Substitute Childcare Teacher (Infant, Toddler, Preschool)

Job description
Learning Prep School in Newton, MA is hiring Substitute Child Care Teachers to fill in as needed for teacher absences in Infant, Toddler, and Preschool classrooms for the 2024-2025 School Year.

Learning Prep’s Child Care Center is an on-site child care for children of school employees. We have three classrooms: Infant (3 – 15 months), Toddler (15 months – 2.9 years), and Preschool (2.9 – 5 years). Substitute Child Care Teachers are always paired with an experienced, full-time teacher and will receive paid training on our program’s policies and best practices. The Director of Childcare will contact subs as needed throughout the year to offer assignments. Sometimes these are same-day or day-before requests, when possible more notice is given. Childcare hours vary from 7:30am-3:15pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday to 7:30am-4:00pm Wednesday to 7:30am-3:00pm Friday.

Per Diem Employee Benefits Include:

• Free Breakfast, Lunch, and on-site Parking
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Discretionary Employer Match (currently 3%)
• Employer Paid EAP benefits (Employee Assistance Program) available for employees and their family members

All applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to be considered

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Childcare experience preferred

Reports to: Director of Child Care

Job Goal: Provides a Child Care program made up of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers in a caring, safe, and stimulating environment focused on the intellectual and physical development of young children while serving as a supervisor, instructor, role model and support person for the Learning Prep students.

Responsibilities:

• Implement the program core values and mandated programs.
• Provide quality child care in a safe, caring environment for the children in the Center.
• Documentation for children in the program: Progress reports, Monthly curriculum, Weekly newsletters,
• Injury/medical reports, attendance, etc.
• Attend staff meetings, in-service training programs, and other related school functions.

About Learning Prep: Located in West Newton, Learning Prep School is an innovative and unique non-profit school for students with significant and diverse language and learning challenges. Our students face a broad range of learning disabilities, including language-based, nonverbal and executive functioning difficulties. Understanding that language skills are the basis for all learning, LPS’s unique curriculum integrates the teaching of language skills in all subjects. LPS strives to provide specialized instruction in an inspiring, warm, supportive and emotionally safe environment. Founded in 1970, LPS is the largest independent day school serving students with language-based learning disabilities from across the state.

To learn more about our unique school for students with language-based learning disabilities please visit our website www.learningprep.org.

LPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Direct Applicants Only, No Recruiters

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $150.00 per day

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
  
  Work Location: In person