Substitute Teacher - District Wide (SY2025-2026)

Substitute Teacher - District Wide (SY2025-2026) Boston Public Schools District Wide - Boston, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in

Boston Public Schools Job Details Job ID:

5117057

Application Deadline:

Jun 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted:

Apr 22, 2025 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:

Sep 4, 2025 Job Description For service beginning September 2025 Interviews will take place in the Summer for the 25/26 School Year! Boston Public Schools (BPS) seeks Substitute Teachers to play very important roles in educating our children. BPS is looking for committed professionals to contribute to our focus on children by substituting in our schools. They must possess an educational philosophy that embraces the community vision for a rigorous academic program and champions the belief that all children can learn at high levels. Per-Diem Substitute Teachers work day-to-day assignments to fill positions on an interim basis based on availability.

Long-term Substitute Teachers are:

teachers who are assigned to fill a position anticipated to be vacant for more than 20 consecutive work days but less than a full school year or teachers who are actually serving continuously for more than 20 consecutive work days in the same assignment. A long-term substitute teacher will receive a higher rate of pay after 10 consecutive workdays and again after 25 consecutive workdays.

Reports to:

Principal/Headmaster of the school

Responsibilities:

Applicable Dimensions of Effective Teaching:

Equity and High Expectations:

Demonstrate a commitment to excellence, equity, and high expectations for all students with an emphasis on building on the strengths that students bring to the teaching/learning process and closing the achievement gap between subgroups within the school.

Professionalism:

Model professional behavior that addresses job responsibilities, district policies and procedures, and the expectations of professionals working in a multilingual, multicultural, and economically diverse community.

Safe, Respectful, and Culturally Sensitive and Responsive Learning Communities:

Build and maintain safe, fair, and respectful learning environments that celebrate the diversity of the student population.

Instructional Planning and Implementation:

Employ strategies that address the wide range of learning, behavioral, and communication styles of the student population. Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally relevant instructional practices.

Content Knowledge:

Have extensive knowledge of the content including, but not limited to, key concepts and facts, relevant research, methods of inquiry, and communication styles specific to the respective discipline(s).

Eligibility and Qualifications:

All candidates interested in substitute teaching in the Boston Public Schools must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Bachelors Degree Required:

Possession of a university/college BA degree and at least 1 of the following:

MA Teaching Licensure:

Possession of a current teaching license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or another state licensing board.

Teaching Experience:

Two (2) years K-12 classroom, substitute or practicum teaching experience. Sub Skills Basic Training Course online at www.

STEDI.org , you must complete the course with at least an 85% average, (you must have some teaching experience) If you have successfully interviewed for a substitute teaching position and you do not hold at least an initial teaching license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, you must take and pass the Boston Substitute Teacher Training Program test with a score of 85% or better.

Terms:

BTU, Substitute Teacher Salary Schedule Position Type:

Central Office Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Permanent Substitute Substitute > Substitute Substitute >

Substitute:

Teachers Job Requirements Bachelor degree preferred. Citizenship, residency or work visa required Contact Information Omar Phillip , BPS SubCentral Management Team Central Office -

Human Resources Phone:

617-635-9380

Email:

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