Long Term Substitute Art Teacher
About The Position
The Classroom Teacher creates a nurturing learning environment that facilitates students’ personal, social, and intellectual development. The teacher responds to individual student needs and abilities, works closely with staff and District administration, and supports the District’s philosophy and mission. Responsibilities include teaching and assessing students, maintaining classroom routines and discipline, communicating with families, and contributing to the safe and effective operation of the school. Performance is guided by the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards, the Rhode Island Code of Professional Responsibility, and the applicable agreement between the Cranston School Committee and the Cranston Teachers’ Alliance.
Requirements
- Current Rhode Island Teaching Certificate in the relevant content area.
- Ability to maintain classroom discipline and use effective, realistic problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to provide basic counseling assistance and support students with personal or educational concerns.
- Ability to respond empathetically to individual student needs, including those of students receiving special education services.
- Ability to maintain student confidentiality and follow applicable professional standards and district policies.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate students’ personal, social, and intellectual development in a nurturing learning environment that responds to individual needs.
- Implement useful assessment measures, select effective instructional methods and learning materials, and evaluate student progress using formative and summative assessments.
- Establish cooperative relationships with students and maintain open communication with parents and guardians, responding to parental requests within a reasonable time frame.
- Pursue professional growth, keep abreast of curriculum trends, and participate in professional organizations, in-service activities, curriculum study meetings, and district-wide curriculum committees.
- Collaborate with staff, District administration, specialists, PPS personnel, and agency personnel to support students and the District’s educational mission.
- Maintain confidentiality of student information and comply with School Committee and Administration policies and procedures.
- Contribute to building operations, including supervising students during transitions, recess and lunch duties, assisting with misbehavior outside the classroom, covering classes according to contractual guidelines, and participating in school-wide projects and programs.
- Maintain classroom order and discipline, correct assigned student work, attend to students’ health and welfare, and arrange supervision before leaving a classroom where students are present.
- Maintain a substitute folder with current lesson plans, schedules, routines, emergency materials, and relevant student information.
- Complete grade reporting, student evaluation, cumulative folders, permanent record cards, and other required records; distribute school communications and collect school-related returns.
- Report at the contractual time, be available at the designated teaching station, check mail and email daily, sign out when leaving the building during work hours, and report absences as early as possible.
- Attend required faculty, common planning time, professional development, and other meetings specified in the contract.
- Carry state registers outdoors during fire drills, notify parents when a child is kept after school for misbehavior, and perform other duties essential to student safety and the effective operation of the educational program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
