Job Description:

Position Title: Long-term Substitute Teacher – Special Education
Location:  South Elementary
Reports To: Building Principal
Term: Beginning approximately November 25, 2024 – Approx. December 20, 2024
Schedule: Mon-Fri following school hours of operation

SUMMARY: The Long-term Substitute Teacher covers the absence of the educator while providing instruction and assistance to learners and managing classroom activities and behaviors. The classroom educator creates an engaging, nurturing, and safe learning environment that allows learners to develop their physical, social, and emotional well-being; providing instruction in academics, choice-ready skills, knowledge, and dispositions to be compassionate, lifelong learners, and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration:
Develops positive working relationships with learners, colleagues, and the wider school community.
Communication:
Effectively communicates when resolving controversy and conflict through respectful negotiation.
Compassion:
Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.
Creativity:
Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
Critical Thinking:
Reasons interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.
Reflection:
Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.
Resilience:
Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
Responsibility:
Covers the long-term absence of the educator through maintaining established educational plans.\

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, run, bend, talk, and hear.
The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds.
The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
The employee may work in an environment that has a moderate to loud noise level.
The employee may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.

Education and/or Experience:
A North Dakota Substitute Teaching License is required.
A North Dakota Teaching License is preferred.
Experience working in a middle school setting is preferred.
Experience working as a substitute teacher is preferred.

Language Skills:
Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.

Other Skills and Abilities:
Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgment.
Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None.

Salary: The full daily rate equates to $213.56. Will receive a $130 bonus after completing 10 full-time substitute days in the district – Does not need to be consecutive days. Bonus payment will follow the next payday after the 10th full-time day has been paid - https://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/departments/human-resources/salary