HS - Teacher Job Blackshear Georgia USA,Education / Teaching

Location: Blackshear

Overview

Action pact is a community action agency deeply rooted in the promise of improving lives and communities. For over 50 years, we have worked alongside local partners and have become integral to the progress of the individuals and families in the communities we serve. Join up with action pact, an agency that was built on the promise that every family should have an opportunity for success.

Position

We are recruiting for a full-time Head Start Teacher that provides a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children. In this role, the teacher will be responsible for planning and implementing early childhood development learning experiences in an assigned classroom.

Minimum AA in Early Childhood Education or related field is required. BA preferred.

Hiring Range: $17.22‑$26.95 (actual)

$13.71‑$21.46 prorate

Location

Pierce Head Start, 655 Grady St, Blackshear 31516. Position start date estimated July 28, 2026.

Benefits

Paid Time Off & Sick Leave that accrues day 1
15 Paid Holidays & Monday‑Friday Work Week
Low Cost Medical Insurance + Free Employee Dental & Vision Insurance
Free Life Insurance up to 2 times salary + Free Long Term Disability
Retirement Plan eligibility day 1 & MORE

Responsibilities

Implement a curriculum designed to improve the physical abilities, social/emotional development, and mental skills of children enrolled in the program; review with Center Coordinator/Lead Teacher before implementation

Supervise, monitor, and observe each child and make recommendations for improvements in individual educational plans

Coordinate the activities of volunteers and aides assigned to the classroom; work closely with staff professionals in carrying out parent involvement activities

Keep written reports and records of health, attendance, problems, and progress of each child

Participate in conferences with parents and other staff professionals to enhance child development through a carefully planned and coordinated program

Attend staff meetings, workshops, in‑service training sessions, and parent meetings when required

Visit homes of children at a minimum of twice a year and assist in the plan for child development outside the classroom setting

Daily lesson plans must reflect the use of the assigned curriculum and be age appropriate and must contain a variety of activities and experiences and include all of the requirements of the Head Start performance standards, i.e., fostering cognitive functioning by sequencing activities from simple to more complex from concrete to abstract; balancing teacher directed and child initiated activities; proper materials use, etc.

Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open‑ended questions and listen respectfully to the answers

Be able to discuss each child’s ability and limitations and to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of each child

Be able to demonstrate on a continual basis appropriate classroom management techniques, i.e., establishing and maintaining organization, dealing with disruptions and behavior problems, etc. (The use of corporal punishment and isolation as disciplinary measures is strictly prohibited, and could result in immediate termination.)

Set‑up and organize classroom in a neat and orderly manner; establish a total climate conducive for learning

Observe, assess and record the behavior (individual and group needs, specific interests, strengths, and concerns) of all children assigned to classroom

On a continual basis, advise parents of progress and/or problems of each child. Document all contacts and efforts where parents are difficult to contact

Be courteous and receptive to all Head Start parents, encourage participation in their child’s developments at every occasion. Reinforce positive behavior shown by parents

Supervise the arrival and departure of children

Establish, utilize and identify a variety of interest area;
Organize space equipment and supplies;
Establish minimally:

Blocks
Library corner
Discovery/Science area
Dramatic play/housekeeping area
Table Toys and Games
Art Area
Music/Movement
Sand/Water
Computer
Writing
Storage area(s)

There must be at least one (1) assessment tool…