This is a parttime temporary position with no benefits. Work is not contracted and is instead governed by a Memorandum of Understanding.
Norfolk Public Schools pays the following hourly rates to all substitute teacher and teacher assistants as approved by the School Board:
- Daily Substitute Teacher Assistant $15.05
- LongTerm Substitute Teacher Assistant (With or Without FourYear Degree) $17.50
- Daily Substitute Teacher $23.00
- LongTerm Substitute Teacher Without FourYear Degree $26.00
- LongTerm Substitute Teacher With FourYear Degree $33.50
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum Requirement: High School Graduation or GED. Successful completion of at least 60 hours of college course work is strongly preferred.
- No teaching license is required but preference is given to those eligible for or in possession of a teacher license from the Virginia Department of Education.
- Must ensure a minimum of two 2 acceptable professional references are submitted electronically to the Department of Human Resources.
- Must submit to a background investigation to include fingerprinting and child abuse records check and the results must be satisfactory for employment as determined by the Department of Human Resources.
- Must provide documentation of ability to work in the United States; and
- Must provide documentation of a valid negative tuberculosis screening based upon the National Department of Public Health guidelines.
Nature of Substitute Teacher Position
- Reports to the main office upon arrival.
- Reviews with the principal or designatedstaff member all lesson plans and schedules to be followed during the work day.
- Maintains as fully as possible the established routines and procedures of the school and classroom to which he or she is assigned.
- Teaches the lesson plan as prepared by the absent substitute teachers may be responsible for preparing lesson plans.
- Assumes responsibility for overseeing pupil behavior in class and during lunch and/or activity periods.
- Reports in writing on the days activities at the conclusion of the teaching day.
- Follows all policies rules and procedures to which fulltime teachers are subject and which govern best teaching practices.
- An aboveaverage amount of walking standing and bending is required.
- Work involves exposure to normal everyday risks.
- Work is performed in a classroom and involves no unusual demands.
- The substitute teacher is responsible forstandard classroom teacher duties in the absence of the fulltime teacher.
Nature of Substitute Teacher Assistant Position
- Reports to the main office upon arrival.
- Works under the supervision of the classroom teacher and administrative personnel.
- Assiststeacher in the daily management and instruction of students.
- Performsa variety of tasks in order to help facilitate the daily classroom instruction and activities.
- Closely monitorsthe needs of the students to include basic personal needs safety needs physical help observation and reporting of student behavior.
- Follows all policies rules and procedures to which fulltime teacher assistants are subject and which govern best teaching practices.
- An aboveaverage amount of walking standing and bending is required.
- Work involves exposure to normal everyday risks.
- Work is performed in a classroom and involves no unusual demands.