Definition
The Preschool Substitute Teacher will provide backup teaching services for a childcare center. Children have ages ranging from 2 to 5 years. The Preschool Substitute Teacher creates and maintains a respectful classroom culture that fosters a healthy, safe, and productive learning environment. Preschool Substitute Teacher executes classroom lesson plans and interacts with children and families to ensure whole child development. The Preschool Substitute Teacher follows all childcare center policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Helps supervisor plan and implement age-appropriate curriculum, activities, and events for program year.
• Provides continues supervision of children in day-to-day activities as a substitute teacher; ensures health and safety of children.
• Maintains preschool program rooms and play areas in a clean, orderly, and safe manner; sets up rooms and areas for various activities with assessment and child development profiles.
• Maintain open communication and a positive relationship with other staff, parents, teachers, and other school personnel.
• Completes accident or incident reports when appropriate, according to Panama City Trilingual School procedures.
• Appropriately communicate concerns or issues with immediate supervisor as they arise.
• Performs first aid as necessary.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications/Requirements
Skills and Ability to:

• Ability to motivate youth and manage behavior.
• Ability to interact and communicate with others effectively (written and verbal).
• Ability to interact positively with the general public.
• Ability to plan and implement quality programs for youth with a knowledge of age-appropriate enrichment activities.

Education Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in teaching is preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
• Completion of twelve (12) units of Early Childhood Education (ECE) courses (core classes) preferred but not required.
• Mandatory CPR and First Aide Certifications. Ability to perform CPR and First Aide techniques.

Experience Required:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role is preferred.

License(s) Required:

• Certificate in teaching or substitute teaching is preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands (Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodations):

• Must be ale to perform physical activities such as but not limited to lifting or carrying children or heavy items (up to 40 lbs.) unassisted, reaching, blending, standing, or walking.
• The independent contractor is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Panama City Trilingual School is an equal-opportunity employer. PCTS is committed to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic team. We strongly encourage applicants from underrepresented communities in the education and nonprofit sectors to apply. PCTS does not discriminate in hiring. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for this and all posted positions.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $13.00 - $25.00 per hour
Schedule:

• After school
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• On call

Ability to Commute:

• Panama City, FL 32401 (Required)

Work Location: In person