Building Substitute

Annual salary $35,000 / year
Stipend at day 81 $750.00

Overview:
Substitute teachers play an important role in our schools by stepping in to make sure that quality education, effective classroom management, and school policy and procedures continue in the absence of the assigned classroom teacher. They facilitate learning by identifying and understanding individual characteristics of all students taught and present subject matter accordingly; manage the classroom by organizing it to stimulate learning and to foster discipline; make professional decisions about what to teach and across subject areas based on state mandates, district initiatives & goals, and available curriculum guidelines. Building substitutes are hired on a one year contract that automatically expires at the end of each school year.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Follows lesson plans.
• Maintains a neat and orderly classroom.
• Ensures that students are never left unattended in the classroom.
• Keeps students safe and engaged.
• Monitors student progress and assists where needed by keeping proximity.
• Maintains existing classroom management and discipline procedures.
• Understands building and classroom policy and procedures.
• Provides written feedback for the classroom teacher.
• Maintains accurate attendance records.

 
Key Qualifications:

• Must hold valid Ohio substitute license or certificate 
• Experience working with school aged children
• Must be open to actively participating in staff development opportunities to promote professional growth
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with students, staff and parents
• Must have the full support of the Building Principal and Assistant Superintendent

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA): 

• Ability to use computer network systems and software applications as needed.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

• Position is mostly indoors.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and stand. Occasionally the employee will sit and/or run. 
• The employee will frequently bend or twist at the trunk while performing the duties of this job. 
• The employee will frequently squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head, reach forward and repeat the same hand motion many times while performing the duties of the job.  
• The employee may routinely lift and move objects 50 pounds. 
• The specific vision requirements of the job include good depth perception and occasionally being able to see objects/persons at a distance. 
• While performing the duties of the job the employee frequently is required to hear conversation in quiet, as well as, a noisy environment and be able to tell where a sound is coming from. 
• The employee must be able to communicate to the team in order to give directions.

 
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Occasionally the employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers. The noise level in the environment is usually low/moderate. 
 

Salary : $35,000