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Building Substitute Teacher

Universal Companies

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#Lesson Plans#School Culture#Urban Education#Charter Schools#Student Discipline#Educational Instruction#Classroom Coverage#Curricular Goals
Contract
On Site
0-2 yrs
$55,000 / YEAR
Posted 3 days ago

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Salary

$55,000 / YEAR

Quick overview

The Building Substitute Teacher provides classroom coverage for absent teachers by delivering instruction based on provided lesson plans. They are responsible for maintaining a safe, orderly learning environment and adhering to school routines and procedures.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree and the ability to interpret technical procedures and textbooks. Strong communication skills and the ability to apply basic mathematical concepts to practical situations are required.

bachelor degreeEffective CommunicationProblem SolvingData AnalysisStudent SupervisionClassroom ManagementParent CommunicationLesson PlanningBasic MathematicsClassroom InstructionCurricular Planning

Job description

Job Title: Building Substitute Teacher

Supervisor Job Title: Principal

Employment Status: Per Diem/ Contractor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

The management services offered to our family of charter schools, allows us to collectively become a change agent and national leader in urban education as evidenced by student awareness of self, high academic achievement, positive school culture and community transformation wherever we serve.

Essential Functions

The Building Sub/ Day to Day is responsible for providing classroom coverage for a teacher who is absent for an extended period of time.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provides classroom instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans.
  • Creates a classroom that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students. Maintains a safe and orderly environment.
  • Maintains established routine of the school and classroom procedures in which assigned.
  • Maintains a professional appearance as an example to students.
  • Remains at school the entire school day, unless otherwise instructed to leave by building principal.
  • Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
  • Maintains reasonable rules of conduct which encourage self-discipline and responsibility.
  • Communicates effectively with parents when needed.
  • Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and times designated.
  • Completes other duties as assigned.
  • Education/Experience
  • Must have a bachelor's degree

Must have the ability to

  • Read, analyze, and interpret lesson plans, technical procedures, and textbooks.
  • Write general correspondence.
  • Both orally and in writing, to present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals, administrators, parents, and students.
  • Communicate using correct grammar.
  • Work with basic mathematical concepts.
  • Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations
  • Define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and to understand abstract and concrete variables.
  • Use available information and develop realistic long-term and short-term plans for curricular goals

Physical Demands

  • While performing the duties of this job, the building sub is regularly required to:
  • Speak, stand, talk, walk, see, hear and, sometimes, to sit.
  • Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to read small print.
  • Frequently bend, reach above the head, as well as forward, and use fine motor skills.

The Universal Family of Charter Schools adheres to the policy of providing equal employment opportunities to all job applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation.

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Universal Companies is in the business of helping people. Our mission is to create educational, cultural and entrepreneurial opportunities that will stimulate the development of wealth within historically disenfranchised communities. To accomplish this, Universal Companies...

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TypePublic Company
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