What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Teacher position at Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools?
The Amherst, Amherst-Pelham and Pelham Public School Districts are currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of Substitute Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. The Substitute Teacher position is a part-time, as needed and on-call position working throughout the schools in the three districts. Successful candidates may work at all levels as a classroom or specialist teacher, which includes but is not limited to assignments as a Special Education, Physical Education, Art, Instructional Technology. World Language and Health Education Teacher The districts utilize AESOP, an online substitute fulfillment system for the purpose of meeting all of the substitute needs of the districts.Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a representative from the Office of Human Resources following the submission of a complete employment application.
Applicants must complete an online application to be considered for this position. Prior work experience with children in an educational setting is preferred. Bilingual and bi-cultural applicants are highly desirable. Employment is conditional on an acceptable CORI and a National Criminal Background check, commonly referred to as a Finger Print Check, The cost of the National Criminal Background check is the responsibility of the substitute applicant. There is no fee associated with the CORI application. For more information on the requirements of a National Criminal Background check, please go to http://www.arps.org/administration/human_resources_/employee_information .
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by a substitute to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the substitute is regularly required to use hands to assist students perform tasks, speak to deliver instruction and behavioral directives, and hear. The substitute frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The substitute is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The substitute must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The substitute may also be required to use physical interventions to maintain the safety of students.
