Truckee River Child Development Center - Substitute Teacher; Seasonal

Truckee River Child Development Center - Substitute Teacher (Seasonal)

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Role: Substitute Teacher, Seasonal
Team: Child Development
Scope: Individual Contributor
Reports To: Office Coordinator
Location: Reno, NV
Age Group: Infants (0-2), Preschool (2-3.5), Pre-Kindergarten (3.5-5)
TRCDC Sub Compensation
: $20.50

At Patagonia, compensation is set using the best available market data for the job at the required location. Patagonia’s mission and values are put into practice every day throughout our child development centers. Substitute teachers provide coverage for regular classroom teachers in the infant/toddler and preschool classrooms when they are absent.

What You’ll Do
The responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Physical caregiving
• Implementation of age-appropriate, individualized curriculum
• Facilitating supportive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues

Classroom Management and Practices

• Ensure visual supervision and child safety at all times.
• Form relationships with parents, children, and co-teachers that are respectful of individual differences and culture, family styles and cultural/socioeconomic diversity.
• Assist the teaching teams to ensure a structured routine that allows for scheduled meal and rest breaks for the teaching team and maintains a flexible yet consistent daily schedule and routine for the children.
• Become familiar with the various classroom routines, expectations, and teaching styles of each classroom.

Communication Skills

• Foster a safe, inclusive environment for children, parents, and teachers.
• Build a collaborative, working relationship with administration and all of the Classroom Managers, Primary Teachers, and Classroom Teachers.
• Communicate with children using developmentally appropriate language.
• Treat each child with dignity and respect.
• Guide children in becoming responsible integral members of the group and community.

Physical Requirements

• Observe and respond to children’s needs, emergencies and/or conflicts that might occur during the day.
• Kneel down to maintain eye contact at child’s level.
• Sit on the floor to engage with your students.
• Respond to a child’s first aid needs which may include cuts, bruises, and bodily fluids.
• Lift or move 1–35 pounds and occasionally 35+ pounds as needed

Who You Are

• High school graduate.
• Passionate about child development and supporting our company mission to save our home planet.
• Excellent customer service skills in person, via email, and on the phone.
• Comfortable with team-based work structure; ability to demonstrate flexibility on the job.
• Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Expert in your classroom age-group and best practices in early childhood.
• Dedicated to life-long learning and the betterment of the early childhood education

Experience You Bring

• Two years’ experience working with young children (At least 150 hours working/volunteering with children within the last 6 months).
• Fifteen (15) units in Early Childhood Education (Growth and Development, Child-Family & Community, Administration in ECE, and two Program/Curriculum courses), and three (3) infant/toddler units.
• Working knowledge of personal computers with experience in the use of such programs as Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook.
• Successful completion of the fingerprinting process and/or successful transfer of fingerprints from another program.
• Successful completion of the hiring packet.

Preferred Experience

• AA or BA in ECE or related field
• Understanding of Family Business, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Learning Stories, Pyramid Model, Outdoor Classroom, Anti Bias Education, Resources for Infant Educarers, and Educa.

Employee Conduct
We are a strong community of educators, staff, parents, and children. It is the responsibility of every employee to create safe, professional work environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.