Building Substitute-Elementary

American Paradigm Schools • Philadelphia, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

American Paradigm Schools are dedicated to equity and excellence for all learners, while celebrating the uniqueness of our communities. Our values drive our dedication to providing a world class education. This position involves facilitating in a classroom, educating students and maintaining control of the classroom. The ideal candidate will have previous experience as a lead teacher, have excellent verbal and communication skills, patience, pays strong attention to detail, possesses strong organizational skills and has passion for instilling knowledge to the students and schools we serve. American Paradigm Schools are Caring School Communities. Relationships are the foundation of classroom and school life and underpin teaching, learning, and prosocial development. Building relationships and fostering students' sense of community are a critical part of our work at APS and as such, we have partnered with the Collaborative Classroom to implement the Caring School Community Model in all of our schools. Caring School Community model builds positive classroom and schoolwide communities while developing students' social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and competencies. It is designed to help students become caring, responsible members of their school communities and, ultimately, to grow into humane, principled, and skilled citizens of a democratic society. The lessons in the program help faculty and staff create a warm, safe, and disciplined school environment where all community members can develop the skills and dispositions they need to interact constructively with others. All employees at American Paradigm Schools are expected to be true champions of the Caring School Community Program.

Requirements

• Experience and the ability to adapt to diverse teaching environments, while remaining an effective facilitator.
• Excellent classroom management skills.
• Bachelor's Degree - required
• Customer and Personal Service knowledge
• Education and Training knowledge
• Computers knowledge
• Instructing knowledge
• Public Safety and Security knowledge
• Social Perceptiveness knowledge
• Monitoring knowledge
• Complex Problem Solving knowledge
• Judgment and Decision Making knowledge
• Technology Skills knowledge
• Google Suite for Education
• Student Information System
• Student Intervention Programs
• Document Camera
• Projector, laptop, copier
• Sitting
• Walking
• Standing
• Talking
• Pushing
• Lifting 20-25 Lbs.
• Moving Up and Down from a seated position
• Walking up and down stairs

Nice To Haves

• PA Certification - preferred
• Previous experience as a lead teacher
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Patience
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Passion for instilling knowledge to the students and schools we serve.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out the duties of the teacher in their absence.
• Facilitating in a classroom.
• Educating students.
• Maintaining control of the classroom.
• Keeping students focused and on task.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level