Head Start Assistant Teacher​/Floater - Bridgeport

Head Start Assistant Teacher/Floater - Bridgeport School Year Based

Educational Service Unit 13 Bridgeport 9 - Bridgeport, Nebraska Open in Google Maps

Job : 5939211
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 23, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

* Full-time 40 hours a week - 185 days a year from August to May
- Follow School Calendar
- Full Benefits

* Monday-Friday 7:45am - 4:15pm

Job Title: Assistant Teacher

Department: Head Start/Early Head Start

Education Level and Certification: High School Diploma or equivalent. Within the first year of employment must complete Child Development Associates credential with infant/toddler coursework completed on the job.

Reports To: Teacher/Education Supervisor

Terms of Employment: Schedule 6 / Salary determined by Head Start budget based on education and experience.

Performance Responsibilities and Job Tasks

• Must be proficient in verbal communication and in maintaining written documentation.
• Must possess the ability to have good environmental awareness (visual and auditory responsiveness) to keep children safe.
• Training, meetings and community interactions may include evenings or weekends.
• Occasional out-of-town travel for training is required.
• A clear criminal records check (including child abuse registry check) is required prior to employment.
• Must complete a screening physical with a tuberculosis screening upon hire.
• Within 90 days of employment (or sooner if required by local/state regulations), must obtain and continually maintain basic first aid and pediatric/adult CPR certification.
• Translate communication between program, child and family using family’s primary language when applicable.
• Comply with the Head Start Performance Standards and ESU 13 Employee Performance and Code of Ethics.
• Maintain standards of confidentiality regarding the program, children, families, staff, and community.
• To drive agency vehicles (if applicable), must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the ESU 13 insurance carrier and have a Motor Vehicle Record acceptable to ESU 13.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in establishing a classroom structure that maintains a safe, healthy, and nurturing educational environment, implementing program curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and research-based.
• Assist with all classroom activities including lesson plans, individualizing for children, anecdotal observations, supervision of children, screening, assessment of children, and maintaining documentation of program requirements.
• Follow Nebraska state standards and child care guidelines for education and positive guidance.
• Maintain standards of confidentiality regarding the program, children, families, staff, and community.
• Maintain regular communication and information sharing with center staff and within ESU teams.
• Interact in a skilled, respectful and sensitive manner to strengthen families as the primary nurturers of their children.
• Display positive work ethic through attendance, punctuality, productivity, dependability, and reliability.
• Promote positive parent and community involvement and document the in‑kind match.
• Encourage connections with other agencies and the community.
• Recruit eligible children to ensure full enrollment.
• Participate in and contribute to team meetings and program assessment to ensure a quality program.
• Complete training as required by the program for professional growth.
• Effectively use and maintain materials, supplies, equipment, facilities and grounds to ensure the facility meets local, state and federal requirements.
• Assist in other classrooms, on the bus, with parent meetings or Policy Council when necessary.

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