Job Title: Substitute Teacher
Reports To: Building Administrator
FLSA: Non-Exempt/Hourly
JOB DUTIES: Perform the classroom duties of an absent teacher, including the following:
- Implement lesson plan as prepared by Classroom Teacher
- Manage the classroom so that curriculum guidelines/requirements are fulfilled
- Lecture, demonstrate, and use appropriate teaching aids to present subject matter to the students as directed by the Classroom Teacher
- Prepare, administer &/or correct assignments & tests
- Record grades and attendance
- Assist as directed by the building administration (Including clerical, cafeteria, bus duty, etc.)
- Maintains and respects confidentiality of student and school personnel information;
- Maintains a discipline and classroom control that fosters a safe and positive environment for all students and staff in accordance with school and county policies;
- Ensures the adequate supervision to assure health, welfare, and safety of all students;
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities;
- Reports to office upon arrival at school; checks mailbox of absent teacher for materials requiring immediate attention; requests clarification of school rules and procedures, if necessary;
- Reports all student injuries, accidents, illnesses, and discipline problems to the appropriate authority immediately or as soon as is reasonably possible;
- Implements lesson plans, while ensuring the integrity of academic time and in a manner which motivates students to learn and participate;
- Organizes students for effective instruction;
- Dismisses all students from the classroom before leaving the building;
- Completes a Substitute Teacher Report Form for the regular classroom teacher;
- Collects and places students' papers in regular teacher's desk;
- Returns instructional materials, equipment, and keys to proper place;
- Determines if his/her services will be required for the next school day;
- Complies with and supports school and districts regulations and policies;
- Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities;
- Performs other related duties as assigned by building administrator(s) in accordance with school/districts policies and practices.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited, academic degree-granting, college or university.
- Must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Must hold a Valid Kansas Substitute license issued by KSDE.
- Must pass the pre-employment screenings.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Must be able to follow oral and written directions and have the ability to establish effective working relationships with staff and students.
- Ability to maintain effective classroom management strategies.
- Ability to use classroom technology such as attendance software and google classroom.
COMPENSATION
All substitute teachers will be paid based on your current KSDE licensure. You are paid by the hour on the basis of thirty (30) minute periods of time. A substitute’s duty day is 7 hours and 45 minutes. - Emergency Substitute License - $15.55 per hour.
- Professional Teaching/Standard Substitute License - $19.07 per hour.
- Long Term Sub $21.21 per hour
Compensation will be the same for all levels of teaching; Elementary, Middle School and Secondary.
When Substitutes work at multiple locations and have the equivalent of 7 ¾ hours in labor and travel time they will be compensated for a full day.
Note: - Paid orientation/training will be provided.
- Only complete applications will be considered.
- Not all applicants qualify.
- Applications will continue to be reviewed throughout the school year.
- Active substitutes who resign for any reason must reapply as a new applicant.
