Substitute Teacher

About the role

The Substitute Teacher is responsible for assisting the EHS/HS Teacher in providing care and education for children and their families in a child care setting. The position involves maintaining a safe and secure environment, supporting children's development, and ensuring continuity of curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a calm, safe classroom and playground that incorporates developmental appropriateness.
• Ensures the safety of children through constant supervision, effective arrangement of space, and regular practice of fire drills and other emergency procedures.
• Incorporates developmentally appropriate practice according to the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Works individually with children who experience difficulty in group activities.
• Consistently implements center routines, including hand washing, tooth brushing, eating, napping, and transitioning between activities.
• Assists children in developing self-help skills including diapering, toilet training, hygiene, feeding, dressing, and daily activities.
• Operates the classroom in compliance with all childcare-licensing standards, paying particular attention to standards prohibiting any form of physical punishment.
• Ensures the arrangement of each classroom provides a stimulating, clean, and safe learning environment.
• Completes daily documentation as required.
• Provides a variety of planned activities designed to encourage individual and group play and assists in providing language stimulation activities.
• Encourages individual self-expression in conversation, imaginative play, and creativity and provides positive guidance to promote self-esteem.
• Observes, records, and reports any child's behavior, sharing information appropriately with other staff members.
• Shows personal development and growth by being relaxed, using a calm, quiet voice, being pleasant and enthusiastic about the children, and by using self-control in trying situations.
• Reports all suspected child abuse to the Child Abuse Hotline or to an immediate supervisor.
• Encourages the involvement of the families of the children in a Head Start program and supports the development of relationships between children and their families.
• Fulfills other related duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential in appropriate age group preferred.
• Prior experience working with children age birth to five in a licensed child-care facility or other childcare setting preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment criminal background check, initial health screening, TB test, drug test and motor vehicle records check.
• Must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid Class 'C' Texas Driver's License with an acceptable driving record and have access to a reliable vehicle with current vehicle liability insurance; must be willing to travel within service area.
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Work Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00am-6:00pm. Schedules may vary based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of federally funded Child Care programs associated with serving low-income clients (i.e. Child Care Services, Head Start) preferred.
• Knowledge of Texas Minimum Standards for licensing, Head Start Act and Head Start Program Performance Standards preferred.
• Working knowledge of computers and basic to intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Effective communication skills with an ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, with persons from varied ethnic, socioeconomic, educational and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to analyze the effectiveness of classroom operation and choose the most effective course of action for the Head Start Program at any given point in time.
• Ability to provide guidance to classroom staff, maintain records and prepare reports.
• Ability to resolve problems, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Ability to read, comprehend and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, collaborating with others to accomplish business objectives.
• Ability to use sound judgment and make timely decisions based on careful, objective review and analysis of available considerations and factors.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with agency staff, management, program participants, and others encountered in the course of work.
• Ability to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events and adapt to changes accordingly in the workplace.

Skills

• Ability to analyze the effectiveness of classroom operation and choose the most effective course of action for the Head Start Program at any given point in time.
• Ability to provide guidance to classroom staff, maintain records and prepare reports.
• Ability to resolve problems, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Ability to read, comprehend and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, collaborating with others to accomplish business objectives.
• Ability to use sound judgment and make timely decisions based on careful, objective review and analysis of available considerations and factors.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with agency staff, management, program participants, and others encountered in the course of work.
• Ability to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events and adapt to changes accordingly in the workplace.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

$13.72 per hour

Schedule

Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00am-6:00pm. Schedules may vary based on business needs.