HS - Teacher

Action Pact • Blackshear, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Action pact is a community action agency that works with local partners to improve lives and communities. The Head Start Teacher provides a safe, nurturing, and 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 involves delivering an age-appropriate curriculum, supporting children’s physical, social/emotional, and mental development, and regularly observing, assessing, and documenting each child’s progress and needs. The teacher works with parents, volunteers, and program professionals to coordinate children’s development and family involvement, and collaborates with Education and Disabilities Specialists on individual education programs for children with professionally confirmed disabilities.

This is a full-time position at Pierce Head Start, 655 Grady Street, Blackshear, Georgia 31516. The listed hiring range is $18.08–$28.30 actual, or $14.40–$22.54 prorated. The application deadline is 11/6/26.

Requirements

• A minimum associate degree (AA) in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
• Valid Georgia Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement early childhood development learning experiences and activities using the assigned curriculum, subject to review with the Center Coordinator/Lead Teacher before implementation.
• Provide a safe, nurturing, positive classroom environment and manage the classroom day to day.
• Supervise, monitor, and observe children, and recommend improvements to individual educational plans.
• Create age-appropriate daily lesson plans that address Head Start performance standards and balance teacher-directed and child-initiated activities.
• Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to children.
• Use appropriate classroom management techniques and maintain an organized classroom climate conducive to learning; corporal punishment and isolation are prohibited.
• Observe, assess, record, and evaluate each child’s behavior, interests, strengths, concerns, and development, maintaining an up-to-date portfolio and records in each child’s file.
• Use an age-appropriate assessment tool regularly and ensure activity plans are based on ongoing assessment.
• Coordinate classroom volunteers and aides, and work with staff professionals on parent-involvement activities.
• Communicate children’s progress and problems to parents, document contact efforts, encourage parent participation, and reinforce positive parent behavior.
• Participate in parent and staff conferences, staff meetings, workshops, in-service training, and parent meetings when required.
• Visit the homes of assigned children at least twice per year, assist with planning for development outside the classroom, and complete required reports.
• Develop and implement an individual education program for each child with an identified, professionally diagnosed disability, in conjunction with the Education and Disabilities Specialists and within the authority given.
• Supervise children’s arrival and departure and maintain daily head counts and attendance records, including times for late arrivals and early departures.
• Organize classroom interest areas, equipment, supplies, and storage; maintain areas including blocks, library, discovery/science, dramatic play/housekeeping, table toys and games, art, music/movement, sand/water, computer, and writing.
• Inventory, request, and store adequate and appropriate classroom materials and supplies.
• Evaluate the assigned Teacher Assistant in writing at least annually and submit the evaluation to the Center Coordinator/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 crises or emergencies and follow procedures for monitoring, documenting, and reporting suspected child abuse.
• Maintain confidentiality and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid time off and sick leave accruing from day one.
• 15 paid holidays.
• Low-cost medical insurance.
• Free employee dental and vision insurance.
• Free life insurance up to two times salary.
• Free long-term disability.
• Retirement plan eligibility from day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree