Contracted - Substitute Teacher - Baird School

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Contracted - Substitute Teacher - Baird School 

The Contracted Substitute Teacher provides instructional, behavioral, and classroom support across seven K-8 classrooms at Baird School. This position serves as the primary substitute for classroom teachers during planned and unplanned absences while supporting daily classroom operations and student success.

The Baird School offers an alternative educational environment for children aged 5-14 (grades K-8) whose needs cannot be adequately met in a traditional educational setting due to social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges. Students engage in SEL, behavioral programming, and academic instruction to develop skills and strategies that will enable them to succeed in the least restrictive educational environment available to them.

Responsibilities: 

• Serve as the primary substitute for up to seven K-8 classroom teachers during absences.


• Implement teacher-developed lesson plans and instructional activities.


• Support students individually, in small groups, and in whole-class settings.


• Assist with accommodations and modifications identified in IEPs.


• Prepare classroom materials and support daily routines.


• Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with students.


• Use effective behavioral and therapeutic interventions.


• Implement social and behavioral programming for each student in the program.


• Collaborate as a member of an interdisciplinary team with parents/caregivers,


• Work collaboratively with teachers, clinicians, and administrators.


• Participate in meetings and communicate student information appropriately.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelors


• Experience: Work with youth who exhibit significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges; work with students grades K-8 whose academic skills fall below grade level; curriculum development


• Desired Experience: Alternative school experience; differentiating instruction; developing and implementing a variety of accommodations and modifications


• Licensure: Level 1 – Professional Educators License or ability to be provisionally licensed.

Structure:

• Contracted


• Hourly rate $35.00