Long Term Substitute Teacher; Grade 5

Job Title

Primary purpose:
To create a flexible program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with students; to motivate students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for elementary grade education in accordance with each student's ability; to establish good relationships with parents and other staff members.

Duties of this job include, but are not limited to:

• Teaches reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, health, and physical education, to students in a classroom, utilizing course of study adopted by the WCSC Board of Education, and other appropriate learning activities.
• Instructs students in citizenship.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Uses a variety of instruction strategies, such as inquiry, group discussion, lecture, discovery, etc.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by professional growth activities.
• Participates in curriculum development programs as required.

A. Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from accredited university.

B. Indiana Teaching Certificate.

C. Experience is preferred, but not necessary for hiring.