Apply today! We are always looking for substitute teachers and will have additional openings for full time and part time teachers in the near future, as we continue to grow our program. Our substitute teachers and volunteers will always be considered for part time and full time employment positions if we feel that they would be a good fit for the position and schedule requirements, prior to public applicants who have no prior experience within our program. All applicants who are interested in paid employment options, as well as volunteer options, must submit an application in order to set up an interview date. In order to apply, please email your resume, an unofficial transcript showing education history and specifically Child Development Units, as well as two professional reference letters, to lovinglittlespreschool@gmail.com. Once we receive and review this information, we will reach out for an interview time and date!
PRESCHOOL TEACHER
-Job Description-
About Us
Loving Littles Preschool is located in Visalia, California. We are a faith based preschool which focuses on the importance of children’s growth and development, overall well-being, and academic success. We recognize the importance of early childhood development and education, which is why we strive to serve each child who walks through our doors with a welcoming and consistent learning environment.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a loving, safe, and consistent environment which allows children to grow, develop, and enjoy learning. We aim to accomplish this by incorporating age appropriate play and academics as well as activities which promote social, emotional, spiritual, and physical growth and development. Our staff members enjoy working together with parents and families to help our littles blossom into unique individuals who are kind, honest, confident, safe, loved, and respected.
Work Times
Our hours of operation are 7:30am-4:45pm, Monday-Friday on non holidays. The hours for a full time teaching position will be an 8 hour block with a 30 minute lunch break in between these operating hours. For example, we have some staff members from 7:30am-4:00pm, 7:45am-4:15pm, 8:00am-4:30pm, 8:15am-4:45pm and one from 8:30-5:00.
Paid Time Off & Sick Time
As part of our commitment to our teachers we provide:
Two weeks of paid vacation which fall on the week of Christmas and the week of 4th of July, three additional days of vacation time (we ask for a 14 day notice so we can hopefully find a substitute for these days), and 5 paid sick days for the year, totaling 18 days of paid leave.
Teacher Perks
- Competitive salary $17-21/hourly commensurate with education and experience
- A mix of group time with staff and students and alone time in your classroom with your class of students
- We offer classroom support through floating teachers assistants and dedicated education administrators
- Employees at our school are offered 20% off of tuition and priority for enrollment if they have a child they’d like to enroll in our school
The Ideal Candidate Should:
- Have a passion for creating a loving, nurturing, safe, and supportive learning environment that is stimulating and conducive to learning
- Have a love for children and the desire to make a difference in their lives
- Maintain a commitment to professionalism toward students, colleagues, and parents
- Display patience for children and be willing to work on different behavioral, social, and academic needs for children ages 2-6
- Have a strong desire to work collaboratively with a talented team of diverse teachers and administrators
Duties Include:
- Collaborating with administrators and teachers to implement an engaging and developmentally appropriate curriculum
- Supporting children’s needs for their health and safety including but not limited to changing diapers, helping students use the restroom when needed, caring for children who may be ill, helping to prevent injuries by maintaining a safe classroom environment and supervising students at all times, helping children during meal times, helping to create a calm and peaceful environment during nap time which may include patting students backs to help put them to sleep, picking up/carrying a child in need, helping to supervise students while they play and explore and doing your best to create a safe environment for them at all times, show empathy toward children, clean children’s wounds or help to take care of any emergency situations which may arise, etc.
- Supporting children’s learning by implementing the learning concepts into fun and engaging lessons which are developmentally appropriate and beneficial for students in their specific age group
- Communicating with families in a professional manner both verbally and in writing/Brightwheel messaging
- Active engagement with students and participation in classroom activities at all times
- Communicating with administrators and floating teachers assistants when an issue arises or when help is needed
- Maintaining an organized and clean classroom environment conducive to learning, exploring, and safety protocols
- Assisting with cleaning classrooms, putting sheets on beds, etc. at the beginning and end of shift according to assigned tasks
Lines of Supervision:
Preschool teachers will be in supervision of students ages 2-6. They will be responsible for communicating with the 7-12 student’s parents on their roster and keeping them up to date with great things and things which may need improvement upon through verbal and Brightwheel App message communication. Teachers will be expected to communicate with parents verbally, daily or almost every day. Teachers will submit a progress sheet to parents biweekly through the Brightwheel App. Formatting for this progress sheet will be provided for teachers and will include areas of great accomplishments and areas that we are working to improve upon for the student’s best interest. Teachers will also be responsible for communicating needs or issues with floating teachers assistants and with administrators.
Administrators will directly oversee preschool teachers and teacher’s assistants. They will communicate with them when any new information arises such as new students, new medications for students on roster, new custody papers or situations at home that need to be communicated, any needs for means of improvement within teaching skills, deliverance of lessons or communication to students, staff, or parents, or when any needs arise and the teacher is asking for assistance with a student’s behaviors or any other need.
PRESCHOOL TEACHER’S AIDE
-Job Description-
About Us
Loving Littles Preschool is located in Visalia, California. We are a faith based preschool which focuses on the importance of children’s growth and development, overall well-being, and academic success. We recognize the importance of early childhood development and education, which is why we strive to serve each child who walks through our doors with a welcoming and consistent learning environment.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a loving, safe, and consistent environment which allows children to grow, develop, and enjoy learning. We aim to accomplish this by incorporating age appropriate play and academics as well as activities which promote social, emotional, spiritual, and physical growth and development. Our staff members enjoy working together with parents and families to help our littles blossom into unique individuals who are kind, honest, confident, safe, loved, and respected.
Work Times
Our hours of operation are 7:30am-4:45pm, Monday-Friday on non holidays. The hours for a teacher’s aide position will be 4 hours and 45 minutes with one 10 minute break. These hours would take place from 9:30am-2:15pm.
Paid Time Off & Sick Time
As part of our commitment to our teachers we provide:
Two weeks of paid vacation which fall on the week of Christmas and the week of 4th of July, three additional days of vacation time (we ask for a 10 day notice so we can hopefully find a substitute for these days), and 5 sick paid sick days for the year, totalling 18 days of paid leave.
Teacher’s Aide Perks
- Competitive salary $16.50-18.50/hourly commensurate with education and experience
- Our first choice of hire if a full time teacher position becomes available and the individual is qualified and the director feels would be ready to take on that role
- Having the opportunity to work with different teachers and various students who need assistance with social and behavioral skills
- Employees at our school are offered 20% off of tuition and priority for enrollment if they have a child they’d like to enroll in our school
The Ideal Candidate Should:
- Have a passion for creating a loving, nurturing, safe, and supportive learning environment that is stimulating and conducive to learning
- Have a love for children and the desire to make a difference in their lives
- Maintain a commitment to professionalism toward students, colleagues, and parents
- Display patience for children and be willing to work on different behavioral, social, and academic needs for children ages 2-6
- Be flexible in meeting different needs
- Have a strong desire to work collaboratively with a talented team of diverse teachers and administrators
Duties Include:
- Collaborating with administrators and teachers to assist students in need of additional assistance with social or behavior skills
- Meeting different needs such as helping individual students, helping with lessons or activities if needed, or helping with anything that is needed within the administrator/preschool responsibilities. These tasks may include but are not limited to heating lunches, helping to lay out cots or put sheets on cots, helping load or unload the dishwasher, preparing snacks, assisting with laundry, filling diaper cubbies, etc.
- Supporting children’s needs for their health and safety including but not limited to changing diapers, helping students use the restroom when needed, caring for children who may be ill, helping to prevent injuries by maintaining a safe classroom environment and supervising students at all times, helping children during meal times, helping to create a calm and peaceful environment during nap time by patting children’s backs or helping to soothe them if needed, picking up/carrying a child in need, helping to supervise students while they play and explore and doing your best to create a safe environment for them at all times, show empathy toward children, clean children’s wounds or help to take care of any emergency situations which may arise
- Supporting children’s learning by assisting individuals with teacher led lessons and activities
- Logging student’s days when supporting students in need of behavioral or social improvements
- Active engagement with students and participation in classroom activities at all times
- Communicating with administrators and teachers when an issue arises or when help is needed
- Maintaining an organized and clean classroom environment conducive to learning, exploring, and safety protocols
Lines of Supervision:
Preschool teacher aides will be in supervision of students ages 2-6. They will be responsible for assisting teachers when individual students need assistance with behavioral or social improvements. Teacher aides will be expected to communicate with teachers and administrators regarding student progress. They will also log student’s days when we are monitoring behavior improvements and assessing whether or not our environment is best for individual students.
Administrators will directly oversee preschool teachers and teacher’s aides. They will communicate with them when any new information arises such as new students, new medications for students on roster, new custody papers or situations at home that need to be communicated, any needs for means of improvement within teaching skills, deliverance of lessons or communication to students, staff, or parents, or when any needs arise and the teacher is asking for assistance with a student’s behaviors or any other need.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
-Job Description-
Loving Littles Preschool LLC is currently interviewing and hiring loving, caring, enthusiastic, and creative substitute teachers to join our team as soon as possible! We are so grateful you are interested in this position!
About Us
Loving Littles Preschool is located in Visalia, California. We are a faith based preschool which focuses on the importance of children’s growth and development, overall well-being, and academic success. We recognize the importance of early childhood development and education, which is why we strive to serve each child who walks through our doors with a welcoming and consistent learning environment.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a loving, safe, and consistent environment which allows children to grow, develop, and enjoy learning. We aim to accomplish this by incorporating age appropriate play and academics as well as activities which promote social, emotional, spiritual, and physical growth and development. Our staff members enjoy working together with parents and families to help our littles blossom into unique individuals who are kind, honest, confident, safe, loved, and respected.
Work Times
Our hours of operation are 7:30am-4:45pm, Monday-Friday on non holidays. Depending on the assistance we need for a day/week/month, would determine the hours you would be working within the stated hours of operation.
Substitute Perks
- Competitive salary $17-19/hourly commensurate with education and experience
- A mix of group time with staff and students and alone time in your classroom with your class of students
- Substitutes receive $100 off of monthly tuition for if they have a child they would like to enroll into our program, so long as they are regularly available when called upon for assistance at the preschool
- We offer classroom support through floating teachers assistants and dedicated education administrators
The Ideal Candidate Should:
- Have a passion for creating a loving, nurturing, safe, and supportive learning environment that is stimulating and conducive to learning
- Have a love for children and the desire to make a difference in their lives
- Maintain a commitment to professionalism toward students, colleagues, and parents
- Display patience for children and be willing to work on different behavioral, social, and academic needs for children ages 2-6
- Have a strong desire to work collaboratively with a talented team of diverse teachers and administrators
Duties Include:
- Collaborating with administrators and teachers to implement an engaging and developmentally appropriate curriculum
- Supporting children’s needs for their health and safety including but not limited to changing diapers, helping students use the restroom when needed, caring for children who may be ill, helping to prevent injuries by maintaining a safe classroom environment and supervising students at all times, helping children during meal times, helping to create a calm and peaceful environment during nap time, picking up/carrying a child in need, helping to supervise students while they play and explore and doing your best to create a safe environment for them at all times, show empathy toward children, clean children’s wounds or help to take care of any emergency situations which may arise
- Supporting children’s learning by implementing the curriculum concepts into fun and engaging lessons which are developmentally appropriate and beneficial for students in their specific age group
- Active engagement with students and participation in classroom activities at all times
- Communicating with administrators and floating teachers assistants when an issue arises or when help is needed
- Maintaining an organized and clean classroom environment conducive to learning, exploring, and safety protocols
Lines of Supervision:
Preschool substitute teachers will be in supervision of students ages 2-6. Long term substitutes of two consecutive weeks or more will be responsible for communicating with the 7-12 student’s parents on their roster and keeping them up to date with great things and things which may need improvement upon through verbal and Brightwheel App message communication. Teachers will also be responsible for communicating needs or issues with floating teachers assistants and with administrators.
Administrators will directly oversee preschool teachers, substitute teachers, and teacher’s assistants. They will communicate with them when any new information arises such as new students, new medications for students on roster, new custody papers or situations at home that need to be communicated, any needs for means of improvement within teaching skills, deliverance of lessons or communication to students, staff, or parents, or when any needs arise and the teacher is asking for assistance with a student’s behaviors or any other need.