Substitute Teacher

Substitute Teacher and/or Instructional Assistant

The position is responsible for teaching the assigned subject and ensuring each student can continue their education in the regular teacher's absence.

Essential duties include:

• Reporting to the designated classroom upon arrival at the school.
• Reviewing the lesson plans and schedules to be followed during the school day.
• Maintaining the established routines, procedures, and guidelines, including safety drills, of the school and classroom to which assigned.
• Teaching the lesson plans outlined by the regular classroom teacher.
• Assuming responsibility for overseeing pupil behavior in class, during lunch, and in other activity periods.
• Maintaining maximum supervision of assigned students at all times.
• Reporting in writing on the day's activities at the conclusion of each teaching day.
• Following all policies, rules, and procedures.
• Remaining in the building during the hours assigned as a Substitute.
• Modeling nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be age 18 or older.
• Possess familiarity with the subject(s) being taught.
• Demonstrate some knowledge of the principles and methodologies of effective teaching.
• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, & the public.

Working conditions and physical requirements include:

Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in regular classrooms, outdoors, and on the phone;

physical agility to lift to 25 pounds; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Work environment is usually performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Clearance includes:
Criminal Justice Background check, Fingerprinting, TB Assessment.

Supervision exercised:
None

Supervision received:
Principal

This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The applicant will be required to follow any additional instructions or perform related duties as assigned by the Principal or an appropriate approver. Accomack County Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

The Accomack County School System does not discriminate based on age, sex, handicap, race, religion, color, or national origin in its employment practices. We are an equal opportunity employer.