Position Type: Substitute/Substitute TeacherDate Posted: 11/28/2023Location: Central Office
Job Title: Substitute Teacher, Retired MS PERS (Certified)
Reports to: Principal
Receives Guidance From: Teacher, Principal
Job Purpose: To serve as a temporary replacement for the regular classroom teacher and is responsible for delivering instruction, maintaining a conducive learning environment, and ensuring the continuity of the educational program during the teacher's absence.
Duties and Responsibilities: - Substitute employees are required to be consistently available to cover teacher absences at various campuses
- Maintain prompt and regular attendance for each substitute assignment
- Keep abreast and acknowledge all information located in District Policies and Employee Handbook
- Perform other related duties as assigned by building administrator(s) in accordance with school policies and practices
- Present lesson plans and subject matter that fulfill requirements of the teacher of record's curriculum program and in a manner that students understand
- Teach the lesson as prepared by the teacher of record
- Establish and maintain efficient classroom management procedures and standards of student behavior
- Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students
- Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the maturity level, interest, and needs of students
- Leave a summary of work completed at the end of each instructional day for the teacher of record
- Maintain established routines/schedules and procedures of the school and classroom to which the substitute is assigned
- Follow all safety standards and procedures (lockdown, shelter-in-place, evacuations, etc.)
- Dismiss all students from the classroom before leaving the substitute assignment
- Wear issues Lamar County Schools badge upon entry and at all LCS facilities
- Ability to communicate (verbal and written), ability to actively monitor students to ensure they are on task
- Flexibility to change assignments, classrooms, and assist with other duties throughout the campus
- Ability to make rational and quick decisions
- Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned by campus principal or designee
Qualifications: Must be a retired MS educator (PERS).
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display panel. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high. Note: This is not necessarily an all-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
Terms of Employment: Substitute pay rate per day, working days vary, FLSA exempt
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Mississippi Department of Education and the Lamar County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.