HS - Teacher Assistant
About The Position
Action pact is a community action agency that works with local partners to improve the lives of individuals and families. The full-time Head Start Teacher Assistant provides a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children and assists the assigned teacher with planning and carrying out classroom duties related to children and parents, in accordance with Head Start performance standards and the on-site program review instrument. The assistant also supports the day-to-day management of the classroom, including assigned paperwork delegated by the Center Coordinator/Lead Teacher and Teacher. The position is based at Coffee Head Start, 511 Pine Street, Douglas, Georgia. The hiring range is $13.22–$16.59 (actual) or $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 developmentally appropriate lesson plans that address children’s cognitive, social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development, as well as nutrition, mental health, and dental health.
- Monitor, document, and follow policy for reporting suspected child abuse.
- Observe, assess, and record children’s behavior and development; maintain documentation in each child’s file and assist with timely updates to assessments and educational or developmental goals.
- When the Teacher is absent, assist with developing and implementing individualized education plans for children with professionally diagnosed disabilities and individualized prescriptive plans for children at risk, in conjunction with relevant specialists, professionals, and parents.
- Assist with classroom inventory and requests, and maintain adequate classroom materials and supplies.
- Assist the Teacher with home visits to parents or guardians and coordinate volunteer activities.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding children, families, and program information.
- Help implement the assigned curriculum to develop 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 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 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 materials, and keep the room 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 replacement needs to the Teacher.
- With Center Coordinator/Lead Teacher approval, assist the Teacher in coordinating with appropriate community resources.
- Promote parent and community volunteers and seek in-kind donations.
- Respond appropriately to crisis or emergency situations.
- Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to children’s answers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid time off and sick leave accruing from day one.
- 15 paid holidays.
- Monday–Friday work week.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
