Head Start Floater

Do you love working with children in a classroom setting? Do you have a passion for serving families and children living in poverty? Do you want to work for an agency that provides a positive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and advancement? If so, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

Depending on work assignment, the Floater may:

• Assist the School Readiness Coach and/or Inclusion Coach in providing educational and developmentally appropriate learning activities that will enable the child to succeed, including special needs children.

• Assist in preparation of meals and maintain a clean and sanitary environment at Head Start

Centers.

• Be responsible to assist in a classroom of up to 20 children, providing appropriate activities and modeling family style dining during all meal

• Assist in maintaining children's safety in a classroom at all times, following all safety and supervision procedures.

• Provide educational assistance to Head Start children in a home-based environment, including creation of individual lesson plans.

• Attend all agency trainings as required

• Supervise assigned children at all times.

• May provide other basic support functions (i.e. record keeping, answer phone, etc.) as needed.

• Recruit throughout the community

• Perform other duties as assigned

Please upload any relevant transcripts. We do require references, please enter any reference information when applying as this will speed up the review process.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS;

• High School or General Education Development (GED) diploma.

• Experience with low-income families, childcare, health, or education preferred.

OTHER REQUIRED CAPABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Physically able to stand for long periods of time, as well as stooping, squatting, running, and lift an estimated 50 pound

• Ability to adjust schedule based on program needs

• Able to navigate email, internet, Microsoft Word, and other computer database program

• Able to establish positive working relationships with families, agency staff, and community member

• Must have an active driver's license and will be required to travel in or out of community with own transportation

• Open mind and non-judgmental attitude.

• The ability to accept and learn from change

• Shows kindness toward others

• Is motivated to help others