Job Details
Substitute Teacher (4111C), Early Childhood Education Program 87372
About Berkeley
At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff. As a world-leading institution, Berkeley is known for its academic and research excellence, public mission, diverse student body, and commitment to equity and social justice.
Departmental Overview
Residential and Student Services Programs, as a part of the Division of Student Affairs, provides students with a comprehensive residential student life experience, state of the art dining services, safe and clean residence halls, an effective transition into the University through a well-planned orientation and a developmentally based early childhood education program. The Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) provides developmental play-based child care for the children of students, staff, and faculty via licensed child care centers on or near the UC Berkeley campus, serving 250 University children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years old.
Position Summary
Under general supervision, the Substitute Teacher is responsible for supporting play-based curriculum to meet the individual needs of children. Teachers develop and lead small and large group activities for the age and developmental level of children assigned. Substitute Teachers are responsible for supporting child screening, assessment, parent interaction and adherence to local, state and federal standards as well as all licensing regulations pertaining to children in group care settings in the absence of the classroom co-teachers, teacher assistants or student staff.
Responsibilities
Teaching Responsibilities
- Provides primary care giving and maintains daily intake, comments and close communication with parents.
- Performs and records focused child observations while subbing in the classroom and support the completion of California Department of Education (CDE) and California Department of Social Services (DSS) required DRDP assessments for all children.
Classroom Responsibilities
- Maintains a positive, safe and nurturing environment for young children and families.
Professional Responsibilities
- Represents ECEP by being responsive, caring and informative in communication with parents, other teachers and the campus community at large.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.
- Minimum of 12 Early Childhood Education units are required.
- Three or more ECE Infant or Toddler units required or be able to obtain them within 6 months of hire.
