Early Head Start Substitute

Early Head Start Substitute

Location: Bedford, VA
Job Type: PRN (as needed)

• Salary Range: $13.50-$15.50
• 403(b) Retirement plan with company match and contribution
• Professional development opportunities
• Company growth and advancement
• Flexible scheduling

Are you passionate about early childhood education and making a positive impact in the lives of young children? Join us as an Early Head Start (EHS) Substitute and become a vital part of our dedicated team! In this role, you'll provide high‑quality infant and toddler early education and child development services, ensuring every child receives the care and attention they deserve.

With flexible on‑call hours and a supportive environment that fosters inclusivity, collaboration, and fun, you'll work alongside compassionate and dedicated individuals in the field. If you’re looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a difference while being surrounded by a team that feels like family, we invite you to join us at Human Kind.

• Provide responsive care, effective teaching methods, and an 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 nurtures 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, collaborate with the Center Manager to ensure classrooms consistently meet all regulation requirements, including safely preparing 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.

• EHS Substitute > EHS Assistant Teacher > EHS Teacher > EHS Supervising Teacher > EHS Center Manager > EHS Director
• EHS Substitute > EHS Assistant Teacher > EHS Teacher > EHS Education Specialist > EHS Education Manager > EHS Director
• EHS Substitute > EHS Assistant Teacher > EHS Teacher > EHS Family Engagement Specialist > EHS Family Engagement Manager > EHS Director
• Curriculum specialist, Curriculum writer, Lead Teacher, Preschool Director

• High school diploma, or equivalent. Six months’ experience in an early childhood or caregiver setting is preferred.
• Must be 18 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.

Human Kind 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 a strong foundation for life. 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.

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