Substitute Teacher

Date: 26 Mar 2025

Location:

Houston, US

Job ID: 5658

School: The Village School

Company: Nord Anglia Education

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The Village School is a private college preparatory school for grades Early Childhood through High School. Our High School offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma program and boarding opportunities through the Nord Anglia Boarding program.

The Village School is an international community in Houston, Texas, providing a world-class education to our private day and boarding school students. We adhere to the highest academic standards, developing lifelong learners and global citizens who think critically, collaborate genuinely, and give of themselves generously. Ranked nationally for STEAM education and for the diversity of our international student body. Proud member of the Nord Anglia Education global network of schools.

Job Description

• Act as a professional teammate, working productively with and respectfully towards their colleagues so that all feel valued, supported, and part of the team.
• Maintain a learning focused classroom culture based on high expectations, routines, and mutual respect so that all students feel safe to move out of their comfort zone to achieve more.
• Be knowledgeable about what they teach and the children they teach so that they can plan for the challenges students face when learning their subject.
• Provide appropriate scaffolding and support such as guided practice and lots of feedback to ensure all ranges of ability gain confidence and progress to independent proficiency.
• Include opportunities for students to explain, discuss, explore, reflect and solve problems so that students are highly engaged and encouraged to think critically and creatively.
• Be flexible and responsive to student needs by regularly using formative assessment strategies to check for understanding and make adjustments to instruction if necessary.
• Accurately measure and report student attainment using collaboratively developed assessments so that students can reliably demonstrate the extent of their mastery of content and skills.
• Seek to continually improve every year by being open to coaching and engaging in other professional development opportunities in order to improve outcomes for their students and illustrate that teachers are also lifelong learners.
  
  

Job Responsibilities

Required Skills/Abilities

• Qualified applicants will have demonstrated successful teaching in any field of study.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working with one of the following grade levels: Pre-K, Elementary, Middle and High School
  
  

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To Apply

Online applications need to be submitted directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV. Click Here to apply > Under Location select Houston

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

Nearest Major Market: Houston