HS - Floater

Action Pact Inc•Hazlehurst, GA

15h•$11 - $13•Onsite

About The Position

Action Pact is a community action agency focused on improving lives and communities. The Floater provides a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children and assists the assigned teacher with classroom planning and day-to-day management. This is a rotating position, with assignments across classrooms within the center, and assistance at other centers in the service area as needed. The position is full-time and located at Jeff Davis Head Start in Hazlehurst, Georgia. The Floater assists with planning and implementing classroom duties related to children and parents in accordance with Head Start performance standards and the on-site program review instrument. Duties include supporting developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities, observing and documenting children’s progress, maintaining classroom records, supporting family involvement, and helping ensure classrooms are organized, safe, and responsive to children’s needs.

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 attendance and meal-count records.
Follow the approved curriculum and daily schedule and assist with developing and implementing lesson plans that meet Head Start performance standards and support children’s cognitive, social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development.
Monitor, document, and follow policy for reporting suspected child abuse.
Observe, assess, and record children’s behavior, growth, and development; maintain assessment documentation and help update children’s assessments and developmental goals in a timely manner.
In the absence of the Teacher, help develop and implement an individualized education plan for a child with a professionally diagnosed disability, in conjunction with the Disability Specialist, appropriate professional staff, and parents; help develop individualized prescriptive plans for children at risk.
Assist with classroom inventory and requests, storage, and maintenance of adequate and appropriate materials and supplies.
Assist the Teacher with visits to children’s homes and coordination of volunteers.
Maintain confidentiality regarding children, families, and program information.
Assist with implementing the assigned curriculum to support children’s physical abilities, social-emotional development, and mental skills.
Assist the Teacher with classroom management, including maintaining organization and responding to disruptions and behavior problems; corporal punishment and isolation are prohibited.
Help advise parents about each child’s progress or problems and document parent contacts and attempted contacts.
Be courteous and receptive to Head Start parents, encourage their participation in their child’s development, and reinforce positive behavior shown by parents.
Assist with supervising children’s arrival and departure and loading and unloading buses.
Help establish and maintain classroom interest areas, organize space and supplies, keep rooms neat and attractive, and display children’s work at eye level.
In the Teacher’s absence, maintain 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, help coordinate with appropriate community resources.
Promote parent and community volunteers and seek in-kind donations.
Respond appropriately to crises or emergencies.
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.
Perform other assigned duties.