Substitute Teacher(s)

1. Professional Qualifications
   

• Bachelor's Degree in Education
  
• Certificate in teaching or substitute teaching
  
• Minimum of two (2) years experience as a classroom teacher
  
• Passionate about connecting with teachers and students
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  

General Duties

1. As a Classroom Teacher, to:
   

• Actively promote equality of opportunity within an inclusive and diverse classroom
  
• Maintain an attractive, dynamic and emotionally safe learning environment
  
• Work to inspire in all children a desire for success and a passion for learning
  
• Deliver learning to meet the needs of all groups of learners including those with additional needs
  
• Manage behavior with consistency and fairness in line with our school Behavior Policy, to ensure a safe, ordered atmosphere for all
  
• Effect regular and efficient formative assessment to inform planning and learning; using data to identify gaps in learning, to inform teaching and, therefore, to maximize students’’ progress
  
• Be a proactive member of the departmental team, taking the lead in curriculum or pastoral strengths to inform and monitor curriculum content, standards and resources
  
• Show a willingness to be involved in the extra-curricular life of the school
  
• Foster and maintain an efficient and productive relationship between home and school.
  

1. Undertake any tasks as reasonably required by the respective Principal(s)
   

Teaching and Learning

• Demonstrate consistently outstanding teaching skills, managing students and maintaining high standards of behavior and creating a calm, purposeful learning environment
  
• Take initiative in becoming familiar with all aspects of the curriculum in the respective substitute are of Elementary, Middle and High School that may differ from previous experience or training
  
• Take responsibility for all administrative tasks associated with the role of Substitute teacher
  
• Work with Elementary, Middle or High School teams in the development and delivery of a creative and stimulating curriculum
  
• Work with the Elementary, Middle or High School teams in the development and maintenance of a stimulating teaching environment that ensures optimum use of time, space and facilities
  
• Work with the respective teams to ensure that the requirements of the curriculum are met, including arrangements for assessment and moderation
  
• Be an active member of team meetings and take a role in developing and implementing policies, initiatives, discussing samples of work, assessment and record keeping, moderation, etc.
  

Communication

• Develop and maintain positive professional relationships with colleagues, parents, leaders, the local community and where appropriate the Board of Directors
  
• Attend and contribute to appropriate divisional meetings
  
• Ensure parents are well informed about the sectional curriculum (Elementary, Middle School and High School), attainment and progress and are fully engaged as partners in their child’s learning.