Substitute Teacher

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

7d•Onsite

About The Position

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective. Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World: In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment. THE OPPORTUNITY: In the absence of the regular teacher, performs all duties related to student learning including strong classroom management techniques, integrating curriculum into positive outcomes and discipline.

Requirements

Conferred Bachelors Degree
Must be able to obtain a valid Ohio substitute teaching certificate
Must be Highly Qualified in appropriate subject area
Evidence of exemplary classroom teaching experience
A special commitment to helping urban students to succeed; with an emphasis on urban schools representing a variety of socioeconomic levels, racial and ethnic backgrounds
Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with administrators, teachers, parents and community/corporate groups
Ability to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team
Willingness to spend the additional time needed to effectively meet the challenges, objectives, and purposed of the school
Ability to be a warm, caring hard worker dedicated to human growth and development
Walking, Sitting or standing for extended periods of time
Ability to quickly trail any student that elopes
Moderate lifting from 15-35 pounds
Moving of various items like wheelchairs or other mechanical devices – up to 30 pounds
Manual dexterity to use for items like classroom and building equipment and supplies
Bending, kneeling, twisting or stooping and other movements as required to ensure safety of scholars
Ability to write legibly
Vision (Near, Color, Depth Perception)
Sense of Sound (Ability to hear fire alarms, bells, and PA system)
Sense of Touch
Ability to speak clearly and distinctly
Able to work near students and other staff

Responsibilities

In the absence of the regular teacher: Teaches skills utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities
Instructs pupils in subject matter specific in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district
Adapts material and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments that guide and challenge pupils
Adapts the curriculum to provide individual, small group or remedial instruction to meet the needs of the individual pupil
Encourages pupils to think independently and to express original ideas
Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment
Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude and learning problems
Communicates with parents and other concerned individuals on pupil progress
Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day
Administers or monitors group tests
Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs
Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and in self-selected professional growth activities
Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which he will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines
Seeks to involve parents/corporation/industry and community in education of youth