Substitute Teacher Pool - Crook/Jefferson County
Substitute Teacher Pool - Crook/Jefferson County
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Job Description
About the Job:
MountainStar is actively building a pool of dedicated substitute teachers to support our classrooms across Crook & Jefferson Counties. We are seeking qualified individuals with open availability Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM for oncall placements at our Madras and Prineville locations. Substitute Teachers play a vital role in maintaining a therapeutic and supportive classroom environment while implementing child directed and developmentally appropriate activities.
Why you want to join us:
You believe that every child deserves the best start possible. You believe that parenting is hard even in the best circumstances. You care about children who have experienced trauma and want to work to support vulnerable families to succeed. You enjoy working with children in a trauma informed workplace and a therapeutic classroom environment. You are motivated to engage with families and offer resources so that families are supported in nurturing their childs emotional physical and intellectual development.
About MountainStar Family Relief Nursery:
MountainStar Family Relief Nursery is a local nonprofit that has been in Central Oregon for 20 plus years. We are a strengthbased child abuse and neglect prevention program to support families with children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. We provide high quality traumainformed care and services for children and families experiencing high stress. Services include a therapeutic classroom emphasizing socialemotional development home visits parenting classes and other full wrap around services.
Our values are:
1. Caring welcoming traumainformed nonjudgmental familyfocused compassionate honest and fun.
2. Collaborative engaged with clients supporters program partners and communities.
3. Excellence committed to quality programs current research continuous learning and robust evaluation.
4. Inclusive seek out and value diverse perspectives understand and address systemic barriers equitably.
Whats in it for you:
MountainStar offers a professional agile workplace with its primary goal being a workplace of choice. MountainStar offers excellent leadership that works hard to align strategies with the companys mission statement core values empower employees autonomy provide trauma informed workplaces a culture of transparency wellness days learning and development opportunities. MountainStar was ranked the 100 best nonprofits to work for in 2022 and 2023 based on the survey responses of MountainStars employees and their work experience.
About the environment:
- Wellness Days & Team Appreciation Days
- Professional growth opportunities
- Continuing Education
- Diversity equity and inclusion initiatives
- Engaging purposeful valuesbased work
- Meaningful connections
- Work/life balance
- Focus on wellbeing & health
- Positive supportive work culture
About the Role:
- Maintains a safe therapeutic attractive comfortable and welldesigned classroom environment.
- Implements therapeutic child directed healthy and safe activities that are developmentally and age appropriate.
- Implement a (dual if possible) language classroom by supporting a language rich environment.
- Maintains record keeping as assigned.
- Contributes to team effort by communicating positively with staff volunteers parents and children who participate in the program.
- Assists with custodial duties of the classroom.
- Assists with classroom and playground supervision while incorporating positive guidance techniques.
- Fosters an understanding of the Relief Nursery its mission goals objectives and program services.
- Gathering child and parent mental health and development screenings as needed.
- Serve USDA meals following family style meal service guidelines.
- Riding or driving bus/van to assist in transportation of children/families to and from program events or the therapeutic classroom.
- Performs other work related or assigned duties.
What Youre Skilled At:
Experience in social service setting knowledge of community resources
Basic knowledge of child abuse and neglect
Ability to work with children who have diverse temperaments and needs
Effective communication skills including rapport building conflict deescalation resolution and relationship repair
Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality while providing services
Cultural competence and personal understanding and implementation of tenets of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Ability to relate sensitively and nonjudgmentally with atrisk children and families
Ability to work independently and as a team member including good time management and prioritization
Consistent attendance is essential for both the smooth operation of our programs as well as fostering a sense of stability for the children and families we serve.
Physical Demands Background Driving and Training Requirements:
Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and behavior guidance principles; certificate or degree in Early Childhood Education or related field or 1 years of experience in childcare or step 6 on Oregon Registry
May work outdoors intermittently with exposure to typical Oregon weather conditions. There may be frequent interruptions working alone evening or weekend work working long hours. Working in a close environment with active children.
Adherence to Relief Nursery Standards daycare licensing regulations USDA guidelines and other applicable standards to ensure a safe and nurturing learning space for children.
Must be able to pick up and carry 40 pounds. Must be able to bend kneel and stand for long lengths of time. In addition staff must be able to get up and down from playing on the floor with children.
Ability to pass a background check.
Valid drivers license and reliable personal transportation
Clean driving record to drive company vehicles.
Within 60 days of employment must be Pediatric CPR and First aid Certified have a current food handlers card and show proof of completing Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Childcare Health & Safety Safe Sleep and Prevention is Better than Treatment courses as required by Oregon Office of Childcare.
Salary Range Benefits:
This is a parttime flexible oncall position with needed availability Monday Thursday 8:30am 4:30pm. The payrate is $21.88/hour. To protect confidentiality at MtStar there is a standard procedure requiring at least a 2year separation between being a program participant and serving as a staff member or volunteer within the organization. All staff and volunteer roles are at the discretion of MountainStar. All positions at MountainStar Family Relief Nursery are contingent upon the availability of funding.
To Be Considered for this position:
Please email your resume and cover letter to
Please tell us about how your skills experience training and attitude will support your success in working across these many areas of our organization.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
MountainStar is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin gender age disability or sexual orientation.
Employment Type
Part-Time
