Educator Building Substitute - Elementary

Lynn Public Schools • Lynn, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Lynn Public Schools seeks an Educator Building Substitute to work in an elementary school setting. Building substitutes work 180 days during the school year. The position offers $165 per day and includes eligibility for health, dental, and life insurance benefits, as well as five sick days and two personal days at the beginning of each school year. A long-term substitute position may be available to candidates with at least a bachelor’s degree.

Lynn Public Schools serves approximately 17,000 students across 29 school sites in a linguistically and culturally diverse community. The district is committed to inclusiveness, shared responsibility, collaborative relationships, high expectations, and lifelong learning, and to fostering a school culture that honors diversity and responds to students’ and families’ social-emotional experiences.

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a pre-employment physical, including a drug test, a national fingerprint-based criminal background check, and a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check. These requirements must be completed before employment begins.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong desire to work with students in an urban setting.
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and to advocate for children in order to problem-solve effectively.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, including the ability to work with all stakeholders.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment physical, including a drug test, a national fingerprint-based criminal background check, and a CORI check before starting employment.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree may qualify the employee for a long-term substitute position.

Responsibilities

• Work with students in an urban school setting.
• Work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents.
• Advocate for children and help stakeholders problem-solve.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including Harvard Pilgrim HMO and PPO options.
• Dental insurance, including Altus Dental High and Low plans.
• Life insurance.
• Five sick days and two personal days provided at the beginning of each school year.
• Voluntary Flexible Spending Plan (FSA).
• Voluntary short-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary long-term disability coverage.

What This Job Offers

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