Substitute Teacher

Shared Values & Competencies of Dawson Employees Position Summary

The Substitute Teacher is the acting leader in the classroom in place of the classroom teacher or a Dawson employee. Daily assignments include classroom management, duties, student safety, and supervision of students at all times. Substitute Teachers are professional, confidential, flexible, nurturing, and model a love of learning.

Essential Functions The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Professional Standards & Conduct: Consistently upholds professional standards of personal presentation, punctuality, attendance, and engagement at meetings, duty coverage, safety protocols, decision-making, and maintains required credentials.

Commitment to Dawson Culture: Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding and support of Dawson's mission, vision, core values, and diversity statement; actively participates in school-wide events.

Confidentiality & Ethical Practice: Honors confidentiality of school, student, and family information and demonstrates ethical decision-making in all professional contexts. Talks to people and not about people.

Working Agreements: Upholds Dawson working agreements, such as assuming positive intentions in all interactions, holding self and others accountable for the impact of words and actions, mindfully sharing the air, and proactively looking for solutions before problems escalations.

Maintains a professional appearance and manner of conducting themselves

Establishes a safe, well-organized environment with effective routines that maximize learning time, exhibits student ownership and agency, and reflects the identity of the students.

Ensures the emotional and physical safety of students at all times

Demonstrates an open mindset to a diverse and progressive community of learners

Finds joy in working with students from a variety of age groups and grade levels

Supports and values social-emotional learning

Redirects students by maintaining mutual respect and dignity

Interacts with students by making genuine connections and demonstrating warmth, care, and respect

Maintains and carries out long-range and daily instructional plans (as needed), including duties and assignments

Engages students in group work, lectures, mini-lessons, exploration, questioning, discussions, and other cooperative teaching techniques; uses a variety of assessment strategies

Promotes leadership opportunities in the classroom

Uses appropriate techniques to encourage active participation in decision-making regarding classroom rules, organization, and topics of study; communicates a caring attitude and trust of students

Promotes problem-solving, cooperative negotiating skills, and conflict-resolution strategies

Demonstrates an awareness of and is responsive to student needs and behavior; employs a relational discipline approach

Makes sound decisions regarding student discipline/concerns and who/m to contact:
Administrators, Deans,or School Counselors

Develops healthy self-esteem in students

Cultivates a classroom community environment of safe and collaborative learning

Models effective interpersonal, self-awareness, and communication skills

Embraces cultural competency and commits to ongoing growth in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Promotes Dawson's Mission, Vision, Diversity Statement, and Core Values through student and faculty interactions

Self-Reflection & Growth Mindset: Demonstrates deep self-awareness, consistently seeks feedback, identifies areas for improvement, and implements meaningful changes to practice.

Professional Learning & Adaptation: Creates personal development plans, actively seeks learning opportunities, and demonstrates flexibility in adapting to Dawson's culture and practices.

Effective Communication & Listening: Demonstrates excellent listening skills, remains alert to diverse perspectives, and communicates effectively with various stakeholders throughout change processes.

Family Communication & Partnership: Establishes reliable, clear communication systems with families, regularly shares student progress, and responds appropriately to concerns with supervisor consultation.

Team Collaboration & Engagement: Actively participates in team meetings and collaborative efforts, contributes positively to grade-level or department teams, and seeks appropriate guidance from colleagues.

Learns From Others: Consistently consults with mentors, supervisors, and colleagues for guidance on student interventions, parent communication, and classroom challenges.

Identity Awareness: Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing cultural competency and exhibits a deep understanding of how identity and lived experiences influence relationships and interactions.

Two-year college degree or 64 hours toward a degreeand one year of experience working with…