Substitute POOL

Primary Purpose:
Instruct students and facilitate their learning in the absence of the regular teacher.

Qualifications:
Education/Certification:

• High School diploma or GED
• 50 college credit hours (preferred)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
• essential duty satisfactorily, as listed below.

Major Responsibilities:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of
activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties,
responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Essential Duties:

• Provides classroom instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans.

• Creates a classroom that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.

• Maintains a safe and orderly environment.

• Maintains established routine of the school and classroom procedures in which assigned.

• Maintains a professional appearance as an example to students.

• Remains at school the entire school day, unless otherwise instructed to leave by building principals.

• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

• Maintains reasonable rules of conduct which encourage self-discipline and responsibility.

• Communicates effectively with parents when needed.

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and times designed.

• Completes other duties as assigned.

Language Skills:

• Read, analyze, and interpret lesson plans, technical procedures, and textbooks.

• Write general correspondence.

• Present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals, administrators, parents, and students, both orally and in writing.

• Always communicate using correct grammar.

Mathematical Skills:

• Work with basic mathematical concepts.

• Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and to understand abstract and concrete variables.

• Use available information and develop realistic long-term and short-term plans for curricular goals.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff, and parents through oral and written communication.

• Implement lessons based on school objectives and student needs and abilities.

• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

• Must be present regularly in person.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise students

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Standard classroom equipment including personal computer and peripherals.

Posture: Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stopping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.

Motion: Frequent walking

Lifting: Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desk, and other classroom or adaptive equipment.

Environment: Work inside and outside with regular exposure to noise.

Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress. Work prolonged or irregular hours.