Instructional Assistant Substitute
About the job
- Knowledge and understanding of early childhood development.
- Experience working in a team environment.
- Experience working with children.
- Reliable transportation is required.
- Ability to work with individuals of all cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Background check and pre-employment screenings are required.
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required.
- Implement instructional experiences under the direction of the Head Start Teacher for preschool children’s social, emotional, physical, and educational development.
- Assist in ensuring that every child is engaged in and challenged by a variety of learning experiences.
- Complete required annual training and professional development hours.
- Promote the development of English Language Learners and ensure they make significant progress in their primary language and English.
- Assist in incorporating each child’s interests into classroom activity planning.
- Assist in maintaining a safe and healthy environment that supports preschool children’s development and learning while maintaining teacher-child ratios in compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards.
- Assist the Teacher in assessing children.
- Assist the Teacher with the timely and accurate completion and maintenance of documentation and records.
- Promote staff relationships that support a climate conducive to learning.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
About the company
Central Kentucky Community Action Council is a Kentucky community-action nonprofit. It operates early childhood education, transportation, nutrition, employment, aging, and other support programs for local residents. Its services assist children, families, older adults, job seekers, and people navigating economic or practical barriers. The organization coordinates grant-funded programs, classrooms, transportation, case support, food services, outreach, facilities, compliance, and nonprofit administration. Work spans early education, family services, driving, nutrition, outreach, case support, maintenance, and program administration.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lebanon, Kentucky
Founded
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What believers are saying
- August 2026 site data shows 85,673 CKCATS trips and 65,453 senior meals.
- April 2026 brought Kentucky Housing Corporation funding for CKCAC's Affordable Housing Program.
- The 2026-2028 Strategic Plan approved March 18, 2026 prioritizes housing, partnerships, and funding growth.
What critics are saying
- Federal CSBG, LIHEAP, and Weatherization cuts threaten CKCAC's operating model.
- OMB delays to appropriated CSBG funds squeeze cash flow and staffing planning now.
- Heavy reliance on public grants makes a single federal budget fight existential.
What makes Central Kentucky Community Action Council unique
- CKCAC serves eight counties with programs spanning housing, transportation, meals, and utility aid.
- Bryan Conover leads a 1966 agency deeply embedded across 27 Kentucky counties.
- CKCATS and LIHEAP give CKCAC multiple touchpoints in daily household survival.
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Company News
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT - April 2026. Article by: bryan conover, executive director. On behalf of Central Kentucky Community Action Council, I hope that you and your loved ones had a great Easter weekend and are looking forward to Spring. Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated is hard at work supporting the citizens of central Kentucky! Spring LIHEAP Subsidy will run from April 20th to May 22nd. Unlike its Winter Crisis component, LIHEAP Subsidy program does not require a potential client to be in a shut-off situation. If you know folks who are struggling to afford utility and housing costs, please have them contact their local CSBG office in their county. CKCAC is very excited to announce that Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated has received grant funding from Kentucky Housing Corporation to create an Affordable Housing Program for its area. The funding is limited, but Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated is excited to bring these resources to its communities and make meaningful impacts in folks' lives. Be on the lookout for more details in the coming months. State and Federal budget and policy decisions are something that Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated is monitoring closely. As Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated has concluded the budget session for Kentucky, CKCAC feels confident that Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated will be able to preserve its current programs, including Senior Congregate Meals and Non-Emergency Medicaid Transportation. From the Federal perspective, things are a bit murkier. The President's skinny budget continues to completely cut CSBG, LIHEAP, and Weatherization programs and the Administration's Office of Management and Budget has been delaying the release of funds that have already been appropriated for CSBG. Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated all need to work together to remind Congress of the importance of the work that CKCAC does with these funds as Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Incorporated move forward. As always, thank you for all you do.
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