Briya Public Charter School·District of Columbia
The Substitute Teacher implements daily Adult Education lesson plans adhering to ESL and Digital Literacy standards, focusing on student-centered activities, assessment, and fostering an academic learning climate. Responsibilities also include utilizing classroom technology, monitoring student participation, and providing summaries of class events to the regular teacher or coordinator.
Substitute Teachers are part of the adult education team at Briya Public Charter School — a leading two-generation education program serving immigrant parents and their young children in Washington, D.C. Briya is a Tier One Public Charter School, consistently achieving the highest educational outcomes through its innovative, family-centric programming.
The core adult education program is comprised of three highly integrated areas of study: English, parenting, and digital literacy.
The curriculum prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to navigate their community as effective parents, employees, and citizens.
Our integrated ESL-DL-Child Development adult education classes are taught by a Lead Teacher and an Associate Teacher.
Briya offers a learning environment with a variety of technology available to enhance daily lessons and activities.
Briya also offers high quality early education for children 0-5 and workforce development programs for advanced adult students who wish to pursue career-ready certifications.
Briya has a strategic partnership with Mary’s Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, further strengthening student families with comprehensive medical, dental, and social services.
The Substitute Teacher position may include, but is not limited to, the following tasks and responsibilities:
Duties: & Responsibilities:
Teaching
Implement daily Adult Education lesson plan(s) that adhere(s) to the ESL and DL Standards & Curriculum with fidelity. Plan(s) will follow best practices in instructional design by including objectives, student centered instructional activities with differentiated instruction, and assessment, all of which are appropriate to the skill level, needs, and interests of the students in the program.
In virtual classes, monitor student participation in the chat, in breakout rooms and in whole group discussion, and elicit active participation in planned activities
Provide quality instruction that fosters an academic learning climate, actively supports teaching and learning.
Implement classroom teacher’s plan to provide differentiated and small group instruction, promoting students’ learning through activities such as the following:
Providing whole class, small group, pair and individual instruction
Circulating to answer student progress while in the questions
Guiding students to understand class content
Redirecting students’ attention to learning
Modeling classroom behavior.
Utilize effective strategies that provide opportunities for student learning and active engagement in the learning process, incorporating contemporary tools, technologies, and resources. Plans will include the role and responsibilities of fellow teacher (if part of the teaching team) within the classroom/virtual learning space.
Implement authentic learning experiences for students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be effective workers, parents/family members, and citizens.
Provide a safe and orderly learning environment.
Evaluate students’ progress and curriculum’s effectiveness utilizing regular formative and summative assessments as indicated in lesson plan.
Maintain complete unit and daily lesson plans, materials and student work in an organized manner for reference by classroom teacher.
Must be flexible in availability to cover for a class in the event that a regular teacher is unable to lead
Provide a summary to the sub coordinator or classroom teacher, via email, of the class events and any notes that would help the classroom teacher upon return.
Technology
Regularly and consistently, utilize classroom technology to enhance student education and further personal and professional goals through blended and online learning.
In the virtual setting, utilize virtual tools including break-out rooms, chat and annotation tools to promote student-centered learning.
Monitor student engagement via GoGuardian as able.
Ensure proper use of classroom technology during class at all times (ie. No food or drink).
A Substitute Teacher must have the following knowledge, skills and/or abilities.
Hourly Rate: $20/hr
Candidates should possess knowledge, skills, and abilities suitable for teaching adult education, with ESL certification and teaching experience being preferred, alongside significant cross-cultural experience. Proficiency in English is required, with intermediate Spanish preferred, and comfort with various educational technologies is necessary.
Market context
In the District of Columbia, classroom teacher openings are often shaped by ongoing demand in public charter schools and schools serving underserved communities. These roles are competitive because employers look for candidates with a bachelor’s degree, a clear commitment to teaching, and alignment with the school’s mission; benefits may include medical, vision, dental, prescription drug coverage, and graduate tuition support. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then tailor your application to show experience or interest in serving diverse student communities.
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