Head Start Teacher Floater - Gloucester

Location – Gloucester, MA

Gloucester: this position is scheduled for 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Scheduled hours and weeks are based on need and subject to change.

Rate: $19.50-$24.65 based on education and experience

Make a Lasting Impact—Join the Pathways Team!

At Pathways, we believe that to teach is to touch lives. If you’re passionate about early childhood education and want to work in a mission-driven environment that values your professional growth and well-being, we invite you to become part of our team.

We are currently seeking a Head Start Preschool Teacher Floater who is enthusiastic, nurturing, and committed to supporting the development of young children. The ideal candidate brings a experience in childhood education and a willingness to provided engaging and supportive classroom environments.

Why Join Pathways?

When you join our team, you’re joining a supportive community that offers:

Access to professional development and training

Career advancement opportunities within the organization

A collaborative and inclusive work environment grounded in our core values: Respect, Trust, Collaboration, and Opportunity

What will you do?

• Ability to respond with flexibility to changing work assignments
• Respect and maintain confidentiality
• Provide appropriate supervision of children to ensure a healthy, safe and clean learning environment
• Ability to respond to direction from appropriate supervisory staff
• Ability to implement activities in the classroom
• Implement positive guidance strategies consistent with Head Start Behavior Management Plan and practices in conjunction with any outlined in a child’s IEP or Head Start Early Support Behavior Plan
• Attend required meetings and participate in training opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth
• Performs other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or other management staff
• Acts as a mandated reporter

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE A HEAD START TEACHER FLOATER?

Minimum: High School Diploma, with a professional career development plan to obtain EEC Teacher Certification or CDA Certification within 2 years.

Preferred: CDA, Associates Degree in ECE or equivalent

Pathways for Children provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.