HS - Teacher Assistant

Action Pact Inc•Waycross, GA

4d•$11 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Action Pact is recruiting a full-time Head Start Teacher Assistant for Ware County Head Start in Waycross, Georgia. The Teacher Assistant helps the assigned teacher plan and carry out classroom, child, and parent responsibilities in accordance with Head Start performance standards and the on-site program review instrument. The role also assists with day-to-day classroom management and assigned paperwork delegated by the Center Coordinator/Lead Teacher and classroom Teacher. The position provides a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children. The Teacher Assistant supports developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities, observes and documents children’s progress, works with families and volunteers, maintains classroom materials and records, and helps ensure children’s safety and development. A high school diploma or GED, a preschool CDA/TCC, and a valid Georgia driver’s license are required. The listed hiring range is $13.22–$16.59 (actual) and $10.52–$13.21 (prorate).

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Preschool CDA/TCC.
Valid Georgia driver’s license.

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 standards and support children’s development.
Monitor, document, and follow policy for reporting suspected child abuse.
Observe, assess, and record children’s behavior and development, and help maintain each child’s assessment records and activity plans.
Help establish and document educational or developmental goals for each child and update assessments in a timely manner.
When the Teacher is absent, help develop and implement IEPs for children with professionally diagnosed disabilities and Individualized Prescriptive Plans for children at risk, in coordination with the Disability Specialist and appropriate staff and parents.
Help compile classroom inventories and request, organize, and store appropriate materials and supplies.
Assist the Teacher with home visits to parents or guardians.
Assist the Teacher in coordinating volunteer activities.
Maintain confidentiality regarding children, families, and program information.
Help implement curriculum supporting children’s physical abilities, social-emotional development, and mental skills.
Assist the Teacher in using appropriate classroom management techniques; corporal punishment and isolation are prohibited.
Help communicate children’s progress and problems to parents and document parent contacts and attempted contacts.
Treat Head Start parents courteously, encourage their participation, and reinforce positive parent behavior.
Assist with supervising children’s arrival and departure and loading and unloading buses.
Help establish and organize 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, help maintain classroom records required by the appropriate Specialist.
Report equipment repair or replacement needs to the Teacher.
With Center Coordinator/Lead Teacher approval, help coordinate with 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.
Perform other assigned duties.