Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The New School is seeking substitutes for part-time employment for K-12 for the 2022-23 school year.

Substitute teachers help provide meaningful instructions for assigned classrooms in the absence of the

regular teacher.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Attend a one-time substitute orientation

• Maintain the established routines and procedures of the school and classroom to which

assigned

• Follow the lesson plans provided by the absent teacher

• Interact in a professional manner with colleagues, students and parents

• Encourage, monitor, and promote student progress

• Maintain student confidentiality

• Assume the responsibility for overseeing student behavior in the classroom, during lunch and

activity periods, and in all school settings

• Provide a brief report in writing on the day’s activities at the conclusion of each day for the

teacher

• Work cooperatively with all school personnel

• Follow all policies, rules, and procedures to which teachers are subject and which good teaching

practice dictates

• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• High responsiveness due to the possible short-notice nature of this position

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma required, college experience or degree preferred

• One-year classroom experience preferred

• CPR certification preferred

Physical Requirements with or without accommodations:

• Must be able to lift or move up to 40 pounds at times

• Must be able to traverse the classroom and adjust one’s tone and height by bending,

leaning, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling in order to teach each child

• Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception

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