HS - Floater

Action Pact•Hazlehurst, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Action pact is a community action agency that has worked with local partners for over 50 years to improve lives and communities. The full-time 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 be required to assist at other centers in the service area. The Floater supports the teacher in planning and implementing classroom duties related to children and parents in accordance with Head Start performance standards and program review requirements. This includes supporting children’s development, maintaining classroom and child records, assisting with family engagement, and helping keep the classroom organized, safe, and developmentally appropriate.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

CDA/TCC or some coursework in Early Childhood Education.

Responsibilities

Conduct daily head counts and complete daily attendance and meal-count records.
Follow the approved curriculum and daily schedule, and assist with developing and implementing developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
Assist with curriculum activities that support children’s cognitive, social, intellectual, physical, emotional, and mental development, as well as nutrition, mental health, and dental health learning.
Monitor, document, and follow policy for reporting suspected child abuse.
Observe, assess, and record children’s behavior, growth, and development using the required assessment tools; help keep child records and folders up to date.
Assist in establishing and documenting educational or developmental goals for each child.
When the Teacher is absent, help develop and implement an IEP for a child with a professionally diagnosed disability, or an Individualized Prescriptive Plan for a child at risk, in conjunction with the Disability Specialist, appropriate professionals, and parents.
Assist with compiling inventories and requesting, storing, and maintaining classroom materials and supplies.
Assist the Teacher with home visits and coordinate volunteer activities.
Maintain confidentiality regarding children, families, and program information.
Assist with classroom management, including organization and appropriate responses to disruptions and behavior problems; corporal punishment and isolation are prohibited.
Assist the Teacher in advising parents about each child’s progress or problems and documenting contacts and attempted contacts.
Be courteous and receptive to parents, encourage their participation in their children’s development, and reinforce positive parent behavior.
Assist with supervising children’s arrival and departure and loading and unloading buses.
Help establish and maintain classroom interest areas, including blocks, library, discovery/science, dramatic play/housekeeping, table toys and games, art, music/movement, sand/water, computer, writing, and storage areas.
Help 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 in coordinating 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 in the service area as needed and perform other assigned duties.