St. Catherine's Preschool is currently looking for a Floater Teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. Our preschool program is a play-based emergent curriculum. The hours would be 8:30AM to 1:30PM on (10 hours) Tuesdays and Thursdays or (15 hours) Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

This is the perfect position and workplace for you if:

• are excited to educate and make a difference in 2-5 year-old children's lives.
• recognize the value and importance of quality play-based learning.
• appreciate playing and learning alongside children.
• enjoy being down on the floor teaching and interacting with children.
• demonstrate God's love through play, stories, and problem-solving.
• may be available on short notice.
• are looking for a supportive, professional, and positive team to work with!
• Early childhood experience preferred.

Qualifications:

• Must have High School Diploma.
• Must hold and maintain current CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Attend an Ethics in Ministry workshop every three years.
• Compliance with all state licensure requirements including required background checks and all annual training milestones.
• Must be able to push, lift, and carry 40 pounds.
• Must be able to comfortably bend down and actively play with children outside, in the classroom, on the floor and where applicable. This includes the ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers, hand and feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear, to climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Experience in early childhood education and/or 24 hours of pre-service child care courses which meets DFPS, Child Care Licensing Standards.
• Must have the ability to handle a varied work environment and an abundance of personalities and situations.