Early Education Sub/ Teacher

Job Title: Substitute Teacher

Reports To: Education Director

Salary Grade/Range: $25-$28 per hour, DOE, on-call staff guaranteed a minimum of 12hrs/wk

Status: Non-Exempt, On-call position (Monday to Friday; An account creation is not required.) No phone calls or recruiters. Family Connections is committed to nurturing each child’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development from early childhood to school-age. Our goal is to ensure children and families have a smooth transition through each stage of their lives. The Substitute Teacher supports our goal to work closely with teachers and parents/caregivers to enhance their involvement in their child’s educational development. First Steps (play group), Pop N’ Play, Pre-K, school-age programs, and childcare for our workshops and support groups.

Assist teachers with daily management and responsibilities of classroom

Get familiar with available teaching and learning material, make sure such materials are properly utilized, and make activities success-oriented

Maintain visual and auditory supervision of children at all times to ensure their safety in the classroom, on the playground, and on field trips

Ensure that environment is safe, clean, clutter-free, visually aesthetic, and functional

Interact with children in a positive, supportive, respectful, and open-minded manner

Provide oversight of daily operation of the classroom, including overall safety, accident and illness prevention; and productive educational project-based activities

Develop and maintain a positive and confidential relationship with children and their parents/caregivers, including thorough communication about program and child’s progress

Follow mandatory reporting requirements for suspicion of child abuse or neglect

Practice and ensure professional standards of communications within classroom, agency, and with community partners/vendors

Perform other duties and ad hoc projects as needed or requested by supervisor

12 ECE units or related field in Child Development

• Minimum two years teaching experience
• AA in Early Childhood Education or related field; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Bilingual in Cantonese and English or Spanish and English strongly preferred
• Experience working effectively in diverse communities of staff and participants
• This job operates in a professional classroom and office environment. Work scheduled weekdays, Monday-Friday, with occasional evening/weekend work to support community events. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, fax machines, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 25 pounds and, on occasion, may require lifting/carrying a child or object up to 50 pounds. Vaccination Requirements:

All employees are expected to be fully vaccinated for MMR, Tdap, TB, COVID, etc, which includes current/available booster shots. Any candidate unable to be vaccinated due to a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition will be engaged to determine if a reasonable accommodation can be provided.

Family Connections Centers is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity, inclusion, and respect.