Substitute Preschool Teacher - Head Start

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency•Salem, OR

84d•$26 - $30

About The Position

The Substitute Preschool Teacher promotes preschool children's social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development through classroom instruction and individualized support. The position involves families in every aspect of children's education, including facilitating parent participation. It is a benefitted position guaranteed 20 hours and up to 29 hours. The role offers hands-on growth opportunities and professional development.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two years of experience in early childhood programs.
Successful registration with the Child Care Division's Central Background Registry.
Pass a pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
Pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
Demonstrate tact, diplomacy, and empathy when communicating with clients, staff, and community partners.
Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office, videoconferencing platforms, and web tools.
Meet one of the listed education pathways: Associate Teacher requires a Preschool Certificate or CDA and enrollment in an Early Childhood Degree program; Teacher I requires an associate degree in Early Childhood Education or a related degree with at least 18 credit hours of Early Learning coursework; Teacher II requires a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related degree with at least 18 credit hours of Early Learning coursework.

Nice To Haves

Continuing education may be available for some positions.

Responsibilities

Maintain classroom safety through active supervision, following transition and counting procedures, and releasing children only to parents, guardians, or authorized adults.
Record children's daily attendance and work with the site team to identify causes of absences.
Support children's cognitive, physical, social-emotional, and language development by implementing curriculum, planning lessons, and individualizing instruction.
Conduct developmental and social-emotional screenings with parent input, and follow up on concerns with resources or referrals as appropriate.
Use ChildPlus and applicable databases to enter and retrieve information.
Complete regular child assessments based on observations and share information with program administration and parents.
Conduct at least two home visits and two education conferences per year.
Attend classes, workshops, seminars, pre-service training, Head Start teacher trainings, and other professional development activities.
Attend individual reflection meetings, regional and site team meetings, observation debriefings, IFSP meetings, Skill-Building Plan meetings, and other necessary meetings.
Provide opportunities for parent participation by training classroom volunteers.
Participate in planning and implementing monthly parent meetings.
Participate in classroom orientations at the beginning of the school year.
Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.