**As of January 2025: we are accepting applications but there is no on-boarding/hiring planned because our sub-list is full.**
As of the date of this posting, there are no changes in the daily rates for the 2024-25 school year.
Substitute Teacher Job Description
Job Title: Substitute Teacher Exemption Status: Exempt from Overtime
Reports to: Campus Principal or Designee Pay Grade: See Substitute Daily Rate Tables
Dept./School: Campus Assigned Date Revised: January 2017
Summary: Supervise the daily activities of assigned students and perform the classroom duties of the regular teacher/aide as appropriate.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
High School diploma or GED (preferred)
Bachelor’s degree and appropriate certification, preferred, for long-term assignments.
Highly Qualified/Highly Effective required if position requires HQ/HE personnel.
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior.
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to be patient, flexible, and versatile.
Basic technology competencies.
Model good moral standards.
Experience:
Basic Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the characteristic duties and responsibilities noted herein, however, this list represents examples only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions found in this job description.
Model core organizational beliefs and values; communicate openly and effectively.
Reports to the principal or campus designee upon arrival at least 10 minutes before the official school opening.
Implements the lesson plans that are left by the teacher.
Assumes responsibility for overseeing student behavior in class and during duty time/recess periods.
Manages student behavior in accordance with Natalia ISD Employee Handbook, and campus expectations.
Takes all necessary reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
Complete and turn in a Substitute Checklist and Substitute Report Form to the campus principal or campus designee at the end of the teaching day concerning problems, instructions to the returning teacher, etc.
Performs all extra duties as required by campus principal or campus designee.
Utilize effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
Establish and maintain professional communications with students, and district personnel; ensure that all interactions are supportive, courteous, and respectful.
Comply with all policies, operating procedures, legal requirements, and verbal and written directives.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress.
Frequent standing, stooping, binding, pulling, and pushing.
Frequent moving of small stack of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment.
Equipment Used:
Copier, classroom computer, iPad, and audiovisual equipment.
Some special program placements may require equipment use specific to a student’s needs.
This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities or any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.
Employee Signature:_______________________________________________ Date: ________________
