SY Building Substitute

SY 25-26 Permanent Building Substitute (3 positions)

Fitchburg School District Fitchburg High School - Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5330015

Final date to receive applications: Mar 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Dec 07, 2025 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 25, 2025

Job Details:

The Permanent Building Substitute provides a high-quality instructional experience consistent with the curriculum standards of the school district in place of an absent employee.

Permanent Building Substitutes are required to work 5 days per week and are willing to be flexible in their assignment. Daily assignments may vary depending on the needs of the district.

Essential duties for all faculty members include classroom instruction; conferences with students, parents, and colleagues; and active participation in the department's work on curriculum development, activities, and pedagogy.

• Associate's Degree or 48 credits from an accredited college or university;
  Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education license is preferred.
• Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations.
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents, and advocate for children to effectively problem-solve.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, and the ability to work with all stakeholders.
• Belief in the commitment to increasing personal growth, both academic and social-emotional, to obtain the highest level of achievement for every student.

The Permanent Building Substitute Teacher will;

• Provide a safe and positive environment in place of the teacher or paraprofessional.
• Monitor and supervise students through effective classroom management.
• Promote high standards and expectations for student achievement.
• Implement lesson plans.
• Use innovative approaches and instructional strategies, including the effective use of technologies, to increase student learning and confidence to learn.
• Follow professional practices consistent with the district's policies in working with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establish clear objectives that reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Differentiate instruction and provide appropriate opportunities for learning using a response to intervention (RTI) framework.
• Implement the district's mission, philosophy of education, and instructional standards and objectives.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by district policy and administrative regulation.
• Follow a schedule to meet and instruct assigned students in the locations and at the time designated.
• Assist administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, maintaining order in the school in a fair and just manner.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.
• Promote equity and appreciation of diversity to ensure equitable opportunities for student learning, including implementing specific strategies for students with special needs, with 504 plans and/or English learners (EL).
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the building principal/assistant principal.

Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal

Evaluated by: Principal/Assistant Principal

$150 per day

10 paid sick days

Benefits Eligible

Permanent Building Substitutes (PBS) are hired temporarily each year; there is no guarantee of continued employment beyond the school year. Substitutes will be notified by July 15 regarding continued employment for the following year.

This is a non-union position.

Timesheets must be submitted to payroll weekly. Enrollment in direct deposit is required.

An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of NCBC (fingerprinting) and CORI before you start employment.

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