Early Childhood Classroom Substitute

Location: St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church

Date Posted: April 2025

Closing Date: Until filled

Job Title: Early Childhood Classroom Substitute
Date position will become available: June 2025

Salary range: $15.00- $18.00 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications

Schedule: On call/as needed Monday through Friday 6:15- a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Shifts are 4-5 hours at a time.

Qualifications:

• Willingness to obtain Early Childhood Professional Credential Level 1 or higher.
• 1-2 years of previous teaching or assistant teaching position in a licensed early childhood program, PreK, preschool, daycare, or education experience preferred.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations.
• Teach in a manner consistent with the academic, social, moral and religious teachings of the Catholic Church.
• CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English, preferred but not required.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

Child growth and development:

• Has knowledge of, articulates, and applies concepts, principles, theory and practices of early childhood development to build and maintain a positive, nurturing and supportive relationship with children and families. Successfully engage and challenge children of differing abilities.

• Collaborates with the center team and implements appropriate emergent curriculum to enhance skill development in all domains of learning. Creates individualized learning experiences that promote whole child development.

Classroom management:

• Ensures that the classroom environment (including outdoors) is clean, safe, calm and educational, in accordance with; Colorado Child Care Licensing. Requests, maintains, and prepares materials so they are adequate, appropriate and safe.

• Shares daily observations and notes with primary teaching staff.

Families:

• Demonstrates acceptance of all children and their families, including those with special needs, behavioral challenges, and diversity of culture, race, ethnicity and parental choices. Support the development of positive relationships between children and their families, while maintaining professional boundaries.

Professionalism:

• Takes initiative, is flexible and adaptable in a fast paced work environment.

• Demonstrates positive attitude and uses common sense. Maintains interaction with children, families, staff and community partners that is warm, sensitive, honest, natural, calm, respectful, and appropriate. Demonstrates sense of humor, flexibility and adaptability. Collaborates and shares with co-workers and respects their opinions and contributions.

• Adheres to all program policies and procedures and accepts other duties as assigned.

• Uses discretion and maintains confidentiality with matters of children, families, staff and program.

• Accepts supervision from the Program Director, Assistant Program Director and primary staff. Agrees to work together to provide a quality early learning experience aligned with the program’s mission.

For more information on the position, please contact:

Angela Nobile Eng, Child Care Director at Please send a resume and two letters of recommendation.

Child Care Center: St. Gabriel the Archangel Early Learning Center

Address: 8755 Scarborough Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80924.

Phone: 719-528-8407 Extension 130

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• No weekends
• On call

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $18