EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

JOB SUMMARY:

The job of Early Childhood Substitute Teacher was established for the purpose of providing support to the instructional program within the assigned classroom(s) with specific responsibility for working with individual and/or small groups of students; and providing support to teachers and staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

● Adapt classroom activities, assignments and/or materials (e.g. art projects, computer, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom goals and objectives.

● Assist with classroom assignments for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.

● Assist students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, providing writing assistance, reinforce language skills, numbers, alphabet, computer learning programs, etc.) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and developmental milestones.

● Communicate with teachers for the purpose of assisting in implementing classroom objectives.

● Maintain classroom equipment, work area, and records (e.g. clean/bleach tables, sign-in/sign-out logs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; providing a safe learning environment; and/or meeting mandated requirements.

● Monitor individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.

● Perform general tasks (e.g. laminating, making copies, bulletin boards, filing, etc.) for the purpose of helping the teacher get instructional materials ready.

● Report observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and/or inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.

● Attend meetings and in-service presentations for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.

● Perform other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

● Be familiar with and adhere to Type II state regulations, school policies and procedures, emergency drills, and safeguarding guidelines.

● Attend professional development meetings and workshops to meet state guidelines.

● Assist in diaper changing, bottle feeding, snack and lunch time, play time, stroller rides, etc.

● Perform tasks as directed by the lead teacher.

● Be an active advocate of Kehoe-France's vision, mission, and promises.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands: lifting (up to 50 pounds), carrying, squatting, pushing, and/or pulling. Generally the job requires sitting, walking, and standing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma

This position is conditional to the provision of federal criminal background checks covering the countries that you have lived and worked in for the last 10 years and any convictions highlighted will be reviewed against standard Safeguarding principles of working with children. All checks requested to be received prior to commencement of employment. Additionally, all employees are required to be drug tested upon hire. The school also will require random drug tests.

Job Offer

“This offer is conditional to the provision of federal criminal background checks covering the countries that you have lived and worked in for the last 10 years and any convictions highlighted will be reviewed against standard Safeguarding principals of working with children. All checks requested to be received prior to commencement of employment”

Employment Request

“If you are hired for the job offer is conditioned to the provision of federal criminal background checks covering the countries that you have lived and worked in for the last 10 years and any convictions highlighted will be reviewed against standard Safeguarding principals of working with children. All checks requested to be received prior to commencement of employment” The criminal background check will be requested every 3 years.

Safeguarding Policy

Our center recognizes its role in safeguarding children as our primary concern. All staff of the school are considered by Louisiana state law as ‘mandated reporters’ who must report any and all allegations of abuse that are shared with them. In holding this responsibility for our students, staff adhered to the following basic principles to maintain the safety of our students.

• A child’s welfare is paramount and each student has the right to be protected from harm and exploitation and to have their welfare safeguarded irrespective of race, religion, ability, gender, or culture.
• All students need to be safe and feel safe in school.
• Every student is entitled to a rich and broad curriculum that helps to equip them to keep themselves safe.
• Every adult in school must have a demonstrable commitment to protecting the students with/for whom we work.
• We work in partnership with parents/guardians and/or other professionals to ensure the protection of our students.
• Our guiding principle throughout is always to act in the best interest of all students.

Safer Recruitment Policy

Our school will do all they can to ensure that all those working with children in our school are suitable people. In order to do this, all staff who will work in an unsupervised capacity with children or young people will be recruited using safe recruitment procedures.

Safe recruitment involves scrutinizing applicants through the interview process with the use of team, application forms, verifying identity, qualifications and obtaining appropriate references, undertaking criminal background checks from all countries where the applicant has lived or worked in the last ten years, as well as the use of drug testing. At least one member of any interviewing team must have undertaken safe recruitment training.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $12.00 - $14.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

School type:

• Private school

Work Location: In person