Float Teacher

About the role

The Salvation Army’s Cambridge Corps. is hiring a Float Teacher. The position offers an excellent benefit package including Generous paid time off, an Employer funded Pension Plan, comprehensive health care coverage, and eligibility for supplemental insurance plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide classroom coverage during staff breaks, absences, meetings, and vacations.
• Aid lead teachers with daily classroom activities and lesson implementation.
• Supervise children to ensure their safety and well-being.
• Support children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development through appropriate age interactions and activities.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming classroom environment.
• Assist with meal service, snacks, and cleanup procedures.
• Help children with toileting, handwashing, and other personal care needs as appropriate.
• Follow all health, safety, sanitation, and licensing regulations.
• Maintain positive and professional relationships with children, families, and staff.
• Participate in emergency drills and follow center emergency procedures.
• Report any concerns regarding children's health, safety, or behavior to the classroom teacher or Program Director.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director.

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: High school diploma or GED required, Associate’s Degree Preferred.
• Work Experience: Experience Working With Young Children Preferred.
• Other Qualifications: Understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate practices, strong communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability, reliability, teamwork and collaboration skills, positive attitude, commitment to professionalism and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, kneel, climb, twist, reach, grasp, push, pull, and handle objects, occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, regular travel, evening and occasional weekend hours.
• Cognitive And Professional Requirements: Apply sound judgment, analyze information, think critically, solve complex problems, plan, organize, manage projects, adapt to changing priorities, communicate effectively, collaborate with colleagues, youth, families, service providers, and community partners.