Substitute Teachers (The Hope Academy)

The Hope Academy•Providence, RI

About The Position

The Substitute Teacher covers classes when a teacher is absent, teaching content and skills to students in grade-level or special-subject classes using The Hope Academy’s adopted course of study. The role creates an intentional, culturally responsive learning environment that fosters belonging, positive classroom community, effective communication, and meaningful student participation. Teachers are expected to recognize and address racism and other forms of injustice, affirm students’ strengths, and be alert to microaggressions. The position uses and may develop lesson plans and instructional materials with diverse content, demonstrates concepts through models, discussion, reflective writing, and available resources including technology, and applies workshop-model instruction and authentic assessment practices. It includes flexible individual and small-group instruction, collaboration and co-teaching with educators and specialists, family communication, student supervision, professional development, emergency evacuation assistance, and other duties assigned by the supervisor or school leadership team, including covering for teacher assistants when needed. The Hope Academy emphasizes respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. Employees must follow student-record and protected health information privacy and security requirements, complete privacy and security training, report suspected violations, and maintain professionalism inside and outside school. The work takes place in a typical school environment and requires continuous movement around the classroom and building. The employee uses a computer about 20% of the time and other office equipment. Pay is $150 per day when scheduled to work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Acknowledge racism and privilege, and study and teach representative history with students’ diverse backgrounds and circumstances in mind.
Ability to talk with students about racism and address racism or other inequities when observed.
Ability to work as a team member by listening actively, sharing perspectives, and respectfully disagreeing.
Organizational skills, including developing effective classroom schedules for teaching, learning, and assessing.
Culturally influenced effective communication skills.
Proficient technology skills for remote learning and daily tasks, including tools such as Zoom, Google Classroom, and MS Word.
Ability to move about the classroom and building continuously throughout the workday.
Ability to use a computer and other office equipment.

Responsibilities

Teach content and skills in grade-level or special-subject classes when the regular teacher is absent, following The Hope Academy’s adopted course of study.
Implement and sometimes develop lesson plans and instructional materials that include diverse content throughout the academic year.
Demonstrate concepts and strategies using models, discussion, reflective writing, technology, and other available resources.
Use instructional practices suited to a workshop model and authentic assessment practices that mitigate stereotype threat in feedback, assessment, and grading.
Formatively assess students across content areas, including through running records, analytic writing rubrics, and conferring.
Provide purposeful, flexible individual and small-group instruction to meet students’ needs.
Co-teach and plan with teachers and staff, and identify opportunities for inclusive instruction.
Use culturally informed behavior management and discipline practices, including positive guidance, redirection, modeling, and praise.
Develop and maintain contact with families with awareness and respect for students’ diverse backgrounds and circumstances.
Facilitate student interactions that support emotional, social, and cognitive growth and understanding of each child.
Collaborate with educators and specialists to plan, adapt, and teach the curriculum.
Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the school day.
Seek and participate in ongoing professional development offered by the school or through independent study.
Assist with evacuating children and clients during fire drills and other emergencies.
Perform other duties as directed by the direct supervisor or school leadership team, including covering for teacher assistants when needed.
Model the school’s values and comply with student-record, PHI, privacy, security, reporting, and professionalism standards.