The second booklet in the series Career Development in Head Start concerns the third component of career development, career ladders. Job descriptions are given for each step in the teaching ladder--the teaching assistant, traits, tasks, and training; the teaching assistant trainee; the teaching assistant; the senior teaching assistant; the career assistant teacher; the teacher; the teacher-trainer; teaching ladder supports (team meetings, supplementary programs, teaching opportunities outside Head Start, going up the teaching ladder: some examples, the teaching assistant and the development of a child). Job descriptions are also given for each step in the community services ladder--the community assistant, traits, tasks, and training; the community assistant trainee, the community services assistant, the senior community assistant, the career community assistant, the social worker, the community services director, community services ladder supports (opportunities outside Head Start, going up the community services ladder: some examples, the community assistant and the development of a child). Provided in appendices are "New Careers: A Checklist for Workers" and career development materials: a selected bibliography of sources and recommended resources. (KM)