Long Term Substitute - Grade 3

Long Term Substitute – Grade 3 – West Fargo Public Schools

The Long-term Substitute covers the absence of the classroom educator while providing instruction and assistance to learners and managing classroom activities and behaviors.

Please complete the application and include three references.

• Develop positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
• Engage with district staff in the professional learning community process.
• Communicate instructional purpose of lessons and make connections to prior learning.
• Engage learners in meaningful direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice.
• Utilize questions, discussions, and dialogue that promote critical thinking and diverse perspectives.
• Empower learners to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic learners, and ethical users of information.
• Plan and deliver curriculum that meets individual learner needs and district standards.
• Foster a safe, equitable classroom environment and maintain behavior plans.

• North Dakota Substitute Teaching License is required.
• North Dakota Teaching License is preferred.
• Prior teaching experience is preferred.
• Prior experience working in an elementary school setting preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondence in English.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and expressively.

• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
• Specific vision abilities include close and peripheral vision.
• May lift up to approximately 30 pounds.
• Work with the public and various staff while managing competing demands.
• May come in contact with blood borne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
• Work in an environment with a quiet to loud noise level.

• North Dakota Substitute Teaching License is required.
• North Dakota Teaching License is preferred.
• Prior teaching experience is preferred.

West Fargo Public Schools is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment in all employment and educational programs, activities, and facilities. The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or other protected status by law. External applicants are eligible for ND Veteran’s Preference:
North Dakota veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a form DD214, and if claiming disabled veteran’s status, a current letter of disability. West Fargo Public Schools is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusivity in all hiring and employment practices. Applicants who incorporate a holistic perspective and a commitment to inclusion are encouraged to apply.