Substitute Teacher (2024/25 School Year)

Job Description 

Purpose: The Substitute Teacher creates a positive learning environment to facilitate the personal, social, and intellectual development of students in the absence of the regular Instructor. In order to respond to the individual needs and abilities of students, the Substitute Teacher must work closely with other staff and the administration of the District.

Reports To:  Building Principal & Director of Human Resources 

FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt

Salary: Daily Rate $150.00 per day. Long-term rate of $175 begins after 10 consecutive days in the same assignment.  

Required Qualifications: 

• Must hold a valid Kansas Teaching License, Kansas Standard Substitute Teaching License, or Kansas Emergency Substitute Teaching License
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made)
• Basic computer skills
• Articulate and professional written and verbal communication skills 

Essential Functions: 

• Ability to facilitate the personal, social, and intellectual development of students
• Ability to maintain a positive learning environment and respond to the individual educational needs of students
• Ability to ensure all activities conform to District guidelines
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community
• Ability to react to change in an instructional and productive manner, and handle other tasks as assigned
• Ability to work with technology/computer systems
• Ability to supervise, direct, and motivate students
• Ability to model commitment and dedication to work
• Ability to work independently and without supervision, and complete work in an efficient manner

General Responsibilities

• Ability to implement effective lessons in the absence of the regular Instructor
• Ability to motivate students through effective communication and evaluative feedback
• Ability to demonstrate awareness of the needs of students and provide for individual differences
• Ability to set high expectations for student achievement and behavior
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive climate for learning through appropriate classroom management
• Ability to observe and follow all school district policies during all activities
• Ability to keep student information and records confidential
• Ability to perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal or other Administrative Staff

Physical Demands:  The physical demands 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 the essential functions.

• Sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and/or printed materials.
• Hear and understand English at normal classroom levels both indoors, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Speak in an audible tone so that others may clearly understand in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Physically able to independently lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height

Terms of Employment: At-will employment.

Fort Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promoting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status under local, state or federal law.