Summary

King's Kids Preschool is looking for an enthusiastic, caring person to work with an experienced teacher for 2023-24 (can also substitute teach regularly this spring). Please contact Heidi Toloczko at 703-759-6935 right away, especially if you have been a teacher, coach, or volunteer - or maybe you're a parent or a student taking a gap year - who is interested in part-time or substitute teaching beginning September 6 through May 26.

Our great team of dedicated teachers at King's Kids Preschool has met the challenges of COVID-19 with effective protocols. We have small "pods" of just 4 to 10 children spread out in well-ventilated rooms, and they stay apart from other "pods." Wearing face masks should be optional, unless the Covid level is high, when our teachers and students who are over 2 years old will wear face masks. We've always washed hands and disinfected regularly, and we go outside often in good weather.

Our Christian preschool program is well-known for our loving teachers and fun, theme-based curriculum, and our students are well-prepared for Kindergarten. We love our families and seek to provide quality, affordable preschool to children from 1 to 5 years old from Great Falls and the surrounding community. Teaching hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and our starting salary is $15 per hour.

If possible, please submit your resume with details of your prior paid and volunteer experience working with children. CPR/First Aid training a plus.

King's Kids Preschool (enter behind Christ the King Lutheran Church)
10550 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls VA 22066
(703)759-6935
See kingskidspreschoolgreatfalls.org for more information

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS King's Kids Preschool admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Duties

• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Attend to children's basic needs (younger children may require help with diapering or potty-training)
• Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
• Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.

Requirements

• Set up classroom materials or equipment.
• Provide for basic needs of children.
• Teach life skills.
• Read to students.
• Plan educational activities.
• Monitor student performance.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Evaluate student work.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
• Work with children on rules or policies governing student behavior.
• Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Maintain attendance records.
• Prepare initial and final assessment reports detailing student activities or performance.
• Plan educational activities.
• Display student work.
• Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
• Help identify and assist students with special educational needs.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with individual needs.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as a teacher, coach, volunteer and/or parent
• CPP/First Aid Training
• AMAT certification to administer epinephrine
• Education degree or other certification

Benefits

Sick days
Snow days
Bonus pay at Christmas break and year-end
Training hours