Substitute teacher position for Akiachak School

Performs the duties assigned to the teacher the substitute is replacing, with the district’s understanding that the substitute does not necessarily have the educational preparation or experience matching or exceeding the teacher they are replacing. Successful substitute teachers:

• Understand how students learn and develop, and apply that knowledge in their substitute practice.
• Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.
• Teach students with respect for their individual and cultural characteristics.
• Follow the lesson plans and instructional materials.
• Help translate lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
• Create and maintain a learning environment in which all students are actively engaged and contributing members.
• Supervise a safe classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• If emergencies occur, may fill in for other duties, such as covering another classroom.
• May perform a teacher’s common out-of-classroom assignments, such as hall duty, lunch coverage, recess, bus duty, etc. This can be part of the regular teacher's assignment or fit the other related duties associated with a teaching position.
• Checks in with the principal/designee and checks out before leaving the assignment.
• Corrects written work completed during the assignment and leaves the results for the regular teacher.