Long-Term Middle School Substitute presso Atlas Preparatory School

Description

Who We Are

• A tuition-free, open enrollment, K-12 charter school in the southeast community of Colorado Springs
• Preparing and empowering all of our students for success on their post-graduate paths through educational excellence, character development, and community engagement
• Dedicated to student proficiency through academic rigor and robust family support through the Atlas family scholarship
• Dedicated to our staff through offering a competitive total rewards package and providing meaningful professional development
   

Who We Serve

• 92% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
• 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 7% White, and 1% Asian
• 56% English Language Learners
   

What You’ll Do

• Embody the characteristics that the school wishes the students to uphold, especially accountability, connect, growth-mindset, and perseverance 
• Deliver prepared lessons in response to the primary teachers’ absence
• Manage and care for a class of assigned advises
• Provide engaging, motivating, and rigorous instruction in whole-class, small-group, and individual settings
• Assist in student arrival and departure, transitions between class periods, and lunch periods
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
• Teach, support, and enhance school-wide systems and expectations at all times with all children
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and objectives as indicated in the lesson plans for the lessons, units, or projects assigned
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom via straightening chairs, tables, clearing whiteboard, etc.
• Ensure that the students are never left unattended in the classroom
• Maintain awareness and knowledge of emergency evacuation routes for the classrooms assigned, procedures for referring students with disciplinary problems, and all school procedures and regulations
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Compensation & Schedule 

• Salaried/Exempt
• Annual Salary: $50,500*
• Full Time; Monday – Friday; Occasional evenings and weekends as needed

Benefits

• Approximately 10* weeks of paid school breaks
• 32* hours of annual flex time and 48* hours of annual sick time 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account
• Participation in the Colorado PERA retirement program (required in lieu of social security as a public employee)
• 100% Employer paid short and long-term disability benefit 
• 100% Employer-paid life insurance benefit of $25,000 (option to purchase more)
• Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• Access to thousands of employee discounts

Annual Calendar and Start Date

• 209* work days per academic year
• Assignment is anticipated to be from approximately January 5th, 2026 - March 27, 2026

*Pro-rated based upon actual assignment length.

Qualifications

Who You Are

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in education or ELA
• At least 1 year of substitute or teaching experience 
• Ability to successfully pass all required background screening
• Committed to creating a rigorous, nurturing, and joyful education experience
• Dedicated to educational equity and promote related/procedure-aligned practices
• Demonstrate effective and consistent professionalism throughout all communication
• Ability to demonstrate evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player
• Possess a growth mindset and experience using feedback as a way to improve practice

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience within an urban classroom utilizing structure, incentives, and high expectations to drive student success
• Bilingual; Spanish and English

Essential Functions

• Prolonged periods of standing and sitting
• Must be able to reach, stoop, kneel, push, and pull
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed
• Must be able to successfully abide by all policies and procedures of Atlas Schools

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Position Closes: When filled