HS - EHS Teacher

Action Pact Inc•Douglas, GA

15h•$14 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Action Pact is a community action agency dedicated to improving lives and communities for over 50 years. We are seeking a full-time Early Head Start Teacher to create a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children. This role involves planning and implementing early childhood development learning experiences within an assigned classroom.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

TCC/AA/BA preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan and implement early childhood development learning experiences and activities.
Manage the day-to-day operations of an assigned classroom.
Supervise assigned Teacher Assistants and classroom volunteers.
Develop daily lesson plans that reflect the assigned curriculum, are age-appropriate, and include a variety of activities.
Implement a curriculum designed to enhance children's physical abilities, social/emotional development, and mental skills.
Supervise, monitor, and observe each child, making recommendations for individual educational plans.
Coordinate the activities of volunteers and aides.
Collaborate with staff professionals on parent involvement activities.
Maintain written reports and records of each child's health, attendance, problems, and progress.
Participate in conferences with parents and staff professionals.
Attend staff meetings, workshops, in-service training sessions, and parent meetings.
Conduct a minimum of two home visits per year for each child and assist in planning for child development outside the classroom.
Ensure all Head Start performance standards are met, fostering cognitive functioning, balancing teacher-directed and child-initiated activities, and ensuring proper material use.
Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem-solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice-making.
Ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to children's responses.
Discuss each child's abilities and limitations, demonstrating thorough knowledge of each child.
Demonstrate appropriate classroom management techniques, including establishing and maintaining organization and addressing disruptions and behavior problems.
Set up and organize the classroom in a neat and orderly manner, creating a climate conducive to learning.
Observe, assess, and record the behavior of all assigned children.
Advise parents on their child's progress and/or problems, documenting all contacts and efforts to reach parents.
Be courteous and receptive to parents, encouraging their participation in their child's development.
Supervise the arrival and departure of children.
Establish and utilize a variety of interest areas, organizing space, equipment, and supplies.
Develop and implement an individual education program (IEP) for each child with a diagnosed disability, in conjunction with Education and Disabilities Specialists.
Conduct daily headcounts and complete daily attendance records.
Inventory, request, and store adequate and appropriate classroom materials and supplies.
Make required home visits and complete required reports.
Assess and evaluate assigned Teacher Assistants annually in writing.
Promote parent and community volunteers and seek In-Kind donations.
Respond appropriately to crisis or emergency situations.
Monitor, document, and follow procedures for reporting suspected child abuse.
Adhere to the confidentiality policy.
Maintain attendance rosters with noted times for late arrivals or early departures.
Maintain an up-to-date portfolio for each child.
Actively engage in outdoor/indoor activities with children on their level.
Perform other duties as assigned.