Resident Substitute

Resident Substitute

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10-month position (190 days per year), 7 hours per day. Daily work hours: TBD.

Support Salary Scale Grade S08: $23.85 per hour; salary placement will follow the salary procedures of the Frederick County Public School System. Under the Fair Labor and Standards Act this position is non‑exempt from overtime.

• Provide instructional support for students based on the classroom teacher’s lesson plan.
• Create a conducive learning environment and utilize classroom time effectively.
• Employ a variety of teaching techniques and instructional resources to implement the approved curriculum.
• Demonstrate fair, firm, and consistent behavior toward students and promote self‑discipline.
• Implement effective classroom management following the established school discipline policy.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and positive interpersonal relations with students, parents, staff, and community.
• Guide the learning process toward achievement of school system goals and objectives by following school board policies and administrative procedures.
• Assist administration and other staff members in reaching the mission for the school by applying ethical standards in professional relationships.
• Supervise students in a variety of school settings.
• Maintain appropriate records and monitor proper use and care of equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Ensure regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the school principal.

• Reassignment between work shifts may occur at any time in accordance with the negotiated agreement.
• Communicate in a manner that enhances productivity and builds respectful relationships across the organization.
• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal, Building Manager, or their designee.

• Associate’s degree or 60 college credits.
• Experience working with children.

• None.

• Knowledge and use of culturally responsive practices.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to adapt lesson plan to specific classrooms.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Drive applications.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Capability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone and when addressing groups.
• Travel to school and other local locations, as well as state meetings, sometimes with little notice.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Spend long hours sitting.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Possess manual dexterity to grasp, handle, manipulate, and/or feel objects and use office technology.
• Move with sufficient mobility around the work area.
• Read and comprehend printed materials, see distant objects with clarity, and identify and distinguish objects.
• Hear and comprehend conversations in person and on the telephone, identifying sounds up to twenty feet.
• Occasionally climb or balance.
• Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift fifteen pounds.

• Education/Training/
  
  Experience:
  
  Possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited institution; demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills; experience working as a substitute teacher in a K‑12 setting; capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Certification/License:
  Para Pro Assessment Test; possess MSDE‑issued professional teacher certificate with the appropriate content endorsement.
• Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
  Bilingual (Spanish); knowledge of educational instructional tools/applications; familiarity with FCPS policies, goals, and programs.

This job description has been written to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee holding this position. It is not written to include or be interpreted to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee. Nothing in this description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities or add required qualifications at any time.