Teacher, Building Substitute at Collegium Charter School

Job Description

Title: Teacher, Building Substitute 
Reports To: Principal 
Employee Type: Full-Time, School Year Only, Salaried, Exempt
Location:  Building 535 Grades 5-8

• Reviews the classroom teacher’s substitute plans and implements the classroom teacher’s plans.
• Works with small groups of students and assists the classroom teachers when not scheduled to be substituting in a classroom.
• Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning
• Demonstrates effective substitute planning and organization for coverage of a variety of grade levels and subjects.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, and modifies instructional methods to fit individual student's needs, including students with special needs; conducts individual and small group instruction as needed
• Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement and attendance as required by CCS
• Enforces the CCS Student Code of Conduct, the CCS Uniform Code, and the CCS Computer Usage Code
• Promotes good citizenship through actions as a role model
• Conducts himself or herself according to professional, ethical principles that reflect favorably upon the individual and the school
• Maintains highest level of confidentiality pertaining to school and students’ information, progress, and records 
• Assumes other responsibilities assigned by supervisor and/or school administrator 
• Abides by the CCS Employee Manual, CCS policies and procedures, and all current PA Public School expectations

• A four-year college degree and PA Teacher Certification. If certification is from a different state, PA certification must be obtained within a determined timeframe.
• Demonstrated competence as a classroom teacher
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles
• Ability to organize and coordinate work
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth
• Knowledge of basic computer operations
• Required Clearances include Criminal Background Clearance (Act 34), Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151), and FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Act 114), all dated within one year of receipt
• Meets criteria for employment in a PA Public School

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate depending on the specific site