What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Teacher - Early Childhood Education (Beacon Hill) position at Denise Louie Education Center?
We are currently seeking highly motivated Substitute Teachers to join our cause. Substitute Teachers support Lead Teachers and Teaching Assistants in order to provide a high quality, multicultural, inclusive educational experience to prepare all children and families for life and school. This position may rotate through different classrooms based on staffing needs and may work in the Infant and Toddler (birth-3 years) or Preschool (3-5 years) classrooms.
Essential Functions
- Assist the teaching team in maintaining a healthy, safe, and warm classroom environment through effective supervision, developmentally appropriate practices that allows learning through curiosity, experimentation, play and implementation of individualized plans.
- Assist the teaching team in delivering weekly lesson plans by preparing materials, organizing supplies, and helping keep children on task.
- Assist teaching team in completion of Teaching Strategies Gold observations and checkpoint data to assess child growth and development.
- Engage in warm, caring interactions and fun, imaginative play with children.
- Provide support for children's behavior with evidence-based strategies.
- Adhere to all city, state, federal, OSPI and Head Start/Step Ahead requirements relating to program operation.
- Assist with facilitation of special events and meetings.
- Assist in maintaining children’s file documents in a secure, organized system for easy reference by other staff.
- Promptly communicate any problems or concerns regarding children to the Teaching Assistant or Lead Teacher.
Note: The job duties listed here are not intended to be an exhaustive list. Incumbent may be required to perform other duties in order to meet the needs of DLEC.
