Lipscomb Academy Substitute - Lower School

Lipscomb University • Nashville, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Serve as a classroom teacher in the absence of the regular teacher. Responsibilities include supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; following lesson plans and delivering group and individual meaningful student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teacher, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues; and on occasion responding to a wide range of inquiries from students, parents, or guardians.

Requirements

• Supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas
• Following lesson plans and delivering group and individual meaningful student instruction within established curriculum guidelines
• Collaborating with other teacher, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues
• Responding to a wide range of inquiries from students, parents, or guardians
• Proficiency in instructional technology and related resources
• Ability to manage student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment
• Ability to know emergency evacuation routes for the classrooms assigned, and related school procedures and regulations
• Ability to monitor students in a variety of educational environments
• Ability to work cooperatively with instructional staff, other school personnel and parents
• Ability to demonstrate and differentiate methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments
• Ability to prepare a variety of feedback to the regular teacher
• Ability to report incidents for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment and adhering to school policies
• Ability to respond to emergency situations

Responsibilities

• Reports to school office at beginning of school day to check in and obtain required materials/schedule of classes and again at the end of the school day to return materials.
• Follows sign out procedures as prescribed by the principal.
• Carries out directions in the lesson plans left by the regular classroom teacher.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals, objectives, scope and sequence and learning targets as indicated in the lesson plans.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting learning targets. This includes proficiency in instructional technology and related resources.
• Assesses student progress towards learning targets, objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, the regular classroom teacher and administration.
• Maintains a neat and orderly classroom. Straightens chairs, tables, instructional materials and equipment, etc.
• Takes attendance in accordance with school procedures.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Indicates to students at the beginning of class the basic expectations for behavior.
• Insures that the students are never left unattended in the classroom.
• Knows emergency evacuation routes for the classrooms assigned, and related school procedures and regulations.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, cafeteria, playground, school grounds, hallways, restrooms, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Works cooperatively with instructional staff, other school personnel and parents for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes.
• Demonstrates and differentiates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective lesson that addressing individual student requirements.
• Prepares a variety of feedback to the regular teacher (e.g. grades, student behavior, communication with parents and students, examinations and quizzes, etc.) for the purpose of documenting student compliance and performance.
• Reports incidents for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment and adhering to school policies.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed