Resident Substitute

10-month position (190 days / year), 7 hours per day. Daily work hours to be determined.

Pay

Salary Scale Grade S08: $24.32 per hour (starting). Under the Fair Labor and Standards Act this position is non-exempt from overtime. Actual salary placement will be in accordance with the salary procedures of the Frederick County Public School System.

Responsibilities

• Provide for instructional needs and interests of students by following an appropriate and effective daily lesson plan from the classroom teacher.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and where classroom time is utilized effectively.
• Demonstrate the use of a variety of teaching techniques by utilizing diverse instructional resources and materials to implement the approved curriculum.
• Demonstrate fair, firm, and consistent behavior towards students and promote self-discipline among students.
• Implement effective classroom management by following the established school discipline policy.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and positive interpersonal relations with students, parents, staff, and community.
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of school system goals and objectives by following school board policies and administrative procedures.
• Assist administration and other staff members in reaching the mission for the school by applying ethical standards in professional relationships.
• Supervise students in a variety of school settings.
• Maintain appropriate records.
• Monitor appropriate use and care of equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the school principal.

Other Functions

• Reassignment between work shifts may occur at any time in accordance with the Negotiated Agreement.
• Communicate in a manner that enhances productivity and builds respectful relationships across the organization.
• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal, Building Manager, or their designee.

Requirements

• An Associate's degree or 60 college credits.
• Experience working with children.

Skills

• Knowledge and use of culturally responsive practices.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to adapt lesson plans to specific classrooms.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Drive applications.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Capability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone and in addressing groups.
• Ability to travel to school and other local locations, as well as state meetings, sometimes with little notice.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to spend long hours sitting.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to grasp, handle, manipulate, and/or feel objects and use office technology.
• Sufficient mobility to move about the work area.
• Sufficient vision to read and comprehend printed materials, see distant objects with clarity, and identify and distinguish objects.
• Sufficient hearing to hear and comprehend conversations in person and on the telephone, as well as distinguish sounds up to twenty (20) feet.
• Occasionally climb or balance.
• Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift fifteen (15) pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working as a substitute teacher in a K-12 setting.
• ParaPro Assessment Test certification.
• MSDE issued professional teacher certificate with the appropriate content endorsement.
• Bilingual (Spanish).
• Knowledge of educational instructional tools/applications.
• Familiarity with the FCPS policies, goals, and programs.