Substitute Teacher

Where your work makes a lasting difference.

If you are seeking a challenge that is highly rewarding on both a personal and professional level; then consider a position with Child Inc where you will contribute to strengthening families and meeting the needs of children. Our employees are passionate about the work they do, in an environment where building success with others is the key to their own success and fulfillment.

They are committed to professional excellence, compassionate about the families and individuals served, and supportive of their colleagues and the many volunteers who strengthen our efforts.

• Salary based on position, educational level and experience.
• Employer-paid insurance: medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability.
• Optional employee-paid insurance at group rates for additional life and AD&D.
• Education/training opportunities: financial assistance for formal and informal learning.
• Generous paid holiday schedule: comparable to public school calendar.
• Annual and sick leave accrual of one day/month of each.
• Retirement: shared-contribution 401K plans.

Child Inc provides ongoing training to ensure that staff is highly qualified and effective in working with young children and their families and encourages efforts toward professional growth in all areas. A mix of seminars, community-led workshops, and formal higher education form the base of our agency’s continuing education program, to which is added an individualized professional development plan.

Child Inc offers a tuition program for approved classes and degree programs, and other assistance is available.

Full Time Austin, Texas, United States - 78744

A Substitute Teacher is a member of the classroom team who fills vacant classroom positions on a short-term basis. A Substitute Teacher helps plan and implement learning experiences for Early Head Start and Head Start children that promote social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.

• Assist in planning, implementation and involvement of children with special needs; assists with observation, documentation, referral and follow up with these children.

• Assist Teacher and Teacher Assistant with preparation and implementation of a classroom curriculum that complies with Head Start Outcomes Framework and Performance Standards, NAEYC, funding and regulatory guidelines and corporate policies.
• Assist in planning and implementation of bilingual and multicultural activities that reflect cultural and ethnic backgrounds of the children and that introduce them to other cultures.
• Integrate Child Inc. components into the curriculum by assisting in planning and implementing of health, nutrition, mental health, self-awareness and self-concept activities for all children.
• Assist Teacher and Teacher Assistant with development of both individualized and classroom lesson plans based on the assessed needs of the child and which reflect each child's interests and learning style and which are developmentally and age appropriate.
• Work to assure the environment is language-rich; talks to and with children throughout the day.
• Assure the environment is orderly, clean, visually appealing and literacy rich; supervises children at all times and situations.
• Responsible, with Teacher and Teacher Assistant, for involving parents in program, center and classroom activities, training and parent-child homework.
• Help recruit and orient volunteers, both parents and members of the community.

• Assist in observation and assessment of all children, using the Portage and Get Ready to Read instruments; report and document concerns/insights in any area; assist in referring as needed.
• Maintain accurate paperwork; comply with deadlines.
• Complete Incident Report Forms if children being supervised are injured or placed at risk; complete Employee Report of Injury if self or coworker is injured while at work.

• Develop relationships with center staff and with parents so…