HS - EHS Floater Job Folkston Georgia USA,Education / Teaching

Location: Folkston

Description

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.

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Position:

We are recruiting for a full-time EHS Floater that provides a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment for children. The Floater is responsible for assisting the assigned teacher in the day-to-day management and planning of an assigned classroom. This is a floating position, and therefore, classroom assignments are on a rotating basis within the center. Floaters will be required to assist in other centers in our service area, if needed.

At a minimum, a high school diploma or GED equivalent is required. A CDA/TCC or some course work in Early Childhood Education is preferred.

Hiring Range -$13.02 -$13.20actual)

$11.32 -$11.47(prorate)

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Location:

Charlton Hill Early Head Start, 244 Mary M Bethune Dr, Folkston, GA 31537

Why Should You Apply:

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

Tuition Reimbursement may be available

Final date to receive applications is: 8/13/2026

Our team at action pact works hard, has fun, and changes people’s lives. If you are looking for work that is challenging and meaningful, come join our team!

A Floater is responsible for assisting the assigned teacher in planning and implementing all duties related to the classroom, children and parents as stated in the performance standards and on site program review instrument. A Floater is also responsible for assisting in the day to day management of an assigned classroom.

Specific Responsibilities:

Conduct daily head count and complete daily attendance records and meal count

Follow an approved curriculum and daily schedule, and assist in development and implementation of daily lesson plans, which reflect activities and experiences to include all the requirements of the Head Start performance standards, i.e., fostering cognitive functioning by sequencing activities from simple to complex and from concrete to abstract. Lesson plans must include developmentally appropriate activities to promote social, intellectual, physical, emotional growth, and activities that allow children to make choices and be creative.

Lesson plans must also include appropriate nutrition, mental health, dental health activities as an individual learning unit or as a part of other learning activities and experience. Must be distinct and easily identifiable, balancing teacher directed and child initiated activities which are developmentally and age appropriate

Monitor, document and follow the policy for reporting suspected child abuse

Observe, assess and record the behavior of assigned children. Records must reflect assessment tool(s) used. Theremust be evidence in each child’s folder that his or her program of activities and experiences are planned and based on an on-going assessment. On-going observations, recordings (anecdotal or other) evaluations of each child’s growth and development must be contained in each child’s folder

There must be an educational and/or developmental goal established for each child. To reach the established goal – this effort must be documented by assisting in timely updating of each assigned child’s assessment.

In the absence of the Teacher and in conjunction with Disability Specialist and appropriate professional staff, parents, etc. develop and implement an individualized education plan (IEP) for each child with an identified and confirmed (professionally diagnosed) disability, and an Individualized Prescriptive Plan for “children at risk”

Assist to compile an inventory. Assist to request and store adequate and appropriate classroom materials and Supplies

Assist Teacher with visits to the homes of parents…