Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
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Job Description
Title:LongTerm Substitute Teacher
Division:SchoolWide
Location:Making Waves AcademyRichmond
Reports to:Assistant Principal
Status:FullTime Available CalSTRS Retirement Eligible (During the Academic Year)
Daily Rate:$290.88 plus $12000 Temporary Cost of Living Allowance and MWA Benefits
Position Summary
The role of the LongTerm Substitute Teacher under the direction of the Assistant Principal or designee is critical in maintaining the continuity of learning in the absence of the regular classroom teacher. You will be responsible for developing and delivering engaging and effective instruction in your courses while creating a safe supportive and rigorous learning environment within the classroom. LongTerm Substitute Teachers are expected to collaborate with colleagues and lesson and unit plan to help students meet and exceed proficiency in content standards based on need. LongTerm Substitute Teachers are expected to actively engage and participate in culture building including but not limited to the classroom lunch recess/break supervision and hallway norm expectations. LongTerm Substitute Teachers are also expected to invest and engage in the work of developing a resultsoriented datainformed collegial productive and teamoriented approach to the work.
In light of the ongoing shortage of teachers this position has been strategically crafted to ensure the least possible disruption in the classroom for our students until a new teacher is onboarded. Upon successfully hiring a teacher you will become eligible for alternative prospects including the possibility of participating in other daytoday or longterm substitute teaching roles available. Your compensation will be appropriately adjusted if circumstances lead to your return to sporadic substitute teaching.
Primary Responsibilities
Instruction and Assessment
- Create and deliver effective best practice and MWAcompliant unit and lesson plans and materials aligned with Common Core and California State curricular standards; these lesson plans and unit plans are differentiated and designed to engage and challenge students.
- Evaluate and grade students work providing constructive feedback to support their learning.
- Maintain a high standard of teaching by engaging students in meaningful learning experiences.
- Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students and promote a studentcentered learning environment.
- Create and consistently use Formative and Summative Assessments that embed and provide students practice for unit tests finals and standardized tests such as the SBAC.
Classroom Management and Communication
- Take attendance and report any discrepancies to the Registrars Office as school policy requires.
- Establish and maintain a wellorganized and structured classroom environment conducive to learning.
- Manage classroom behavior with Tier 1 interventions as defined in the MTSS framework and ensure a respectful and inclusive atmosphere among students including communicating effectively with students parents and school staff to inform them about students progress and classroom activities.
- Enforce school policies and procedures to maintain discipline and safety.
- Employ classroom management techniques in alignment with Making Waves Academy culture policies and service model expectations.
- Serve as a Mandated Reporter and supervise students to ensure their safety.
- Communicate effectively with students parents and school staff to keep them informed about students progress and classroom activities including by participating in three Saturday halfdays aimed at parent/ guardian outreach.
Additional Responsibilities and Expectations
Mission Alignment
- Communicate with teach and build relationships with students and their families in the culturally and linguistically diverse MWA community.
- Collaborate and be a positive team player with colleagues parents and community members to affect the best outcomes for students.
Other
- Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance teaching skills and expertise.
- In addition to the core class instruct students with foundational coursework in an alternate class setting (Flex Period) and advise a group of students (Advisory)responsibilities include 11 checkins advisory family conferences SAT/ACT preparation lessons and postsecondary plan support as applicable.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Substitute Coordinator or designee.
Work Environment
This role operates in a fastpaced classroom environment with a need to multitask. This role routinely uses standard classroom equipment such as laptop computers photocopiers whiteboards and Chromebooks.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job the employee may be required to adhere to the following:
- Frequently walk across the middle and upper school campus.
- Participate in campus supervision duty each week Monday through Friday frequency may vary based on the supervision assignment each semester (including eating and common area(s) parking lot(s) and playground)
- Lift files open filing cabinets bend or stand on a stool as necessary and sit for long periods.
Travel
None
Qualifications
Experience
- Substitute teaching experience is highly preferred
- Experience working with students and families from historically underserved communities in an educational setting
Skills
- Strong classroom management skills
- Ability to teach effectively within an ethnically and culturally diverse studentoriented setting
- Ability to complete tasks and meet deadlines independently
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to utilize technology in the classroom
- Must be flexible and adaptable to change
- Demonstrate an understanding of technology and literacy learning platforms (PowerSchool Canvas Blackboard Google Drive and Calendar Khan Academy Newsla Zinc/Springboard etc.
Education
- Bachelors Degree required
- Emergency 30Day Substitute Teaching Permit from California Commission on Teacher Credentialing required
- Meets California Basic Skills Requirement with passing scores or coursework.
Licenses or Certificates Needed
- Employment eligibility will include fingerprints tuberculosis COVID19 vaccination and/or other employment clearance
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Certificate of Clearance (COC) required
Preferred but not required
- Spanish language proficiency
- Passion for the teaching field and/or interest in pursuing a teaching credential
Reasonable Accommodation
Consistent with its obligations under the law MWA will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
Equal Employment Opportunity Is Our Policy
Making Waves Academy is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the School to afford equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to their perceived or identified: race (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hairstyle including but not limited to braids locks and twists); color; gender (including gender identity gender expression and transgender identity whether or not the employee is transitioning or has transitioned); sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and medical conditions related to such); religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices); marital/registered domestic partner status; age (forty 40 and over); national origin or ancestry (including native language spoken and possession of a drivers license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the U.S. is authorized by federal law); physical or mental disability (including HIV and AIDS); medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics); taking of a leave of absence pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) law Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) California Family Rights Act (CFRA) the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) or laws related to domestic violence sexual and stalking laws; genetic information; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws.
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Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
