JOHN HANCOCK CHARTER SCHOOL
SUBSTITUTE JOB DESCRIPTION
The Substitute instructs and leads student learning in the absence of a regular teacher and in accordance with the goals, directives and curriculum of John Hancock Charter School.
Qualifications
- Completion of bachelor’s degree preferred and/or teaching experience preferred.
- Knowledge of CPR/First Aid preferred.
- Knowledge of child development.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to push, carry, and lift from five (5) to fifty (50) pounds.
- Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time.
- Ability to engage in frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling squatting, reaching, and sitting.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships.
- Commitment to punctuality and regular, reliable attendance.
Essential Responsibilities The substitute’s minimum performance expectations include, but are not limited to, the following essential functions:
- Maintains the confidentiality of student and school personnel information in accordance with John Hancock Charter School’s policy and law.
- Maintains a professional appearance as an example to students.
- Maintains a positive learning environment and ensures classroom procedures that fosters a safe and respectful climate for all students and staff.
- Ensures that learning is appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
- Ensures the adequate supervision to assure the health, welfare, and safety of all students.
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students and secure District facilities.
- Follows, participates and leads students in all safety and evacuation drills and events.
- Reports to main office upon arrival at school and secures substitute identification, credentials and keys; requests clarification of school rules and procedures from the front office personnel, if necessary.
- Reports all student injuries, accidents, illnesses, and discipline problems to the appropriate authority immediately or as soon as is reasonably possible.
- Consults with persons in appropriate position including peer teachers to seek information or clarification regarding attendance procedures, lesson objectives, daily schedule, materials and equipment location, usage and daily duties.
- Implements lesson plans, while ensuring the integrity of academic time and in a manner, which motivates students to learn and participate and organizes and groups students for effective instruction.
- Attends to all non-teaching duties as assigned (i.e. lunch duty, recess duty, study hall duty, etc.).
- Ensure a sustainable relationship with parents, pupils, school personnel and members of the public by communicating in a confidential, polite and refined manner
- Collects and places students’ work, assignments in storage according to regular teacher’s directions.
- Follows all dismissal procedures, ensures that all instructional materials and classroom equipment are in orderly condition, and prepares a daily substitute report concerning progress and issues of note for the regular classroom teacher before leaving the building.
- Returns substitute identification, credentials and keys to the main office.
- Performs other assigned and related duties as assigned by dean and/or building administrator(s) in accordance with school/district or state policies and practices.