Guest Teacher - Long Term

Location: Thornton, CO

About the role

A long-term guest teacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students for a long-term assignment, more than 20 consecutive days.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities
• Create a positive educational climate for students to learn in
• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals
• Participate in ongoing training sessions
• Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year
• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed
• Read and stay abreast of current topics in education
• Utilize various curriculum resources and technologies to enhance student learning
• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans
• Utilize District curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
• Prepare and distribute parent communications
• Observe and evaluate student's performance
• Manage student behavior in the classroom creating appropriate behavior strategies

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old
• Criminal background check required for hire
• Must possess, or be able to obtain from, or be in process with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License
• Must possess the required license and endorsement. If in field by content test or semester hours, with no endorsement: applicant must possess a Colorado educator license with a passing score on a CDE approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources

Pay

$200 per full day, non-benefited

Schedule

• Hours per week: 40
• This job is expected to run through 11/1/26 (subject to change)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (for benefit-eligible employees)
• Employee assistance program
• Voluntary life insurance through PERA
• 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) retirement plans available to all employees regardless of hours worked (available immediately upon hire)
• Paid time off