Substitute Teacher K-12 (On-Call)

Job Summary

Substitute Teachers at Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) serve as substitute teachers when our teachers/advisors are unable to be at school. The Substitute Teacher reports to the DECA Principal/School Director.

Qualifications

• Valid Ohio License
• Short-Term or Long-Term Substitute
• K-3, 4-9 or 7-12 Ohio Teaching License
• Prior relevant experience preferred
• Effective interpersonal skills
• A broad range of interests and experience with a passion for learning
• Knowledge of state and national academic content standards
• Basic knowledge in all core content areas
• Knowledge of pedagogical theories, perspectives, and developments
• Sound classroom management skills
• Ability to improvise and work through uncertainties
• Experience with technology-integration in the teaching and learning process
• Effectiveness in an interdisciplinary, teamed environment
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Leadership skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Duties/Essential Functions

• Serve as positive role model for students
• Follow lesson plans as provided by the classroom teacher
• Implement, by instruction and action, Dayton Early College Academy's mission
• Know and understand the Dayton Early College Academy goals and how they align to content area standards as defined by Ohio Department of Education and the University of Dayton
• Celebrate student accomplishments
• Hold students accountable for their academic progress
• Report each student's progress, both educationally and socially, to classroom teacher
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal

Terms of Employment

On call

Working Environment

• School/college buildings
• Community
• Internship sites
• Retreat/field sites
• Other environments as deemed necessary/appropriate

Physical demands

• While performing the duties of his/her job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required for this position

• Close vision
• Distance vision
• Depth perception