What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Teacher position at West Des Moines Community School District?
2024/25 School Year
Information required to be on file:
- Application
- Current Iowa License (teaching, substitute teaching or substitute authorization)
- Mandatory Reporters of Child Certificate (required every three years). Taken through the Department of Human Services or Heartland AEA.
- Mandatory Reporters of Dependent Adult Abuse Certificate (required every three years). Taken through the Department of Human Services or Heartland AEA.
- Right to Know Certificate (Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace). Taken through Heartland AEA, no charge with our district password.
- Copy of official transcript
- On line background form that will be emailed to you
2024/25 School year:
| Substitute Teacher | $150/day | |
| Minimum | $75/day | |
| 16th day, consecutive or intermittent | $170/day, $85/half day | |
|
$200/day |
For more than a full semester in the same assignment there will be the following fringe benefits:
- 50 percent of single hospital/major medical
- $10,000 term life insurance
- Five paid sick days
- Three days leave for death in immediate family
- Three paid days leave for critical illness in the immediate family or critical business/emergency
*Substitute teachers and nurses are not entitled to and shall not receive a continuing employment contract pursuant to Iowa Code Section 279.15.
For more information please contact Jackie Armstrong, armstrongj@wdmcs.org.
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