Early Head Start Teacher Float; HOM

Pay Range: $17.19-$19.89 hourly depending on education.

Locations Covered: Hendricks, Owen, and Morgan County

At Bauer, we empower children and their families to thrive. Bauer Family Resources mission is at the heart of every program and service offered to our community. It is our belief that every child and family has a desire for a life that is filled with success, strong family and community connections and hope for tomorrow. Bauer's work is measured against this mission statement to ensure we are true to it.

The Early Head Start Teacher Float serves as a permanent substitute teacher and provides high-quality infant and toddler services throughout the agency's service area. This position supports program continuity by covering staffing needs in Early Head Start classrooms serving children from birth to three years of age. The Early Head Start Teacher Float is not assigned to a consistent classroom and may work in multiple centers as operational needs require.

The Teacher Float promotes healthy child development through responsive caregiving, relationship-based practices, and individualized learning experiences designed to support children's cognitive, social-emotional, language, physical, and developmental growth. The Early Head Start Teacher Float collaborates with families and staff to create safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environments while ensuring compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, state licensing regulations, and agency policies.

The duties identified below are the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This list may not be inclusive of all job responsibilities and are subject to change based on business needs with or without notice.

• Serve as a permanent substitute teacher by providing classroom coverage throughout the assigned service area.
• Build secure, nurturing relationships with infants, toddlers, and families through responsive caregiving practices.
• Implement individualized routines that support each child's feeding, sleeping, diapering, toileting, and developmental needs.
• Implement curriculum activities that promote infant and toddler development through play, exploration, and relationship-based interactions.
• Maintain continuity of care and consistent daily routines during staff absences and vacancies.
• Support children's social-emotional development through positive guidance and responsive interactions.

• Observe, document, and assess children's developmental progress.
• Utilize ongoing child assessment data to support individualized learning experiences.
• Complete required child assessments, observations, reports, and program documentation accurately and timely.

• Follow safe sleep practices and maintain compliance with all health and safety standards.
• Perform diapering, feeding, toileting assistance, and other caregiving responsibilities while maintaining children's dignity and promoting self-help skills.
• Maintain clean, safe, and engaging indoor and outdoor learning environments.
• Ensure compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, Early Head Start requirements, state licensing regulations, and agency policies.

• Partner with families to support children's development and strengthen family engagement.
• Conduct Family Conferences and Home Visits when assigned to long-term classroom coverage.
• Collaborate effectively with Center Managers, Education Supervisors, Family Advocates, and other support staff.