What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Teacher position at Children’s Place Association?
Job Description
Job Title: Substitute Teacher
Department: Early Childhood Education
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly)
Employment Type: On call
Location: Chicago, IL 60647
Pay: $16.20/hr
SUMMARY
The Substitute Teacher assists Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers on an as-needed/on-call basis to maintain required teacher/child ratios and provide coverage when teachers are absent. This position helps to ensure proper direct care to children in a group setting as assigned by the team leader in the classroom.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Assists Lead Teacher in daily classroom instruction utilizing best practices as defined by NAEYC and COA accreditation standards, and in meeting state licensing requirements for the program in the structuring of the classroom.
- Ensures there is appropriate teacher/child ratio in the classroom at all times.
- Assists Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers during meal service in the classroom as needed.
- Assists with diapering in Infant and Toddler classrooms as needed.
- Rides along and assists Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers with field trips as needed to ensure appropriate adult/child ratios and supervision of children.
- Rides along in agency buses and assists Bus Driver with transportation of children to and from the Early Learning Center, including morning and afternoon pick-up of children.
- Facilitates development of self control in children by using positive guidance techniques.
- Listens and responds to children and parents positively and with attention and respect.
- Maintains the confidentiality of information and records related to children and families in the 0-5 early childhood program at all times.
- Reports any child abuse or neglect to supervisor; informs School Nurse of any change or concern in the medical condition or care of any child.
- Participates in Children’s Place quality assurance initiatives as needed and appropriate to improve service quality and ensure compliance with licensing, accreditation and contractual standards.
- Performs other duties as necessary to meet new funding requirements or as assigned by the Program Manager.
OTHER EXPECTATIONS
Employees shall respect the diversity of all individuals (e.g., clients, co-workers, stakeholders) and refrain from any form of discrimination and/or harassment based on religious, marital, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation or other differences. Employees share the responsibility of creating and maintaining a welcoming and supportive work environment.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION, SKILLS, and/or EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma required. Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or completion of college level study in the field of Child Development preferred.
- Must have a minimum of one year of professional experience working with young children in a child-care setting.
- Certifications in Infant/Child CPR, First Aid and Caring for the Mildly Ill Child preferred.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) written and verbal communication skills preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, physical requirements may include standing, walking, sitting, crouching, kneeling and crawling; seeing; hearing and listening; clear speech; touching, including dexterity and use of hands and fingers; lifting and carrying children up to 35 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment described here is representative of that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may become loud at times. As appropriate to the job, the work environment may include any or all of the following: working with others, verbal contact with others and face-to-face contact; working inside; working outside.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all employees so classified.
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