Substitute Teacher Childrens Center Dutchess County
Substitute Teacher Childrens Center Dutchess County
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USD 25 - 25
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Job Description
Title: Substitute Teacher
Salary: $25.00 per hour
Status: NonExempt PerDiem
Reports to: Childrens Center Lead Teacher
Center Hours:Effective July 2025 Monday hours will increase to 9am5pm
- Mondays: 1:30pm5pm
- Tuesdays: 9am5pm
- Wednesdays: 9am5pm
- Thursdays: 9am5pm
- Fridays: 9am5pm
Function:
The Childrens Center Substitute Teacher assists the Lead Teacher at the Childrens Center at the Dutchess County Family Court in compliance with all NYS Office of Court Administration Childrens Center Program agreements and requirements. The Substitute Teacher provides a safe and creative curriculum for children while their families attend court business and offers consultation to families for resources within the community. The position enthusiastically supports practices and communicates the agencys Mission and Statement of Values.
Job Requirements:
- Associates in early childcare/education and a minimum of 1 year of experience working with children OR
- NYS Certificate in childcare and a minimum of 2 years of experience working with children OR
- High School Diploma and a minimum of 3 years of experience working with children
- The successful candidate ideally will have experience in childrens programming for mixed ages crisis management diversity equity and inclusion and community resources.
- A demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with all levels of program and administrative staff.
- Commitment to cultural responsiveness and traumainformed practices.
- An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.
Our Mission:
Family Services brings people together to find the support they need improving their lives and communities and building a stronger safer Hudson Valley.
Our Values:
Compassion Extending empathy and understanding to others.
Integrity Being honest and dependable.
Hope Believing in the strength of the human spirit and heart to emerge and thrive when faced with a challenge.
Diversity Promoting a vision of community comprised of wideranging assets.
Respect Treating all individuals with dignity and without judgement.
Community Recognizing and reinforcing the importance of our world as being comprised of people of differing strengths and perspectives.
Justice Promoting social and economic equity and fairness.
Quality Aspiring for excellence in every aspect of our work.
Program Administration:
- Responsible for the direct care and safety of the children left in the Childrens Center.
- Implements and maintains the health and safety protocol/procedures and maintains visible instructive printouts of these procedures.
- Will assure the Center is in compliance with all program safety and confidentiality guidelines.
- Monitor and engage children in ageappropriate activities and play.
- Assist with diaper changes feeding and maintaining a clean and safe environment.
- Preparing required intakes and reports.
- Prepares and submits monthly reports to appropriate entities.
- Secures the intake paperwork in proper location.
- Maintains statistical records necessary for reports and research.
- Assisting with the distribution of referral and resource information to caregivers based on their and their childrens needs.
- Remains informed on current local resources and services.
- Assesses the needs of the caregiver and will respond to them through referrals to an appropriate agency/program.
- Providing appropriate creative supportive interactions with the children in the center in group and individual activities.
- Develop creative inclass programs based on age and present teachable moments
General Responsibilities:
- Completes all work and reporting functions in a timely fashion
- Communicates regularly and effectively with Family Services staff and Courthouse personnel
- Successfully moves into problemsolving mode when challenges or concerns arise and translates strategic thinking into action
- Responds supportively to changes in programs and policies and taking a broad view of ones position by assuming additional responsibilities when the need arises.
Skills & Abilities:
- Skillset in working with children: Creativity Behavioral Management Patience Empathy Enthusiasm Adaptability
- Computer literacy
- Organizational skills and time management
- Excellent communication interpersonal and problemsolving skills
- Sound judgement
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Family Services Inc. complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact
Family Services is an equal opportunity employer. We follow federal state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring and employment.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without work sponsorship.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
