Substitute Teacher

About the role

DYS Teachers work with youth aged 16‑18 in small class sizes of 6‑8 students at the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility. The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) aims to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities, providing a trauma‑responsive environment and treating everyone with respect.

Responsibilities

• Assess educational needs of youth: develop and implement lesson plans to address those needs to include individualized assignments and training
• Provide instruction with individual assistance
• Counsel students concerning their performance, behavior and/or personal problems
• Organize and/or monitor extracurricular activities if assigned

Qualifications

• Must meet eligibility requirements for Teacher Certificate/License appropriate for grade level & area of specialization to be assigned
• Substitute Teacher 1, 71911, must also have a baccalaureate degree or less per OEA agreement
• Applicant must successfully obtain Teacher Certificate or License prior to employment

Skills

• Analyzation
• Goal Setting
• Interpreting Data
• Motivating Others
• Verbal Communication

Benefits

• Comprehensive paid training
• Intersession leave – 40 days off per year; 186 student days
• Additional personal and sick leave
• Small class sizes (6‑8 students)
• No study hall/lunch supervisory responsibilities

Pay

$66,726 - $113,401 depending on education and experience (includes additional 20% supplement)

Schedule

Full-time