Long Term Substitute Grade 3 Teacher |
Position Title: LTS- Grade 4 Teacher - Polk
Location: Polk Elementary School
Position Reports To: Principal of Polk Elementary School
Job ID: #2245
Internal Close Date: March 18, 2025
External Close Date: April 1, 2025
Anticipated Start Date: May 9, 2025 through End of the School Year (anticipated)
Required Certifications & Qualifications |
Current State of Connecticut Teaching Certificate: #001; #002; #005; #013; #305 |
Essential Skills, Knowledge Performance Abilities |
Experience teaching students in elementary grades Ability to develop literacy and numeracy skills Capacity to utilize multiple resources and instructional practices to appropriately differentiate instruction and enable all children to access the curriculum
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Essential Performance Responsibilities |
Watertown Public Schools is seeking a motivated and dynamic individual able to effectively teach all fundamental subjects to elementary aged students by creating a well-rounded instructional program that promotes curiosity, perseverance, critical thinking and academic risk-taking. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to: Complete daily assignments and all job related responsibilities with care, accuracy and in a timely fashion Create a student-centered classroom which ensures that every child is achieving and moving towards realizing his/her potential Cultivate trusting and collaborative relationships with students, parents and colleagues Establish high behavioral and academic expectations for students and address needs with fairness and consistency Foster an environment where students proactively demonstrate positive social interactions, academic risk-taking and conflict-resolution skills Use knowledge of student development, the adopted curriculum/program, the learning progressions of the Common Core State Standards and multiple student data sets to drive instructional decisions to address whole group, small group and individual strengths and areas of need Develop engaging and dynamic lesson plans with multiple student entry points to ensure high levels of engagement and learning for all students
Maintain and actively utilize records of student progress to differentiate instruction and provide actionable feedback to students Use ongoing self-evaluation and reflection to identify areas for improvement, and take action to improve professional practice Effectively collaborate with colleagues to design and implement effective instructional practices
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Terms of Employment |
$115 Substitute Rate per day for the first 10 consecutive days $269.31 per day starting on the 11 day Potential for salary lane change in the 41st consecutive day upon proof of MA or MA-6th Year Degree
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Work Schedule |
Monday-Friday 8:25am - 3:35pm |
All application materials must be submitted online, through Applitrack; should you have any difficulty in submitting your online application please contact (860)945-4813. *District reserves the right to close the posting if a suitable candidate is found prior to the external closing date. |
