Cluster Substitute Teacher UP Academy Dorchester; Anticipated ; SY

Anticipated Vacancy

This position is an anticipated vacancy. It is expected to be vacant by 6/30/2026. However, the current incumbent has a right to rescind their retirement, leave, or resignation up until the day of the expected vacancy date. Your hire will not be confirmed until the position is vacated, and you may start the year as a Long-Term Substitute if the position does not become vacant by the start of the school year.

UP Education Network operates five schools in Boston and Lawrence, MA, serving more than 2,600 elementary and middle school students. UP is invited by local school districts to restart chronically underperforming district schools as UP Academies. Each UP Academy shares the same mission: to ensure that students acquire the knowledge, skills, and strength of character necessary to succeed on the path to college and to achieve their full potential.

The Cluster Substitute is a full-time member of the school staff and plays the critical role of providing daily coverage at their specific campus as needed to ensure consistency in academic programming. Cluster Substitutes also have regular duties in the course of the day, similar to lead teachers. Cluster Substitutes participate in all ongoing professional development and receive ongoing coaching from instructional leaders.

Cluster Substitutes at UP Academies often move into teaching positions after being successful in their role.

• Effectively execute lesson plans for assigned classes
• Perform all assigned school duties
• Consistently hold students accountable to school-based behavior management plan
• Participate in school-wide professional development and activities, as well as cohort meetings
• Communicating effectively with all students, staff and families

• Bachelor’s degree is required, Master’s degree is preferred
• Current authorization to work in the United States – a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment.
• A passionate belief in UP Academy’s mission, values, and educational model
• A deep desire to work with educationally underserved student populations and their families
• An unwavering commitment to the academic success and personal development of our students
• An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them
• An ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong public speaking skills
• A sense of humility

• Opportunities for immediate impact
• Talented, mission‑driven colleagues
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Consistent professional growth and development

UP Academy follows the salary scales and salary placement policies of each UP Academy’s host school district or state turnaround plan; please see the relevant union’s collective bargaining agreement for additional details. As an employee of UP Academy and your respective school district, you will receive the same access to personal and sick days, health insurance, and dental insurance as others within your union.

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We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position for which they are qualified. Our students must be exposed on a daily basis to a diverse group of powerful role models. Therefore, we have a responsibility to recruit, retain, develop, and reward a diverse and talented staff from a wide range of backgrounds to join our creative, mission‑driven team.

The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record (inquiries only), disability, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national or origin, ancestry, sexual or orientation, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias‑based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.