Substitute Child Care Teacher

Benefits:

• Great Work Environment
• Competitive salary
• Training & development
  
  
  

FLSA: Non-Exempt

SALARY SCHEDULE: Competitive

BENEFITS: Our employee benefits package includes paid vacation, childcare benefits,

medical/dental/vision insurance, pension plans, loyalty points, tuition reimbursement

performance bonuses.

SUPERVISOR: Director of Early Childhood Education

SUMMARY: Facilitate learning and teaching in an integrated, inclusive preschool

classroom (ages 6 weeks to 6 years); plan and administer small and large group

instruction. Form and implement student educational programs; support and follow

through with individual educational goals and accommodations. Perform daily

administrative functions including preparing class materials, disinfecting room and toys,

writing student progress reports, attending professional development meetings, and

performing other related duties. Communicate with school staff and/or student guardians

regarding student progress; conduct parent conferences. Tend to the personal needs of

students including lifting, diapering, and custodial/toilet training.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following tasks describe the basic functions of

the job and represent the type of work performed. They do not constitute an exhaustive

list of the duties and responsibilities performed on the job.

• Plan, implement, and monitor each student’s educational programs. Plan and implement a full-day, year-round, developmentally appropriate curriculum including weekly themes and lesson plans, inclusion of theme-related materials, and rotation of toys and equipment on a regular basis. Supervise students in the classroom. Plan and facilitate small and large instructional group activities that are developmentally appropriate. Provide a safe, responsive, stimulating, nurturing, and orderly classroom environment and routines conducive to the growth and development of each student with readily accessible, age appropriate materials. [Daily]
• Supervise, evaluate, and maintain records for program employees. Supervise
  
  
  

teacher assistants and/or para-educators in the classroom, including delegating

work, training, directing work, assigning work, and resolving problems.

Communicate and encourage professional growth opportunities for teacher

assistants and/or para-educators. May observe teacher assistants and/or para-

educators ’performance to provide input for annual evaluations completed by the

Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE). [Daily]

• Attend and participate in meetings related to early childhood students ’learning plans. Support and follow through with students ’plans goals and accommodations by collaborating and planning with special education service providers, working individually or in small groups with students with learning plans goals, developing activities to meet the goals, etc. Attend licensing meetings with the school nurse and other service providers, per need. [Daily]
• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the classroom such as preparing class materials and toys, student discipline, addressing parent complaints, daily attendance, daily anecdotes/progress notes, correspondence books, proper food handling and sanitation practices, tending to student’s personal needs, etc.
• Supervise children on the playground. Handle emergencies and injuries in a safe and professional manner. Plan and implement meaningful activities for large motor periods. [Daily]
• Write student progress reports and conduct parent conferences. Communicate with student guardians and district special educators regarding student progress and/or issues. [Weekly]
• Complete Inter-Rater Reliability and collect sufficient student data and input into My Teaching Strategies (TS GOLD); meet deadlines for three checkpoints a year, as mandated by the State of Colorado. Develop and maintain an assessment portfolio for each child. [Weekly]
• Create lists for classroom supplies as needed and according to school guidelines. [Monthly]
• Attend and participate in professional development trainings. [Monthly]
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. [Daily] MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Associate degree or vocational training certification.
• Early childhood education/preschool teacher, instructor, or educational assistant/para experience.
• Basic knowledge of typical office equipment such as telephones, copiers, fax machines, email, etc.
• Basic word processing skills.
• Intermediate interpersonal relations skills.
• Ability to follow all Federal and State licensing rules and regulations.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others.
• Ability to work cooperatively with an interdisciplinary special education team, as well as with other professionals.
• Ability to implement behavior modification techniques.
• Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Ability to work one-on-one and in small groups with students.
• Ability to run and retrieve children.
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.
  
  
  

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:

All certifications, licenses, and registrations must be valid and unexpired.

• Colorado Department of Human Services Early Childhood Teacher certification. Colorado Shines PDIS 3.0 Level 2.
• All mandated by Colorado Department of Human Services and Early Childhood Department trainings and certifications. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of preschool teaching experience.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Heavy physical effort.
• Lifting up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Frequent bending, squatting, reaching, and climbing.
• Eye/hand coordination.
• Visual concentration.
• Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics.
• Prolonged standing and walking.
• Overhead work.
• Occasional lifting, pulling, and/or pushing.
• May be required to assist students with custodial needs (feeding, toilet).
• May work outdoors when monitoring student activities.
• Normal school environment that may include potential outbursts of behavior.
  
  
  

This business is independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the business, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this business. All inquiries about employment at this business should be made directly to this location.