HS - Teacher Assistant

Action Pact•Douglas, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Action Pact is a community action agency focused on improving lives and communities. The full-time Head Start Teacher Assistant works at Coffee Head Start in Douglas, Georgia, providing children with a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment. The assistant supports the assigned teacher in planning and carrying out classroom activities and duties related to children and parents, 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 delegated paperwork. 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 or 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; help develop and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans that support children’s cognitive, social, intellectual, physical, and emotional growth.
Include appropriate nutrition, mental health, and dental health activities in learning plans.
Monitor, document, and follow policy for reporting suspected child abuse.
Observe, assess, and record children’s behavior, growth, and development, using and documenting assessment tools and maintaining records in each child’s folder.
Assist with timely updates to each child’s assessment and document efforts toward established educational or developmental goals.
In the Teacher’s absence, work with the Disability Specialist, appropriate professional staff, and parents to develop and implement IEPs for children with professionally diagnosed disabilities and Individualized Prescriptive Plans for children at risk.
Help compile inventories and request and store appropriate classroom materials and supplies.
Assist the Teacher with home visits and coordinate volunteer activities.
Maintain confidentiality regarding children, families, and the program.
Help implement the curriculum to improve children’s physical abilities, social-emotional development, and mental skills.
Use appropriate classroom management techniques and support the Teacher in addressing 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 parents, encourage their participation in their children’s development, and reinforce positive behavior.
Help supervise children’s arrival and departure and load and unload buses.
Help establish and maintain classroom interest areas, organize space and supplies, and keep rooms neat and attractive with children’s work displayed 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 community resources.
Promote parent and community volunteering 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.