Substitute Teacher

Innovative Network of Knowledge•Yoakum, TX

About The Position

The Substitute Teacher assists in the education and daily programming of a Head Start or Early Head Start classroom and supports the implementation and coordination of program functions. The role helps provide educational experiences that build children’s self-image, self-worth, and language skills, and incorporates multicultural materials and folklore. The Substitute Teacher supports individual attention, child assessments and screenings, field trips, school functions, meal service, and daily classroom activities, including maintaining staff-child ratios, discipline, and safety. The position also helps keep classroom and other areas clean and safe, makes effective use of volunteers, reports illness, accidents, and extended absences, and identifies and reports suspected child abuse or neglect. The role requires maintaining confidentiality, completing mandated training, keeping CPR and First Aid training or certification current, and complying with company policies and applicable DFPS and OHS regulations and standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Working knowledge of business English, spelling, punctuation, and arithmetic.
Computer literacy.
Ability to work effectively without extensive supervision.
Ability to operate all office machinery.
Ability to function with diplomacy and tact.
Ability to work as a team player.
Reliable transportation.
Valid driver’s license.
Complete and pass a health examination.
Confirm work eligibility status; applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S., and visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Successfully pass a driving history check.
Clear a criminal background check.
Lift up to 60 pounds.
Be able to stand, sit on the floor, bend, squat, kneel, lift children, and engage with children.

Nice To Haves

Two years of related experience in a preschool classroom setting.

Responsibilities

Assist with the education and daily program of a Head Start or Early Head Start classroom.
Assist with implementing and coordinating Head Start or Early Head Start functions.
Identify and report child abuse or neglect concerns, and provide supportive services in such cases; notify the Family Services Center Manager or Center Director.
Assist in providing educational experiences that develop children’s self-image, self-worth, and language skills and incorporate multicultural materials and folklore.
Ensure children receive individual attention.
Be in the classroom before children arrive unless assigned another duty by a supervisor.
Help ensure the classroom, playground, restrooms, and classroom and outdoor equipment are safe.
Make effective use of volunteer help.
Assist with child assessments and screenings.
Assist on field trips and at other school functions.
Assist with home-style meal service for children.
Report illness or accidents to the Center Coordinator and/or Center Coordinator/Family Specialist.
Report student absences of three days or more to the Center Coordinator and/or Center Coordinator/Family Specialist.
Attend workshops, conferences, and in-service trainings; maintain required training hours and documentation.
Help keep the classroom and other areas clean and neat.
Demonstrate competency, good judgment, and self-control when working with Head Start or Early Head Start children.
Acquire and maintain up-to-date CPR and First Aid training or certification.
Assist with daily activities, including staff-child ratios, discipline, and safety.
Perform other duties assigned by the Family Services Center Manager or Center Director.
Communicate effectively, to the extent feasible, with children and families with no or limited English proficiency.
Handle student information with utmost confidentiality and report suspected child abuse or neglect to an administrator and law enforcement agency.
Abide by Innovative Network of Knowledge policies and procedures and DFPS and OHS regulations and standards.