Full Time Substitute Teacher - Maple Grove​/Woodland Hills Elementary

Full Time Substitute Teacher
- Maple Grove/Woodland Hills Elementary

Waukee Community School District Maple Grove Elementary
- West Des Moines, Iowa Open in Google Maps

Job : 5876443

Final date to receive applications: Aug 16, 2026 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 07, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Terms of Employment: Full time, benefited position

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited university
• Current Iowa License:
  Teaching Licence or Substitute License
• Substitute Authorization will NOT be accepted

• Acting within the substitute handbook
• Create and maintain healthy relationships with students.
• Believe in, have experience with, and be able to demonstrate competence with the following principles for grading and assessment:
  • Differentiation of instruction & assessment is necessary for students to grow and progress.
  • Multiple data points are used to determine the summative grade.
  • Course grades accurately communicate only academic achievement of the standards.
  • Independent practice is meaningful, purposeful, and tied to standards.
  • Students are given multiple opportunities to show proficiency through ongoing assessment.
• Demonstrate flexibility, high levels of motivation and enthusiasm when working with the learners.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) and by able to apply that understanding to a team situation.
• Understand and apply in professional practice the Waukee Framework for Meeting the Needs of All Students, highlighted by a commitment to: differentiating instruction for learners, meeting the needs of diverse learners, including all special populations.
• Understand and experience in using multiple teaching methods: co-teaching, collaborating, whole/small group and individualized instruction.
• Commit to ongoing professional growth and development as described in the Iowa Professional Development Standards and support of the Iowa Teaching Standards as the foundation from which to build that ongoing growth plan.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to implement the MTSS process.
• Articulate oral and written communications.
• Maintain accurate and timely grades and provide measurable and adequate feedback on student work.

• IPERS retirement account
• Health and Dental Insurance paid for the employee (spouse/family coverage available at an additonal cost)
• Generous leave package including peronal leave, sick leave, family sick leave, and bereavement leave

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $45,225 Substitute

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• At least 1 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Mark Davis
• 560 SE University Avenue
• Waukee, Iowa 50263
• Phone:
• Email: mdavis