Substitute Teacher ; Contracted

Full Time Substitute Teacher for 26/27 School Year (Contracted)

• Position Type:
  Long Term Substitute Teacher
• Date Posted: 3/10/2026
• Location:
  
  University Schools (K-12)
• Date Available:
  
  08/06/26

JOB TITLE: Full Time (Contracted) CDE Certified Substitute Teacher - This is a 157 contact day assignment for the school year 2026 - 2027. The daily assignments may vary as needed.
This position is eligible for benefits.

REPORTS TO: Level School Principal and Assistant Principal as assigned or Substitute Coordinator

Full Substitute Teacher Pay Rate: Substitute teachers will be paid at a rate established by the Board of Governors (currently $120.00 per day for 1 year license and $155.00 per day for 3 year license).

Benefits for Employees -- employees contracted for 0.75 FTE per week or more. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance options. University Schools pays 100% of premium for:
Short Term and Long Term Disability policies;
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance; and a $25,000 Life Insurance policy. For enrollment in our high deductible medical plan, University Schools will donate $1000 for a qualifying HSA account. We comply with all State Law regarding Accrued Paid Sick Leave (Colorado Senate Bill 20-205) in combination with additional unrestricted PTO Leave. Retirement in the Public Employees Retirement Association (P.E.R.A.). Voluntary benefit options available with supplemental insurance through Aflac, FSA and qualifying HSA accounts are available.

Our History University Schools is in its 129th year of existence. After a 108 year association with the University of Northern Colorado, University Schools opened as a public charter school, at its current location, in the fall of 2002. In the fall of 2013, a new middle school building was added. University Schools is K-12 and enrolls nearly 1,800 students. University Schools continues to be an integral component of UNC's teacher education mission.

University Schools' faculty and staff innovate and model effective student-centered teaching and learning.

Our School University Schools has two buildings on one campus: an Elementary/High School located at 6525 W. 18th Street and a Middle School located at 1717 65th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado. Greeley is fifty miles east of the front range of the Rocky Mountains. Greeley is an agricultural community with light industry and a major Colorado university. The city has a population of 103,900 while Weld County has a population of 269,785.

Visit our website page: "Who We Are" for more information

To enable each child to pursue his/her education as smoothly and completely as possible in the absence of a teacher by providing assistance and supervision for children when the classroom teacher is unable to teach. Assignment may be at any level (Elementary, Middle or High School) for a varying length of time and may include other duties as needed. The work takes a versatile person to adapt to one grade level or subject one day to another.

University Schools considers Substitute Teachers very important to our school and are recognized as an essential part of the education process.

• Dress professionally, setting a good example for the students.
• Review the classroom teacher's daily schedule, lesson plan book, seating charts, textbooks, and other materials.
• Maintain, as fully as possible, the established routines and procedures of the school and classroom to which he/she is assigned.
• Teach the lessons outlined and described by the absent teacher.
• Consult with the level principal before initiating any teaching or other procedures not specified by the absent teacher. If playground or other duties are assigned to the regular teacher, the substitute teacher is expected to fulfill that responsibility.
• Check the attendance procedures of your assigned classroom.
• Become familiar with the building, especially the fire escape routes.
• Be available to cover a class or assist as needed if there is a planning period. Also, please be aware that substitute teaching assignments may change if other needs arise in the building.
• All substitute teachers should refrain…