2025 Summer School Substitute Teacher (All Campuses - English and/or French Speakers)

Position: 2025 Summer School Substitute Teacher (English and/or French Speakers)

Overview

Administer quizzes and tests, explain assignments, collect homework, work with students individually or as a group to keep up with the regular curriculum, read lesson plans and teach them to the students, provide guided instruction on their subject, keep accurate records, help cover a class during a transition period, work cooperatively with their grade-level team and adapt materials to the French immersion theme. Teachers are responsible for managing behavior and maintaining a positive classroom climate. Candidates must be eager to work with students of all abilities in a French immersion school and have a deep enough command of French, English, and their content area to adapt instruction to students’ interests and needs. Instructors will be recruited from a variety of French-speaking countries to represent the broad reach of the French language around the world. French speaking substitutes help to maintain the French immersion environment by delivering instruction and interacting with students in the French language. International candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience and a teaching degree.

Status of Position

This is an on-call, as needed, position with Académie Lafayette. Substitutes may be called to fill-in the morning of the school day. This position will have orientation on June 5th, with summer school running from June 9th - July 9th.

Reporting

Substitutes report to their campus/building principal.

Responsibilities

Job Duties include:

• Implement curriculum in accordance with the teacher’s instructions.


• Keep accurate attendance for the day.


• Implement positive classroom management techniques.


• Supervise students in and out of the classroom, including in the halls, on the playground and in the cafeteria.


• Provide in-class and at-home assignments based on the available lesson plan.


• Adapt teaching methods to fit the needs of each individual student.


• Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.


• Follow lesson plans provided by the regular teacher to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students, while maintaining the French immersion theme.

Qualifications

• Hold, or be eligible, for a Missouri Substitute Teaching Certificate


• Proven experience as a teacher; international candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience.


• Excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills necessary for working in a multicultural environment.


• Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and to meet deadlines.


• Ability to adapt plans as needed to maintain a safe and productive learning environment for students.


• Ability to integrate technology into the classroom.

Other Requirements

• Must pass a state and federal fingerprint background check through MACHS.


• Must be registered, or get registered, with the Family Care Safety Registry.


• Those with foreign transcripts/credentials (and no U.S. college credits) will need to have a credential evaluation performed to show you have a minimum of 36 hours of college credit.


• Please note that we are not able to offer a visa for summer school positions.