Substitute Preschool Teacher

Summary

Substitute teachers to work as needed at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center Preschool (part of Jewish Silicon Valley).

Areas of Responsibility

• Supervise and insure safety of children at all times.
• Be alert to the needs of children as individuals and as a group.
• Plan and implement an enriching curriculum that helps move children as individuals and a group toward meeting our stated developmental goals. Work with co-teacher/ associate teacher or teacher's aide, if applicable.
• Plan and implement activities and projects that support children's learning in the area of Jewish culture, holidays and values.
• Work with teaching team to set-up and maintain classroom. Keep classroom shelves, counters, storage areas and bathrooms orderly and free of clutter.
• Prepare snack for children and sit with them while they eat.
• Conduct two individual parent/teacher conferences per year with each family in assigned class.
• Attend Back to School Night and Open House.
• Be familiar with and follow all Preschool and APJCC Policies detailed in the APJCC Employee Handbook, the APJCC Preschool Staff Handbook and the APJCC Parent Handbook.
• Maintain punctual and consistent attendance.
• Keep preschool administration informed of any special needs or concerns about individual children.
• Attend all staff meetings, in-service training, set up/clean up days and team planning meetings.
• Write informative parent newsletters monthly.
• Fill out all required paper work in a timely manner. This includes, but is not limited to accident reports, incident reports, curriculum plans and team meeting reports.
• Communicate frequently with parents in a professional and respectful manner. Areas of concern about children should be discussed with co-teacher, associate teacher and/or assistant teacher, but communicated to the parent by a teacher, or associate teacher not a teacher's assistant.
• Communicate with colleagues and administration in a professional and respectful manner.
• Always keep developmentally appropriate practice in mind when planning for and communicating with children and families.
• Represent the preschool and the APJCC in a positive manner both on campus and off.