What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Nursery Assistant position at VILLA DUCHESNE?
Villa Duchesne is seeking a warm, attentive, and mission-centered Substitute Nursery Assistant for our on-site childcare program serving children from infant through three years old. This substitute role supports the daily supervision and care of our youngest learners while assisting with engaging, developmentally appropriate activities that nurture growth, exploration, and joyful play.
The nursery program operates mid-August through the end of May in alignment with the school calendar. This is an as-needed position.
All faculty and staff at Villa Duchesne are committed to educating in accordance with the values articulated in the Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States–Canada, with the desire to instill in our students the qualities reflected in our Portrait of a Villa Duchesne Graduate.
Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart Educators:
- Embody the attitudes of Christ's heart: gratitude, generosity, compassion, and forgiveness. Educating is our vocation, and the ability to lead students to encounter Christ enables us to foster more loving relationships.
- Believe in every student. We are invested in caring for the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional well-being of each child.
- Are experts in their subjects. We exhibit professional excellence and innovation in teaching. Through passion for our craft, we instill a love of learning within each child. We maintain high standards of research-based training and are committed to extensive professional development.
- Foster trusting relationships to create a safe environment where learning and empathy are possible. Our trusting relationships with students enable them to discover new abilities, cultivate strengths, learn from mistakes, and develop and exercise resilience in meeting challenges.
- Immerse students in global perspectives, compassionate action, and courageous hope. By inspiring curiosity and encouraging critical consciousness within our students, our students can realize their full potential as agents of transformation.