Substitute Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

JOB SUMMARY

First Presbyterian Church provides great work atmosphere and a friendly, professional environment. The church values each employee and treats each employee with honor, respect and dignity.

FPC does not discriminate based on age, race, skin color, national origin, gender, marital status, disability, or pregnancy under the laws applicable to the Church. As a religious organization, the law allows the Church to make employment decisions based on religion and religious beliefs, and it does so.

All employees must agree with and abide by FPCs Statement of Faith. It can be found at

Summary/Role:

The role of a substitute teacher is to supplement or implement the quality of care provided to the children in the class by the employed staff. The substitute teacher shall be under direct supervision of the assigned teacher, or if assigned as lead teacher be in

charge of and responsible for the children. The substitute is under general supervision of the director.

Tasks:

1. Provide positive and effective guidance to children
2. Comfort and nurture children
3. Stop unsafe activities and redirect children toward safe activities using positive redirection and guidance
4. Interact with children in a positive manner
5. Help the teacher supervise children and/or supervise children during indoor and outdoor play.
6. Help the children during routines, such as childrens clean up, toileting, and eating.
7. Follow and implement activities developed from the lesson plan
8. Follow center policies and standards: Church/staff handbook; Minimum Standards; NAEYC Standards.
9. Respect for all cultural and economic backgrounds.
10. Willingness to participate in training & volunteer with community events
11. Ability to communicate in a professional manner with information between families, children and staff

Hours: Flexible arranged by substitute and director approval (availability 7am-6pm)

Qualifications:

• Must be least
  18 yrs. of age,
• Some experience working with children 6wks- 5 years
• Minimum of some college credit hours in Early Childhood Education or any other area of Early Childhood Education (i.e. CDA)

Emotional & Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
• Demonstrates emotional and intellectual competence necessary for self-control and good judgment when taking care of individual children and groups of children
• Demonstrates emotional and intellectual competence necessary for self-control and good judgment when working with other adults, such as co-workers or the childrens parents

Physical Demands:

• Bend, stoop, squat, crawl, and kneel in order to speak with children at childs eye level, to play with children, and to pick up toys and equipment on the floor;
• Lift, carry, and hold children to assist with other daily routine activities such as diaper changing, potty training, and napping. Able to lift up to 45 pounds;
• Reasonable accommodations (if needed) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.