HS - Teacher Job Blackshear Georgia USA,Education / Teaching

Location: Blackshear

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.

The Position:

We are recruiting for a full-time Early 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.

A minimum Infant/Toddler CDA is required
. TCC/AA/BA preferred

Hiring Range
-15.82-$27.82(actual)

$13.75.

-$22.01(prorate)

The

Location:

Pierce Early Head Start, 655 Grady Street, Blackshear, GA 31516-

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

Final date to receive applications is: 9/11/2026

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 Teacher is directly responsible for planning and implementing early childhood development learning experiences and activities; for the day-to-day management of an assigned classroom and the supervision of assigned Teacher Assistants and classroom volunteer(s)

Specific 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 and 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…