Substitute Classroom Teacher

Substitute Classroom Teacher

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The substitute teacher's responsibilities chiefly fall within the following core functions, although s/he may perform other tasks as needed:

• Following the curriculum as scheduled during the time of coverage.
• Planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy and phonemic, print, and numeracy awareness, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, and their problem solving abilities.
• Establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment, including maintaining required adult-child ratio and active supervision of children at all time.
• Supporting the social and emotional development of children and using "positive guidance" approaches to dealing with challenging behaviors
• Interacting with children in an appropriate and supportive manner.