seek in-kind donations.
Ensure service documentation is accurate and submitted on time.
Respond appropriately to crisis and emergency situations.
Monitor, document, and follow procedures for reporting suspected child abuse.
Follow confidentiality policies at all times.
Maintain an up-to-date portfolio for each child.
Actively engage with children in indoor and outdoor activities at their level and perform other assigned duties.