2026-2027 Long Term Substitute - Baton Rouge

Audubon Schools•Baton Rouge, LA

9d•$52,971 - $52,971•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to provide an engaging, enriching, and high-quality educational experience for students. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Principal and located at the assigned campus. The role involves demonstrating knowledge of content and pedagogy, creating effective lesson plans, fostering a culture of learning, utilizing effective instructional strategies, and displaying professionalism within the Audubon Community.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Certification or ability to gain certification as a Teacher in instructional area
Experience creating and successfully managing a classroom environment

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in education or related field
Certification in multiple instructional areas
Experience in and/or understanding of the public school system including charter schools

Responsibilities

Demonstrate Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy
Create lesson and unit plans that support instructional outcomes and reflect important concepts in the discipline
Create lesson and unit plans that accommodate prerequisite relationships among concepts and skills
Provide clear and accurate classroom explanations
Provide accurate answers to students’ questions
Provide feedback to students that furthers learning
Work with colleagues to assure interdisciplinary connections are planned and practiced
Ensure educational outcomes are of a challenging cognitive level, central to the discipline, allow student choice, use varied resources, allow for thoughtfully planned learning groups and interdisciplinary in nature
Ensure alignment of outcomes, activities and skills
Ensure assessments adequately measure student mastery of presented content
Plan and implement instructional outcomes which allow differentiation for students of varied abilities
Implementation of French and Louisiana State Standards lesson planning and common assessment as applicable
Collaborative work with teachers and staff, participation in PLCs (and “conseils de cycle” as applicable)
Respond promptly to telephone and email inquiries from families, teachers and administrators.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with expectations in the French accredited program (as applicable)
Comply with accommodations for students with exceptionalities
Comply with all requirements of the LDOE teacher evaluation system.
Create an Environment of Respect and Rapport
Encourage and model respectful talk, active listening and turn taking
Acknowledge students’ backgrounds and lives outside of the classroom
Exhibit body language indicative of warmth and caring to students
Encourage and model politeness and support for all community members
Encourage and model fairness in all interactions
Establish a Culture for Learning
Encourage high expectations, supported through both verbal and nonverbal behaviors, for both learning and participation
Encourage and recognize effort and persistence on the parts of students
Create a culture that promotes high expectations for expression and work products
Establish smooth functioning classroom routines with little or no loss of instructional time
Create classroom routines where students play an important role in carrying them out
Utilize Effective Instructional Strategies
Create learning tasks and pose questions of high cognitive challenge which have been formulated by both students and the teacher
Create and pose questions with multiple correct answers or approaches, even when there is a single correct response
Plan, prepare, and deliver effectively paced lessons that are aligned with state standards and school curriculum.
Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, including students with IEPs or 504 plans.
Utilize formative and summative assessments to monitor and improve student performance.
Effectively utilize student responses and ideas
Facilitate and encourage high levels of student participation in student led discussion
Encourage and support student enthusiasm, interest, thinking, problem solving, etc.
Create an environment where students are actively “working” rather than watching while their teacher “works”
Gathers and uses evidence of student understanding to information instruction and remediation
Assists students in assessing their own work against established criteria
Display Professionalism and Commitment to the Audubon Community
Reflect and refine instruction based on feedback from others and self-reflection
Create systems and routines that track student metrics to improve both academic and socio-emotional outcomes
Maintain accurate documentation of student progress
Comply by the school’s grading guidance and procedures
Respect timeline for grades input for progress reports and report cards
Maintain regular and effective communications with families regarding the program and student progress
Regularly work with colleagues to share and plan for student success
Participate in professional development opportunities that emphasize improving practice
Regularly participate in or initiate school activities which further the mission of the school
Complies with all school policies and procedures
Perform additional tasks as assigned by the principal or other supervisors, including but not limited to: Supporting during or after-school activities, Assisting with school-wide events or initiatives, Providing coverage for other staff as needed, Contributing to the maintenance of a safe and clean school environment.