Substitute - Lower School

The John Cooper School is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory day school located in The Woodlands, TX. The School's mission is to provide a challenging education in a caring environment to a diverse group of select students, enabling them to become critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens and leaders, and lifelong learners.

The Ful-Time Substitute Teacher requires a dedicated individual to provide instructional support and ensure continuity of learning in the absence of the regular teacher. The Full-Time Substitute Teacher will be responsible for managing classroom activities, delivering lesson plans, and maintaining a productive learning environment across multiple subjects for assigned division.

Classroom Responsibilities

• Follow and implement lesson plans left by the regular classroom teacher, adapting as necessary to meet the needs of students.
• Maintain a positive, respectful, and safe classroom environment conducive to student learning.
• Manage student behavior and ensure that classroom policies and school rules are followed.
• Provide clear instructions and assist students with completing assignments.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to maintain consistency in instructional delivery.
• Supervise students during lunch, recess, and other non-classroom settings as needed

Other Duties

• Perform other duties as requested/assigned by the School.
• Strongly identify with the School’s mission, philosophy, and goals
• Comfortable working in a collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to respond and follow through on assignments/responsibilities in a timely manner
• Ability to communicate and facilitate effectively
• Demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of the job
• Ability to work with others
• Maintain confidentiality
• Demonstrate computer competency
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit
• Demonstrate dependability by consistent attendance and punctuality

• School teaching experience, preferred

• Required to walk; stoop, kneel or crouch; reach with hands and arms
• Generally, the job requires 90% walking/standing and 10% sitting
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
• 90% classroom work environment, 10% outside in winter and summer environments

The John Cooper School seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff and student body. The School does not discriminate against any individual in admissions, educational programs, personnel policies, general practices or employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national or ethnic origin, physical disability or age.