Part - Time Supportive Intervention Teacher

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters•Pasadena, TX

12d•$17 - $17

About The Position

The Bridge for Kids is a childcare center serving children in the community affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. The center provides a nurturing, stimulating, inclusive environment that uses current trauma-informed knowledge and practices to help children learn skills for long-term success in school and life. The part-time Supportive Intervention Teacher provides trauma-informed services to children ages 6 weeks to 12 years who have developmental delays and have experienced domestic or sexual violence or homelessness. The teacher uses hands-on, child-led activities in classroom and outdoor settings to promote developmental skills and supports children with daily activities and age-appropriate life skills. The role also involves documentation, maintaining safety and licensing standards, supporting meals and staffing ratios, and participating in required training and program practices.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age, in accordance with Childcare Licensing requirements.
Bilingual Spanish/English skills are required if applicable.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations and people with mental disabilities.
Ability to prepare professional written documentation using appropriate grammar.
Ability to handle crisis situations and implement a plan of action without supervision.
Ability to understand how circumstances and environment affect children and provide appropriate support and attention, including supervising children by sight and sound.
Classroom control and discipline skills, including setting expectations, redirecting inappropriate behavior, and reinforcing appropriate behavior.
Program management skills, including detailed team planning for consistency and coordination and regularly providing feedback and instruction to teachers.
Self-management skills, including setting professional limits separate from parents and providing parents with full information to support their decisions.
Interpersonal skills, including understanding others’ perspectives and feelings and interpreting nonverbal messages.
Ability to identify professional boundaries and adhere to the Social Work Code of Ethics.
Must pass a criminal background investigation check.
Must provide and maintain a current Texas Driver’s License, a clean driving record with annual updates, and current auto liability insurance.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Must be able to stand, bend, kneel, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, and lift or carry up to 40 pounds in an emergency shelter setting.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED is preferred.
Child Development Associate (CDA) credential is highly desired.
Knowledge of the dynamics of sexual and domestic violence and their impact on survivors, particularly infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children; preferred but not required, with willingness to learn essential.
Knowledge of community and legal resources for survivors of domestic or sexual violence and homelessness, and legislation applicable to children’s education; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide trauma-informed services to children ages 6 weeks to 12 years with developmental delays who are survivors of domestic or sexual violence and homelessness.
Use hands-on, child-led engagement in classroom and outdoor environments to enhance developmental skills.
Develop, implement, and monitor long-term investigations to address physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development delays in children exposed to trauma.
Complete required daily documentation to comply with agency, NAEYC, DFPS Childcare Licensing, Bright Beginnings, and Collaborative for Children requirements.
Transport children as needed to field trips and other childcare-related activities.
Assist children with daily activities and age-appropriate life skills.
Maintain NAEYC sanitation and safety requirements using daily opening, closing, and classroom checklists and completing daily chores.
Model the program philosophy and pedagogical leadership using the Reggio Emilia approach in work with children and parents.
Support compliance with ongoing staff education and training requirements, including applicable trainings on SIDS, Civil Rights, child abuse and neglect, HHSC webinars, mental health, and trauma.
Maintain CACFP requirements, including daily meal counts and infant meal production forms, and prepare and serve meals.
Ensure adequate staff-to-child coverage to comply with accreditation and licensing requirements.
Keep abreast of developmentally appropriate practices and childcare standards and implement them as appropriate.
Facilitate age-appropriate support groups.
Maintain professional boundaries and adhere to the Social Work Code of Ethics.