ALCS Substitute Coordinator / Building Substitute

Substitute Coordinator / Building Substitute

Reports directly to the School Principal and serves as a member of the teaching staff

Bachelor’s degree in education-related field and previous teaching experience is required

Full-time (1.0 FTE; Average 40 Hours/Week)

Summary of Position

The Substitute Coordinator / Building Substitute is responsible for training, managing, and scheduling substitute faculty and staff, tracking and reporting all substitute hours, and filling the role of substitute as a first response to absences.  This is an exempt, full-time position with an average 40 hours per week schedule during school months.  The qualified candidate will be a degreed teacher willing to embrace the mission of Abundant Life Christian School and available to work flexible hours including any weekend, evening or early morning hours to accommodate calling substitutes and assisting with the communication of lesson plans.

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Essential Job Qualifications

• Be a spiritually mature and growing Christian who is active in his/her Christian life, able to serve as a positive Christian role model in speech, actions and attitudes (both on and off campus) and model a consistent daily walk with Christ


• Be a servant leader


• Have a calling to ministry in and through education


• Must enjoy working with young people


• Follow the Matthew 18 principle in interactions with parents, students, staff, and administration


• Must have an understanding of and commitment to ALCS’ education objectives and philosophy of education

Individual Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal relationship skills


• Strong work ethic and is self-motivated


• Effective multi-tasking, troubleshooting, and time management skills


• Flexibility and adaptability to schedule and other changes


• Excellent judgement and discretion


• Be effective in oral and written communication


• Be a team player, responsive to school staff and administration

Functions and Duties

• Serve as the first point of contact for all faculty and staff absences


• Manage a pool of on-call substitute faculty and staff


• Serve as the building substitute as the first response to absences daily


• As a substitute, instruct students in multiple subjects, using a variety of teaching methods and technology aids and materials


• Willing serve as a substitute in non-teaching roles as needed (ie. offices, kitchen, and other support roles)


• Work with school administration to train substitute faculty and staff; ensure they are familiar with the school, mission, policies, procedures and resources


• Schedule substitutes; determine when a sub is needed, put their daily schedule together, greet them and ensure they know where to go, and address any questions


• Manage feedback to and for substitute teachers; collect and track feedback from substitute teachers, share feedback with them as necessary, and determine when a substitute teacher is no longer needed


• Track substitute hours; maintain a log for teacher absences and coverage, verify substitute hours for payroll, and work with school administration to ensure accuracy of leave reports and substitute pay


• Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned or apparent


• Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to respond to coverage needs