Greensboro Day School·Greensboro, North Carolina
Provide continuity of instruction for Kindergarten through Grade 4 students during the absence of homeroom or assistant teachers. Responsibilities include delivering lesson plans, managing classroom safety, and performing non-academic duties like lunch and carpool supervision.
The Substitute Lower School Teacher is a temporary position to provide continuity of instruction for students in Kindergarten - Grade 4 when the homeroom teacher or assistant teacher is absent. The Substitute Lower School Teacher may serve in the role of homeroom teacher or assistant teacher in the Lower School classroom. The Substitute Lower School Teacher is hired on a daily basis or for a limited term.
The Substitute Lower School Teacher will model the GDS Community Cornerstones of Respect, Kindness, Integrity, and Responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Head of School.
Daily work requires supervising students both indoors and outdoors. Faculty are required to participate in regular safety drills, learn CPR, learn how to apply a tourniquet, provide basic first aid, administer epi-pens when needed, and be able to support other student-specific health-related needs. Some weekend, evening, or early morning work may be required from time to time.
Teachers of young children must be able to assist them in toileting, hand washing, nose-blowing, etc. They must be able to move quickly and frequently from standing to sitting with ease, lift up to 50 pounds, and sit on small chairs and the floor. All teachers must be able to provide adequate supervision indoors and outdoors, and they must be able to ensure the safety of students during drills and emergencies that may arise from time to time. Exposure to loud sounds and high noise levels on a weekly basis.
There are no direct reports for substitute teachers.
Market context
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