Extended Term Substitute, Grade 3 Teacher (Sept-Oct 2025)
Extended Term Substitute, Grade 3 Teacher (Sept-Oct 2025)
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Position:
Extended Term Substitute Grade 3 Teacher
Available September 2025 through no later than October 31 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. School
Martin Luther King Jr. School Community:
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School is an innovative public school where every student learns mandarin Chinese. The King School provides two options for pursuing Chinese language study. Students may pursue a sequential Two-Way Immersion option focused on the development of biliteracy in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Or students may choose to balance daily Chinese lessons with other core content. For Grades JK 2 classrooms follow two learning strands which merge together for English and Chinese instruction for Grades 3 5.
We believe our programs prepare enrich and challenge our students for success as global citizens and scholars. Our students benefit from an expanded learning day. This provides opportunities for increased enrichment and more time on core subject areas. The extended day offers teachers the flexibility to set the pace and intensity of learning based on student needs and interests. This time also enables us to offer enhanced enrichment that captures students curiosity.
The Role:
Our innovative school is seeking a talented third grade teacher to join our team for the start of the school year through no later than October 31 2025. They will teach all skills and concepts in the third grade Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The teacher will be responsible for implementing differentiated innovative instruction to a diverse group of student learners. The teacher will have an appreciation and awareness for the unique developmental needs of elementary children. The teacher will work closely and cooperatively with grade level and whole school teams of faculty including special educators ESL educators instructional coaches and paraprofessional aides. The teacher will incorporate a variety of assessment strategies including district wide exams and formative assessment in order to inform and modify instruction and target intervention and enrichment needs.
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Extended Term Substitute Grade 3 Teacher you will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university required; Masters preferred.
- Awareness of the developmental needs of elementary aged learners and the strategies to meet those needs through the curriculum.
- Previous and successful experience working in a multicultural environment that includes students from diverse ethnic cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills alongside the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with a diverse staff and student body.
- A commitment to equity in education and a belief that all students are capable of excelling in their education.
- Massachusetts certification in Elementary Education preferred.
How to Join Our Team:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills experience and commitment to equity in education meet the qualifications of the position as well as stating how you heard about this opportunity.
At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.
Employment Type
Full-Time
