Substitute Teachers & Assistants

Salisbury Christian School•Salisbury, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Substitute teachers and instructional assistants fill in for teachers by implementing lesson plans, monitoring students and student work, and ensuring a safe and productive learning environment. Substitutes help fulfill the daily mission of SCS by encouraging students to fulfill their academic potential and promote positive spiritual development.

Requirements

Have received Jesus Christ as your personal Savior
Believe that the Bible is God’s Word and standard for faith and daily living
Be in whole-hearted agreement with Salisbury Christian School’s Foundational documents
Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions toward others including a commitment to God’s Biblical standards for sexual conduct (Luke 6:40)
Be a member in good standing at an evangelical church that has a Statement of Faith in agreement with the SCS Statement of Faith
Show by example the importance of Scripture study and memorization, prayer, witnessing, and unity in the Body of Christ
Have the Spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to “train up a child in the way he should go.”
Recognize the role of parents as primarily responsible before God for their children’s education and be prepared to assist them in that task
Demonstrate the qualities of enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, punctuality, organization, and professionalism
Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism
Maintain a personal appearance that is a Christian role model of cleanliness, modesty, and agreement with school policy
Use acceptable English in written and oral communication
Speak with clear articulation
Respectfully submit and be loyal to constituted authority
Notify the administration of inability to support any policy
Refuse to use or circulate confidential information inappropriately
Place administrative ministry ahead of other jobs or volunteer activities
Make an effort to appreciate and understand the uniqueness of the community
Experience in a school-setting preferred
High School diploma
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Sit and stand for extended periods of time
Lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Frequently move about inside campus buildings and outside on the grounds
Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer
Possess close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
See and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
Stand, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels
Speak in audible tones so as to be understood clearly in normal classrooms

Nice To Haves

Experience in a school-setting preferred.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement lesson plans provided by the classroom teacher
Supervise student safety within and beyond the classroom setting
Document student work and conduct as necessary
Assist with enlarging the vision and mission of Salisbury Christian School
Motivate students to accept God’s gift of salvation and help them grow in their faith through their witness and Christian role modeling
Lead students to a realization of their self-worth in Christ and assist them in making positive life choices
Integrate Biblical principles and the Christian philosophy of education throughout all activities
Keep the Administration adequately informed of serious student issues
Recognize the need for good public relations and represent the school in a favorable and professional manner to the school’s constituency and the general public
Develop and maintain rapport with students, parents, and staff by treating others with friendliness, dignity, and consideration
Follow the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with conflict with students, parents, staff, and Administration
Know the procedures for dealing with emergency situations
Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Administration