Head Start Classroom Teacher Substitute

Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries; Bedford (Bedford County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Low-cost benefits

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Discounts on child day care

Job summary

Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries in Bedford, PA is seeking a Substitute Classroom Teacher for the Head Start program. The role supports early learning in home and classroom settings and encourages family involvement in education.

Responsibilities include maintaining records, coordinating services for preschool children, and delivering developmentally appropriate activities guided by the Creative Curriculum. Occasional/flexible schedule with Monday–Friday work.

Qualifications

• Experience working with preschool children.
• Ability to engage families in the learning process.
• Must have valid PA driver’s license and clearances (Act 31, 34/151 and FBI).

Responsibilities

• Maintain records of home visits and family contacts.
• Provide services to assigned families with preschool children.
• Recruitment support and documenting income information as needed.
• Ensure activities are developmentally appropriate for each child.
• Plan individualized developmental programs reflecting family goals and progress.

Skills

Experience with young children

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in early childhood education or related field

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: CHILDREN SERVICES HEAD START MANN HOME - Bedford, PA 15522, SUBSTITUTE CLASSROOM TEACHER

Bedford Fulton Head Start

OCCASIONAL/ FLEXIBLE PAID AT $140 PER DAY

MONDAY-FRIDAY SCHEDULE

The Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Bedford and Fulton counties work in partnership with families to build children’s and parents’ strength, promote self-esteem, and encourage self-sufficiency and lifelong learning. This position will plan, organize, develop and implement a program planning to include individualized activities for each child and family in the home/classroom to ensure that the highest quality services are provided.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains accurate records of home visits and family contacts, services to children, food data, etc., as per procedure. Provides services to assigned families with preschool children.
• Maintains good relationships with community agencies and the public to encourage community support and understanding of Head Start and its mission.
• Maintains inventory and supplies used for home visits/classroom according to program procedures.
• Monitors and maintains in good repair materials and equipment used during home visits and in the classroom according to program policies and procedures.
• Assists with recruitment as requested including publicity, taking applications, including obtaining and documenting accurate income information, providing families with appropriate information, screening and the screening selection process, etc.
• Ensures that activities, material, etc., are appropriate to the developmental capabilities of each child.
• Plans an individualized developmental program for each child that reflects goals and objectives agreed upon by the family. Utilizes educational assessments and observations to track child progress.
• Participates in team meetings and shares relevant information as appropriate.
• Greets each child and parent in a warm, friendly manner as they arrive at the center or in the home.
• Makes provisions for all children with disabilities so that their special needs are met and their well-being is assured.
• Utilizes Creative Curriculum and other program resources, ensuring involvement of family members in planning, facilitating, and assessing.
• Establishes and maintains an atmosphere that is positive and comfortable for each family, and that facilitates growth and competency, both as individuals and as a family unit.
• Completes family profile and develop a plan with the families to address identified goals. Works jointly with the family to identify the strengths and needs of each parent and child, assisting parents to understand the importance of what their role is in their children’s learning and development.
• Uses appropriate techniques, such as modeling, positive reinforcement, direct instruction, and feedback to facilitate positive growth in the parents and children.
• Encourages parents to assume an active role in the home visits by modeling and training and then gradually increasing responsibilities in the assessing, planning and implementation of the educational process.
• Assists parents to develop realistic expectations of their children and provides activities appropriate for their age and developmental level.
• Helps parents to use home materials and activities as positive learning opportunities for their children.
• Assists parents to interact with their children in ways which facilitate the development of communication, listening, comprehension, and problem solving skills, as well as mutual trust and esteem.
• Encourages parents to participate in program activities and trainings for parents.
• Assists parents in developing clear limit setting techniques such as: positive reinforcement, redirection, problem solving, etc.
• Offers parents information about community health, human services, and other resources to meet identified goals.
• Assists families to obtain any necessary social services.
• Guides parents in utilizing their own knowledge, experience, skills and resources to identify their own goals for attaining or strengthening self-sufficiency.
• Involves parents in the program encouraging a partnership approach by:
  • Involving parents in planning, implementing and assessing curriculum
  • Involving parents in planning volunteer activities in the classroom.
• Assists parents in the role as their child’s teacher by instructing, modeling, guiding and encouraging parents to:
  • Provides a learning environment for children that invites exploration, emphasizes communication and problem solving, stimulates curiosity and the development of new ideas, and maximizes success.
  • Provides a variety of appropriate equipment, activities and opportunities to promote the physical development of the children.
  • Provides activities and experiences that develop questioning, probing and problem solving appropriate to the developmental levels and learning styles of children.
  • Provides opportunities for children to understand, acquire and use verbal and non-verbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.
  • Provides experiences that stimulate children to explore and express their creative abilities.
  • Helps each child to know, accept, and take pride in himself, and to develop a sense of independence.
  • Helps children learn to get along with others and encourage feelings of empathy and mutual respect among children and adults.
  • Provides an environment in which children can learn and practice behaviors which are appropriate and acceptable individually and in a group.
• Provides a learning environment for children that invites exploration, emphasizes communication and problem solving, stimulates curiosity and the development of new ideas, and maximizes success.
  • Provides a variety of appropriate equipment, activities and opportunities to promote the physical development of the children.
  • Provides activities and experiences that develop questioning, probing and problem solving appropriate to the developmental levels and learning styles of children.
  • Provides opportunities for children to understand, acquire and use verbal and non-verbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.
  • Provides experiences that stimulate children to explore and express their creative abilities.
  • Helps each child to know, accept, and take pride in himself, and to develop a sense of independence.
  • Helps children learn to get along with others and encourage feelings of empathy and mutual respect among children and adults.
  • Provides an environment in which children can learn and practice behaviors which are appropriate and acceptable individually and in a group.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree (Bachelor’s or advanced degree preferred) in early childhood education or related degree with six classes, 2-3 credits each, in child development or early childhood education.
• Experience working with young children.
• Must have valid PA. Driver’s license. Act 31 and 34/151 and FBI clearances required.

ALL POSITIONS REQUIRE A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE, ACT 31, 34/151 AND FBI CLEARANCES. An ALSM application, a resume, and transcripts should be sent to:

Head Start Offers:

• Monday to Friday hours with limited evening or weekend work and holidays off
• Competitive salary
• Excellent low cost benefits
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Discounts on child day care
• Tuition reimbursement

Children’s Services Office of Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries 231 S. Juliana Street Bedford, PA 15522

EOE