Floating Teacher- Preschool Head Start Job Bensalem Pennsylvania USA,Education / Teaching

Location: Bensalem

Position Type:
Head Start
- Juniata County
Date Posted: 7/21/2025
Location:

Juniata County Head Start
- Main

Juniata County Early Childhood Services invites applications for Floating Teacher-Preschool Head Start.

Applicants must apply via Applitrack and complete the online application. To be considered for an open position, applicants must upload the following required clearances:

Act 24 Arrest and Conviction Report
Act 34 Pennsylvania Criminal History Clearance
Act 151 Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
Act 114 Federal Criminal History Clearance

Links to these clearances can be found here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..tiu
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This position serves as the lead worker in a classroom of Head Start and PreK Counts children by planning, implementing, and supervising all classroom activities in the absence of the regular assigned teacher. This position works with typically developing children and children with disabilities. Because this position is one part of a large system of services provided to children and families, this position also serves as a social service referral person and shares responsibility for parent involvement in the program as well as providing &modeling school readiness information and skills to parents.

The position of floating teacher works in tandem with the rest of the parts of the system as an integrated team to support the goals of the program. As a staff person familiar with multiple classrooms, this position also entails work in conjunction with the education managers to assist in utilizing the CLASS and ECERS-3 assessment tools to promote quality ECE programming.

The position may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations including daily, short term, and long term periods time.

Fundamental Duties/Essential Functions

Duties of the position are described in major functional areas listed below. Additional duties may be assigned.

Program Development

Attends all required training and workshops.

Remains up-to-date on information that pertains to the needs of the children in the program including Head Start Program Performance Standards, Head Start Act, PreK Counts/OCDEL regulations and any other applicable regulations and practices.

As part of a short or long-term teacher assignment, works as a team member with the other education staff, parents to develop curriculum that is meaningful and meets the school readiness needs of the individual as well as program needs.

As part of a short or long-term teacher assignment, responsible for the weekly preparation of daily lesson plans, which includes objectives to be posted for parents, volunteers and visitors in the classroom.

As part of a short or long-term teacher assignment, develops an individual plan for each child to include goal setting based on identified needs and prescriptions for objectives and activities to meet established goals (outcomes).

As part of a short or long-term teacher assignment, schedules home visits and parent-teacher conferences with families as required and on an as-needed basis and documents these events.

Assist education managers in completing the CLASS and ECERS-3 assessment tools, along with follow-up meetings with teams in order to set quality improvement goals for classrooms.

Maintains strict confidentiality with respect to enrolled children, families and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Prepares a safe, healthy learning environment for children that are developmentally appropriate and experientially-based.

As part of a long-term teacher assignment, develops individual training plans for all staff supervised, making clear what is expected and what the timeframe is for completion of short and long term goals.

Supports classrooms by providing out-of-classroom workdays for teachers for various tasks such as office days, home visits, and parent-teacher conferences.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Preschool Program Implementation

Supervises all classroom activities, field trips and outdoor activities.

Plans and provides a developmentally and linguistically appropriate curriculum and experiences in a manner appropriate to the ages, languages and cultures of children served.

Directs any special needs or problems to the appropriate manager/specialist or supervisor.

Plans and implements learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical competence of children including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy and phonemic, print and…