Early Head Start Substitute

Benefits:

• Salary Range:

  $13.00-$14.90

• 403(b) Retirement plan with company match and contribution

• Professional development opportunities

• Company growth and advancement

• Flexible scheduling

Summary:

Success

• Provide responsive care, effective teaching methods, and organized learning environment that promotes healthy development for all children in alignment with Office of Head Start (OHS) standards, including children of all abilities,

  cultures

  and languages.

• Ensure a safe classroom environment that provides nurturing interactions, fostering trust and emotional security; provide a foundation for early childhood communication and rich language development; promote critical thinking and problem solving; promote structure that supports life-skills development.

• In a

  Teacher’s

  absence, implement the Teacher’s lesson plans and job responsibilities.

• In an Assistant’s absence, collaboratively work with the Center Manager to ensure classrooms consistently meet all regulation requirements, to

  include:

  safely prepping and serving meals and snacks, appropriately diapering and toileting children, laundering

  bedding

  and other center items, setting up classrooms for transitions (such as nap time), sanitizing toys and classroom surfaces.

• Substitutes are assigned to a primary center in Lynchburg or Bedford. If the substitute can provide coverage at our other EHS location, mileage reimbursement will be provided.

Career Path:

• EHS

  Substitute >

  EHS

  Assistant Teacher >

  EHS Teacher > EHS Supervising Teacher > EHS Center Manager > EHS Director

• EHS Substitute > EHS Assistant Teacher >

  EHS Teacher > EHS Coaching & Training Specialist > EHS Education Manager > EHS Director

• EHS Substitute > EHS Assistant Teacher >

  EHS Teacher > EHS Intake & Enrollment Specialist> EHS Family Engagement Specialist > EHS Family Engagement Manager

  EHS Director

• Curriculum specialist, Curriculum writer, Lead Teacher, Preschool Director

What You Bring

• High school diploma, or equivalent

  Six months’ experience in an early childhood or caregiver setting is preferred

• Must be 16 years of age or older.

• Knowledge in early childhood care and education, specifically infant and toddler development, and ability to work with mixed age groups.

• Ability to learn and adhere to Virginia licensing/subsidy standards and Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

• Ability to

  establish

  professional relationships and

  maintain

  professional boundaries with diverse children, families, colleagues, and community partners while

  maintaining

  confidentiality.

• Ability to lift and carry children, bend, sit on the floor, and be physically active inside and outside in all weather.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, responding to stressful situations with maturity.

Why

HumanKind is a non-profit human services organization that has been serving children and families for more than 120 years. We offer programs and services that instill hope and equip people with the tools to build

With an emphasis on inclusion, we help individuals and families who face any number of life’s challenges. Our programs cover everything from financial education to foster care, from early childhood resources to services for adults with developmental disabilities.

HumanKind’s

We Value:

• Actively working for equity and inclusivity, practicing humility and curiosity,

  taking

  responsibility, continuously evolving for change.

• Prioritizing caring for our people, fostering a nurturing environment, celebrating small wins, acknowledging challenges,

  embracing

  innovation and adaptability.

• Nurturing growth in

  ourselves

  and others,

  leveraging

  strengths, equipping with tools for success, fostering a positive learning environment.

• Staying mission-focused, serving with empathy, putting egos aside, upholding ethics, communicating openly, providing support, and encouraging feedback.