Daily Substitutes: PK–Teachers & Teaching Assistants

• Nantucket Elementary School
  - Nantucket, Massachusetts
• Cyrus Peirce Middle School
  - Nantucket, Massachusetts
• Nantucket High School
  - Nantucket, Massachusetts
• Nantucket Intermediate School
  - Nantucket, Massachusetts

• Job : 5953506
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Oct 07, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 28, 2027

NANTUCKET PUBLIC SCHOOL

Job Title:

Daily Substitute Teachers and Teaching Assistants (PK-12)

Reports To:

Building Principal

Position Summary Nantucket Public Schools is seeking dependable and flexible Daily Substitute Teachers and Teaching Assistants to support classrooms across grades PreK-12. Substitutes play a vital role in maintaining continuity of instruction and ensuring a safe, supportive, and engaging learning environment when regular staff are absent. This position requires adaptability, professionalism, and the ability to follow classroom routines and lesson plans at various grade levels.

• Deliver instruction based on lesson plans provided by the classroom teacher.
• Manage and supervise students in a respectful, supportive classroom environment.
• Provide coverage across grade levels and subject areas as assigned.
• Supervise students during instructional and non-instructional times, including hallways, lunch, recess, and study periods.
• Enforce and uphold district and school policies, routines, and safety procedures.

• Provide instructional and classroom support under the direction of the teacher.
• Assist with small group or one-on-one instruction.
• Support students with academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs.
• Supervise students during transitions, lunch, recess, or other assigned duties.
• Assist with classroom organization and management.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required;
  Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience working with children or adolescents in educational or youth settings strongly preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and classroom management skills.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, including lesson plans.
• Dependability, flexibility, and professionalism in responding to daily or short-notice assignments.

• Current Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Substitute License or eligibility to obtain (for Substitute Teachers).
• Successful completion of CORI and SAFIS/CHRI background checks.
• Compliance with all district hiring requirements and trainings.

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $180 to $180 Per Day

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Welcome to Nantucket Elementary School, Cyrus Peirce Middle School, Nantucket High School, Nantucket Intermediate School

An island of pristine beauty 14 miles long and 3.5 miles wide, Nantucket is a haven 27 miles out to sea with something to offer everyone. Once a thriving whaling industry, that decline led to tourism. Now, although a tourist destination, the population hovers from around 15,000 year-round residents to almost 50,000 people in the summer.

The National Park Service cites Nantucket, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, as being the “finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th & early 19th century New England seaport town”. National Geographic says Nantucket is the Number One Island of the 10 Best Islands in the World. Made up of towns’ Nantucket & Siasconset, it’s the perfect place to set sail towards and begin your new adventure.

The Nantucket Public School is proud to educate 1,700 students in our diverse district with multiple…