Long Term Substitute Teacher

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Academic Requirements High School Diploma or GED and must complete an Infant/Toddler CDA (Child Development Associate) certification within 6 months of employment based on date of provision of services.

Certifications Obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certifications.

Work Experience Prefer 2 years of related experience in the Early Head Start preschool classroom setting. Current or former Head Start employees, students, and parents will receive hiring preference, if qualified. Prefer bilingual (Spanish).

• Attend all required training, including online training sessions, workshops, and staff meetings.
• Remain up to date on information that pertains to the needs of the children in the program including Head Start Performance Standards, Head Start Act, DFPS Child Care licensing regulations and other applicable regulations and practices including IDEA & Part C/Early On.
• Work as a team member with all education staff, parents, and Parent Committee members to implement curriculum that is meaningful and meets the individual goals of each child and program needs.
• Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to Early Head Start children, families, and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures and other legal requirements i.e., FERPA & HIPPA.
• Keep up to date on Developmentally Appropriate Practices.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate social-emotional development of infants & toddlers.
• Collaborate parents in identifying opportunities to learn about the growth and development of their children.
• Promote positive attachment between caregivers, children, and families.
• Model appropriate communication skills, guidance techniques, and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Continue professional growth by participating in training sessions, ECE classes, etc.
• Remain familiar with environmental rating scales and implementing appropriate assessment screenings.
• Develop knowledge of the screenings, assessment, and evaluation instruments.
• Supervise all classroom activities and outdoor activities.
• Plan and implement the developmentally and linguistically appropriate curriculum (Frog Street Infants & Toddlers) and experiences in the manner appropriate to the ages, languages and cultures of children served.
• Document and provide Part C Service Coordination for children with special needs. Communicate Service Coordination efforts with Director of Family Engagement and Managers.
• Plan and implement learning experiences that strengthen the intellectual and physical competencies of infants and toddlers, supporting their readiness for school through literacy, phonemic print, and numeracy awareness. Use of enriched language to further their understanding of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary. Exposure to various books, demonstrates developmentally appropriate book handling skills, and support emerging problem‑solving abilities.

• Accurately submit paperwork and progress reports to the supervisor as required.
• Maintain a complete record keeping system on each child’s developmental progress, behavior and health, and parental concerns, referrals and contacts made for special needs.
• Gather and maintain individual, family and classroom data for documentation, on‑going assessment, evaluation, and record keeping for successful individual and program planning.
• Understand, generate and document In‑Kind and other allowable costs applied toward the nonfederal share requirements.
• Maintain an individual system to assure program’s needs for parent involvement in each classroom are maintained.
• Establish positive and productive relationships with families focusing on a relationship of trust and rapport with the parents of the children.
• Participate in the orientation of parents to Early Head Start throughout the year.
• Facilitate, provide child‑care, and support monthly Parent Committee meetings at the center.
• Schedule and arrange meetings and documents parent‑teacher conferences and home visits as required.
• Involve parents in the educational activities of the program—to…