Substitute Teacher

Position Description:

The Hockaday School seeks skilled, flexible, and dedicated professionals to join our team as substitute teachers. In this role, you will play a key part in maintaining the high standard of learning in the absence of the regular classroom teacher, ensuring that instruction continues seamlessly and students remain engaged in a supportive and enriching environment. As a substitute teacher at The Hockaday School, you will contribute to our mission of fostering academic excellence and empowering the next generation of young women.

Essential Functions:

• Implement lesson plans and materials provided by the regular teacher, divisional office or department head.
• Maintain a positive, safe, and respectful classroom environment that promotes learning and engagement.
• Adjust and personalize lessons based on student needs and classroom dynamics, while adhering to the school’s curriculum standards.
• Document a summary of the day, including progress on assignments and notable student behavior, both positive and negative.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with students, colleagues, and parents (if needed) to support effective learning.
• Adhere to school policies and procedures, such as taking attendance and managing classroom protocols.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, support staff, and division heads to ensure seamless educational continuity.
• Supervise students throughout the school day, including during recess, lunch, and transitions between activities.
• Demonstrate professionalism, adaptability, and enthusiasm while teaching across different subjects and grade levels.
• Lead by example in classroom management, teaching techniques, and adherence to school policies.
• Maintain a flexible, positive outlook, strong work ethic, and sense of humor in diverse teaching situations.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, with a preference for candidates holding a degree in Education or a related field.
• Prior teaching or substitute teaching experience is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage classrooms effectively and engage students in meaningful learning.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on teamwork and collaboration.
• Experience in leveraging technology for both instructional innovation and administrative tasks.
• Demonstrates flexibility, reliability, and adaptability to changing schedules or subject areas.
• Commitment to being a supportive, respectful, and energetic colleague and mentor
• Must have the ability to work in a school environment through satisfactory completion of all legally required and School-required background and screening checks and verifications, including criminal and sex offender background checks.

Training:

• Participate in all requisite School trainings
• Acknowledge receipt of the current Employee Handbook and are responsible for reviewing the contents and abiding by rules, policies and procedures stated in the Handbook or otherwise by the School
• Abide by Hockaday’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
• Commit to the ideals expressed in Hockaday’s Tenets of Faculty Excellence

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Regularly works in standard office or classroom conditions and climate
• Regularly uses close and distance vision, including working at a computer screen for extended periods of time; ability to observe students from various distances
• Frequently required to move around the office/classroom; works at a desk for extended periods of time
• Ability to occasionally move items weighing up to 30lbs. across the campus/classroom/office
• Ability to periodically support before and after-school or weekend events
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with students, fellow staff and community members

About The Hockaday School:

The Hockaday School is an independent, college preparatory school for girls of strong potential and diverse backgrounds who may be expected to assume positions of responsibility and leadership in a rapidly changing world. With an enrollment of more than 1,100 students, The Hockaday School is the nation’s largest prekindergarten through grade 12 independent girls’ school. Ranked among the country’s finest college preparatory schools, it…