Stellar Substitute Teacher (Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary)

About the role

The position is for Substitute Teaching with City Schools of Decatur. The daily rate for substitute teaching assignments is $150 for non-certified individuals or $175 for certified individuals.

Primary Function

To plan for and to provide appropriate learning experiences and educational opportunities for each student assigned to the classroom.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students
• Demonstrates command of school subject(s) being taught
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides small group and individualized instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil
• Plans and implements developmentally appropriate interactive learning experiences
• Communicates regularly with parents outside normal classroom day by means of class newsletters, notes, telephone calls, conferences, emails, websites, etc.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere
• Makes regular assessments of student progress in learning through a variety of techniques
• Identifies pupil needs, develops strategies for small groups and/or individual education plans, implements any needed Tier II interventions and makes appropriate referrals through the school's student support model
• Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day including PTA events, family engagement events
• Participates in professional learning to increase skills and proficiency related to job responsibilities and serves on committees when needed
• Provides assessments that measure student achievement of objectives
• Utilizes technology effectively to plan, teach, and assess
• Evaluates, selects, and modifies resources and activities to match learners' needs and meet the curriculum standards
• Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent
• Participates in daily duties and responsibilities within the school
• Avoids behaviors which detract from the staff morale

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field of education from a Professional Standards Commission (PSC)-approved college or university required
• Must have valid in-field teaching certificate
• Previous teaching experience preferred
• Experience with International Baccalaureate Programme preferred

Physical Demands

• To perform the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, or hear
• Lifting up to 30 pounds may be required on an occasional basis
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Specific vision abilities required of this job include close vision and distance vision