Floater Assistant Teacher

Position Function :

This position serves as a Floater for a Head Start center. The Floater will work collaboratively with the Teacher to ensure the successful operation of a classroom of children. The Floater also works with a team of other classroom staff and family members to implement curriculum to achieve outcomes for children of all abilities.

Salary Grade : 09

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Department Profile :

Throughout its history, Mississippi State University-Extension Service (MSU-Extension) has demonstrated a deep and abiding commitment to programs that directly impact young children and their families. In the past decade, MSU-Extension has distinguished itself as Mississippi’s premier infrastructural support of high-quality early childhood education.

Anticipated Appointment Date :

May 2025.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

The Floater demonstrates competency to perform functions that include :

Child Growth & Development : Uses knowledge of the principles of child growth and development to work with children and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

• Maintains a child-centered curriculum and learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation to promote development in all domains for children of all abilities.
• Addresses challenging behaviors by observing to determine possible causes of the behavior, implementing preventive measures, teaching the child new social and communication skills and partnering with families to support the child at home.
• Uses observations of children and anecdotal notes to document children’s progress and individualize curriculum.

General Professional Competencies :

The Floater responsibilities chiefly fall within the following core functions, although s / he may perform other tasks as needed and assigned to support the program that may include but are not limited to the following :

Minimum Qualifications :

Education :

Experience :

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Substitutions :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

and other functions.