HS - EHS Floater

Action Pact•Folkston, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Action pact is a community action agency that works alongside local partners to improve lives and communities. The EHS Floater provides a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children and assists the assigned teacher with classroom planning and day-to-day management. Classroom assignments rotate within the center, and the Floater may also be required to assist at other centers in the service area. The Floater assists the teacher with duties related to the classroom, children, and parents in accordance with program performance standards. The role supports implementation of the assigned curriculum, children’s development and assessment, classroom organization, family engagement, and maintenance of classroom records. The position is based at Charlton Early Head Start in Folkston, Georgia. The listed salary is $13.02–$13.20 actual or $11.32–$11.47 prorated.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Valid Georgia driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

CDA or TCC credential.
Some coursework in Early Childhood Education.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children.
Assist the assigned teacher with classroom planning and day-to-day management, including implementing the curriculum and daily schedule and helping develop lesson plans.
Conduct daily head counts and complete attendance and meal-count records.
Help plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities that support children’s cognitive, social, intellectual, physical, and emotional growth, including nutrition, mental health, and dental health activities.
Observe, assess, document, and record children’s behavior and development; help keep each child’s records current and ensure activities and goals are based on ongoing assessment.
Assist, when the teacher is absent and in conjunction with appropriate specialists and professionals, with developing and implementing IEPs for children with professionally diagnosed disabilities and Individualized Prescriptive Plans for children at risk.
Assist with classroom inventories and requests, storage, and organization of adequate and appropriate materials and supplies.
Assist the teacher with home visits, coordinating volunteers, and documenting parent contacts and attempted contacts.
Maintain confidentiality regarding children, families, and the program.
Assist with classroom management and use appropriate techniques to address disruptions and behavior problems; corporal punishment and isolation are prohibited.
Assist the teacher in communicating with parents about each child’s progress or problems, encouraging parent participation, and reinforcing positive behavior.
Assist with supervising children’s arrival and departure and loading and unloading buses.
Help establish and maintain classroom interest areas, organize space and equipment, keep rooms neat and attractive, and display children’s work at eye level.
In the teacher’s absence, assist with maintaining classroom records established by the appropriate specialist.
Report equipment repair or placement needs to the teacher.
With approval from the Center Coordinator or Lead Teacher, assist with coordination with appropriate community resources.
Promote parent and community volunteers and actively seek in-kind donations.
Respond appropriately to crisis or emergency situations.
Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to children’s answers.
Assist at other centers within the service area as needed and perform other assigned duties.