Substitute Teacher (Daily On-Call)

About the role

The Day Substitute supports the academic program at Cary Academy by providing instruction in the absence of the regular classroom teacher and maintaining a positive classroom environment that promotes student learning.

Responsibilities

• Provides punctual and dependable substitute coverage for classes in both the Middle and Upper School and assumes other daily duties of absent teachers as needed.
• Implements lesson plans left by teachers in a way that maintains the integrity of academic time and motivates students to learn and participate.
• Adheres to and reinforces the policies and procedures governing faculty and students in each division.
• Works with colleagues in ways that foster professional collaboration and exchange.
• Actively supports the school’s diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism work in furtherance of Cary Academy’s commitment to equity and justice.
• Completes all required administrative and operational tasks and activities in a responsive and timely manner per school operating policies and procedures.
• Performs other projects and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Implement a wide variety of lesson plans in accordance with instructions left by teachers.
• Manage a classroom effectively at both the Middle and Upper School level.
• Establish meaningful relationships with students in a way that fosters their development.
• Use and support students in the use of tablet PCs in a 1:1 computing environment.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with all constituent groups.
• Work collegially with employees, parents and members of the Cary Academy and external community in a highly collaborative environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and interact with students, parents, and employees as well as internal and external constituents with sensitivity and understanding.
• Perform position responsibilities in a professional manner that models and ensures a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and work environment and upholds the school’s commitment to its cornerstones (the mission, the vision, the values, the beliefs, the employee culture and the portraits of a teacher and a graduate).
• Meet the expectation of regular, predictable, and reliable attendance.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Experience: At least 1 year of full-time work experience supervising secondary-school students
• Equivalency: Directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience may be considered in place of the above requirements.