Long-Term Substitute Special Education Teacher Specialized Program​/Resource Room

This job posting is for a Long‑Term Substitute – Special Education Teacher at Deer Creek Elementary School.

Long‑Term Substitute – Special Education Teacher

Deer Creek Elementary School

Building Principal

Monday–Friday, full time following the academic hours of operation.

Full daily rate: $228.99. 10‑day bonus after completing 10 full‑time substitute days (not necessarily consecutive). Bonus paid on the next payday after the 10th day.

The Long‑Term Substitute covers the absence of the classroom educator while providing instruction, assistance, and classroom management in a Specialized Program/Resource Room. Responsibilities include delivering instruction, collecting behavior data, updating teachers on progress toward goals, and supporting other tasks as needed.

Please complete the application and include three references.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made for disabilities.

• Collaboration: Develop positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff; engage with district staff in professional learning community processes.
• Communication: Express ideas clearly across formats; establish procedures and routines; communicate instructional purpose and make connections to prior learning; engage learners through direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice; use questions and dialogue to promote critical thinking.
• Compassion: Empower learners to be critical thinkers and ethical users of information; understand cultural and global issues; resolve controversies respectfully.
• Creativity: Share ideas with team members; use creative thinking to solve challenges; design assessments aligned with standards and learning targets; foster a growth mindset.
• Critical Thinking: Analyze information to generate new knowledge; demonstrate subject matter and pedagogical knowledge; connect key concepts.
• Reflection: Understand diverse social, emotional, and developmental needs; maintain communication with supervisor and director.
• Resilience: Stay composed under stress; initiate solutions to address knowledge gaps.
• Responsibility: Plan, instruct, and grade elementary school content; use district curriculum and behavioral plans; meet learner needs; maintain progress records; apply federal and state education laws; create a conducive learning environment.

• Regularly reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
• Require close and peripheral vision.
• May lift up to 30 pounds.
• Work with the public and staff while managing competing demands.
• May encounter blood borne pathogens or bodily fluids infrequently.
• Environment ranges from quiet to loud noise levels.

• North Dakota Substitute Teaching License required.
• North Dakota Teaching License preferred.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Prior experience in an elementary school setting preferred.

• Read, write, and comprehend simple English instructions.
• Communicate effectively verbally and expressively.

• Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgment.
• Adhere to the assigned work schedule with punctual attendance.

• None.

The West Fargo Public School District is committed to a discrimination‑free educational environment. The District prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or other protected status. External applicants are eligible for North Dakota veteran’s preference. West Fargo Public Schools values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all hiring practices.