Great Futures Preschool Substitute Teacher

The Preschool Substitute is responsible for aiding the preschool teachers in the day-to-day program activities and the social, emotional and cognitive health and development of the children.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Help teachers maintain preschool in accordance to Title 22 and the State Health and Safety Code

·        Maintain appropriate adult/child ratios at all time.

·        Attend Boys and Girls Club staff trainings and meetings as required.

·        Maintain positive relationships with schools, parents and community.

·        Uphold policies, procedures, philosophy and mission stated in the Staff Handbook and Parent Handbook.

·        Comfort children when needed.

·        Keep areas clean and safe.

·        Fill out incident reports when necessary.

·        Administer first aid to children in minor situations.

·        Participate in any fire drills initiated while on duty.

·        Aide teachers in carrying out daily program activities and program events.

·        Use developmentally appropriate practices in the classroom.

·        Perform other related duties as reasonably required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Any Child Development Teacher permit –or- Minimum 6 semester (or quarter equivalent) college units in early childhood education or child development - or- High school graduate and currently enrolled in a core early childhood education college class.

Experience: 6 months of work experience in a licensed childcare center.
 

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Skills:

·        Passion for preschool education.

·        Flexible and sensitive to changing situations and needs.

·        Able to problem solve and structure time effectively.

·        Curriculum planning for different age levels.

·        Communicate effectively with teachers, parents and children.

·        Maintain cooperative work relationships.

·        Strong oral and written communication skills

Knowledge of:

·        Preschool age development.

·        Title 22 Regulations.

·        Proper English usage.

·        Record-keeping techniques.

·        Developmentally appropriate practices.

·        Strategies to motivate children to become involved in activities.

·        Strategies to effectively prevent, intervene and/or redirect children’s negative behavior.

Abilities:

·        Read/interpret/apply rules, regulations, policies.

·        Rapidly learn methods and materials used in a variety of situations.

·        Significant physical abilities include: sitting and standing for prolonged periods,  lifting/carrying/pulling, stooping/kneeling/crouching, reaching/handling/fingering, talking/hearing conversations and other sounds, near/far visual acuity/depth perception/accommodation/field of vision.

·        As required, as needs of students dictate, to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, elimination care, and the safe handling of students who are known carriers of chronic infectious diseases..