Substitute Teacher

Title:

Substitute Teacher - ON CALL - 2023-24 School Year

(Middle and High School, all content areas)

Job Title:

On-Call Substitute Teacher

Work Year: 10.5 months

Employment Type:

Exempt

Salary Range: $40.00/hour

Supervisor:
Director of Curriculum and Instruction

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OUR MISSION

Invictus Academy of Richmond prepares 100% of students in grades 7-12 to thrive in the colleges of their choice, solve relevant problems, and communicate with confidence.

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OUR SCHOOL

Invictus Academy is a high performing independent public charter school located in El Cerrito, and we are seeking teachers who want to join our team and create an exceptional school.

As a teacher at Invictus, you set the tone for academic rigor, collaboration and have an orientation toward student outcomes. You have an unwavering belief in our students’ capabilities, and as a result, you do whatever it takes to support their growth.

Invictus creates joyful, rigorous classroom cultures where students understand the importance of the content they are learning, and how it connects to their everyday lives and ambitions. We work to ensure that in every lesson, the heavy lifting is done by our students.

We build trusting, authentic relationships with students, families, and colleagues. With these relationships as our foundation, we work closely with each other to support students in meeting the highest academic and behavior expectations. At Invictus, we are eager to learn about and implement restorative approaches to support students to be their best selves.

Invictus Academy of Richmond embodies humility and constantly strives to strengthen our knowledge, skills, and practice. We crave feedback and welcome opportunities to grow through observations, coaching meetings, and professional development.

We are fiercely solutions-oriented. We never shy away from a problem that we must solve to achieve our mission, but always bring potential solutions to the table.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The quality of our school cannot exceed the quality of our teachers. In that spirit, we are seeking exceptional individuals to execute the following “essential job duties” and responsibilities:

With students, you:

• Deliver excellent student supervision consistent with the age and abilities of students
• Set and hold high expectations for academics and behavior
• Develop trusting, authentic relationships with students and their families
• Create and maintain a joyful, safe, structured, and engaging school and classroom culture
• Demonstrate passion for the content area you teach
• Encourage students to take risks and learn from their mistakes
• Create opportunities for students to leverage the power of their voice

Whole School Responsibilities:

• Model and teach our core values: purpose, perseverance, productivity, growth mindset, integrity, leadership, joy, gratitude, mindfulness, and kindness
• Give and receive feedback to improve your practice, that of your peers, and school leaders, and create and maintain open, honest and respectful lines of communication

Instructional Responsibilities:

• As a substitute teacher, you will be responsible for teaching lessons to students for one to five periods per day while the host teacher is away from their classroom.
• Invictus will provide all substitutes with two full days of paid training, as well as ongoing professional development opportunities.
• During the course of the school year, you will have the opportunity to teach different subjects and grade levels, an excellent launchpad for someone interested in becoming a full-time teacher in the future.
• As a teacher at Invictus, you set the tone for academic rigor, collaboration and an orientation toward student outcomes. You have an unwavering belief in our students’ capabilities, and as a result, you do whatever it takes to support their growth.

Position Details:

• This is an on call, hourly position. The hourly substitute rate is $40 per hour. The hours are:
  • Monday, Tuesday, & Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
  • Wednesday & Thursdays: 8:00am-2:40pm
• All days may require supervision responsibilities during classroom transitions.
• For planned absences, we will schedule substitute…