Substitute Teacher

Mary McDowell Friends School • Brooklyn, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) is seeking Substitute Teachers for the 2026-2027 school year. This K-12 college preparatory program serves students with learning disabilities, guided by Quaker values. The Substitute Teacher will support the school's mission by ensuring student safety and well-being in various classroom settings, monitoring their educational and social-emotional growth. The primary role is to maintain student learning continuity in the absence of regular teachers.

Requirements

• BA required; MA preferred.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with colleagues, management, and external agencies.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Veracross, and G Suite applications desired.
• Experience in special education is a plus.
• Experience in the private sector, or independent school system is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• MA preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Veracross, and G Suite applications.
• Experience in special education.
• Experience in the private sector, or independent school system.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the safety and well-being of students in advisory, content area classes, core classrooms, and homeroom classes.
• Monitoring and supporting the educational and social-emotional growth within the framework of the school’s mission.
• Continuing student learning along the continuum established by the absent full-time teacher.
• Following lessons that have been designed by the absent teacher.
• Teaching students.
• Managing the classroom.
• Participating in all assigned tasks such as lunch duty, dismissal duty, walking to another campus, etc.
• Performing administrative tasks such as attendance.
• Promoting positive student behavior.
• Ensuring the safety and security of the students.

Benefits

• Rewarding work experience in downtown Brooklyn, NY.
• Encouragement to bring your whole self to work.
• Recognition, appreciation, celebration, and honor of a diverse community.
• Compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, with a pay rate of $25.00 per hour.
• Consideration of factors such as scope and responsibilities, candidate's work experience, education/training, essential skills, internal peer equity, and market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level