American Paradigm Schools

8101 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152

Discovering Excellence Through Cultivating Differences

American Paradigm Schools are dedicated to equity and excellence for all learners, while celebrating the uniqueness of our communities. Our values drive our dedication to providing a world class education.

Position: Building Substitute

Position type: Full Time

Position location (School): Tacony Academy Charter School

Department: Teacher

Reports to: Principal

Employment status: Exempt

Employment duration: 10 months

Position Summary:

A Building Substitute is responsible for carrying out the duties of the teacher in their absence.

Major Responsibilities

• We are specifically seeking teachers with experience and the ability to adapt to diverse teaching environments, while remaining an effective facilitator.
• This position involves facilitating in a classroom, educating students and maintaining control of the classroom.
• Excellent classroom management skills and the ability to keep students focused and on task are a prerequisite for the position.
• The ideal candidate will have previous experience as a lead teacher, have excellent verbal and communication skills, patience, pays strong attention to detail, possesses strong organizational skills and has passion for instilling knowledge to the students and schools we serve.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Customer and Personal Service
• Education and Training
• Computers
• Instructing
• Public Safety and Security
• Social Perceptiveness
• Monitoring
• Complex Problem Solving
• Judgment and Decision Making

Technology Skills

• Google Suite for Education
• Student Information System
• Student Intervention Programs
• Document Camera
• Projector, laptop, copier

Education and certifications

Certification requirement

• Bachelor's Degree
• PA Certification

Physical Requirements

• Sitting
• Walking
• Standing
• Talking
• Pushing
• Lifting 20-25 Lbs.
• Moving Up and Down from a seated position
• Walking up and down stairs

American Paradigm Schools are Caring School Communities.

Relationships are the foundation of classroom and school life and underpin teaching, learning, and prosocial development. Building relationships and fostering students' sense of community are a critical part of our work at APS and as such, we have partnered with the Collaborative Classroom to implement the Caring School Community Model in all of our schools.

Caring School Community model builds positive classroom and schoolwide communities while developing students' social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and competencies. It is designed to help students become caring, responsible members of their school communities and, ultimately, to grow into humane, principled, and skilled citizens of a democratic society. The lessons in the program help faculty and staff create a warm, safe, and disciplined school environment where all community members can develop the skills and dispositions they need to interact constructively with others.

All employees at American Paradigm Schools are expected to be true champions of the Caring School Community Program.