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Job Title: Floater

Location: Selma, Alabama

Sector: Education

Pay: Competitive

Type: Education

Benefits: Yes

Job breakdown

Ready, set, GO! 🏃‍♀️

That's the kind of energy our client is hoping you will bring as a Floating teacher at the Head Start Center! This role is an opportunity to help open the minds and hearts of students aged 3-5, all of whom are residents of the Black Belt region. Apply today!

What you will own

• Supporting the social and emotional development of children by helping teachers in establishing and maintaining a positive, safe, and healthy environment
• Helping teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences aimed at advancing the mental and physical development of children
• Serving as a liason in building relationships between children and their families
• Encourage family involvement
• Identifying challenging behaviors through observing, determining possible causes of the behavior, and then implementing/suggesting preventive measures
  • Collaborating with families by providing them with proper resources to support child at home
• Record keeping and reporting including ongoing monitoring, self-assessments, and notes about children's progress
• Assisting with various administrative tasks as assigned

Skills you will bring to the table

• Strong interpersonal skills, both written and spoken
• Solution-oriented and service-driven
• Computer literacy in email, internet navigation, and Microsoft Office software

Non-negotiables

• Prior experience with children ages 0-5
• Child Development Associate CDA or enrolled to complete within 2 years
• Ability to lift children up to 40lbs multiple times a day, if needed
• Follow Child Abuse and Neglect Policy and fulfill role as mandated reporter
• Passing all Head Start licensing required checks including but not limited to:
  • Background check
  • Alcohol test
  • Drug test
  • TB test
  • CPR and First Aid certifications or plan to obtain before start date