Part-time Afternoon Preschool Teacher

Spark Learning • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Part Time After School Teacher/ Child Care/ Early Education Life Changing Careers Spark Learning is a locally owned family business – and our tight-knit team reflects that. We believe you should love where you work, especially in the field of childhood intervention. Our goal is to foster a culture of hard work, collaboration and fun. Since 2012 our play-based approach to teaching and intervention has helped us stay true to those values. Why Spark? We pride ourselves on being collaborative and supportive personally and professionally, always looking to improve and have fun together. We offer consistent schedules, the opportunity for growth, and ongoing learning and development. Your ideas matter! Your contributions beyond your day to day impact our families lives, improve results, and benefit the team. We welcome your input with open arms. Classroom Descriptions: Little Sparks is an early education program for children 2-6 years old. Our three inclusive classrooms seamlessly integrate individualized therapy for children with autism and other developmental delays into the classroom setting. Children receive instruction in a meaningful way through a variety of developmentally appropriate activities.

Requirements

• Experience working with children, and an interest in working with children with special needs
• Enjoy working with, caring for, and having fun with children
• Outgoing and a positive attitude
• Able to receive ongoing feedback
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and overall enjoy communicating
• Want to work as a team with your peers
• Physically able to play on the floor with children, while providing therapy (sit, stand, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs)
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, ability to pass background check and drug screening

Responsibilities

• Provide care to a group of children Monday-Friday 2:30pm-5:15pm
• Maintain a safe environment for all children
• Develop and plan a daily schedule of activities that are fun, engaging, and developmentally appropriate
• Help children discover new interest by introducing them to new activities
• Ensure children are learning positive behaviors
• Collaborate with our therapy team and lead teachers to support each child’s learning and development
• Communicate with parents daily at pick up

Benefits

• Continued training, supervision, and support in your career development
• Upward mobility and growth opportunities
• Team committed to utilizing the latest research, new techniques and your ideas
• Community that celebrates your success and truly cares for and supports one another
• Leadership team who are invested in your success and our high quality clinical standards
• Opportunities to get involved with the community, through local events we support and host

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed