Middle School Building Substitute (24. 25 School Year)

Job Description
The Building Substitute is responsible for providing coverage for teachers within the school. The Building Substitute partners with the classroom teacher to ensure that every KIPP St. Louis student achieves the academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits necessary to succeed in leading choice-filled lives. The Building Substitute will also consistently reinforce the importance of character building by helping students to exhibit strong decision-making capabilities, personal responsibility, and healthy interpersonal relationships. Ideal Building Substitute Teachers will also seek to be part of the community, embrace the culture displayed at KIPP St. Louis, and engage in the organization’s mission. These duties provide excellent training, preparation, and practice to gain the experience and support necessary to develop their teaching skills.
Position Type:
Full-Time, Exempt, 10-month
Location:
KIPP Triumph Academy
On a day-to-day basis, you can look forward to the following:
Provide substitute teaching coverage for teachers within the school
Potentially teach one class or small groups of students
Execute academically rigorous lessons;
following rubrics and administering assessments.
Implement classroom management practices that are consistent with the culture of the school
Develop an awareness of individual student’s progress and learning needs;
relentless focus on helping students achieve educational greatness
Willing to offer support to and receive constructive feedback from teachers and administration in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvement
Help shape and develop a school-wide atmosphere that best suits the needs of our students, teachers, and families
Communicate students’ progress toward realizing academic and character development goals with teachers.
Enforce and uphold school’s values, policies, and culture
Seek out and respond to coaching to increase capacity to run an effective classroom that promotes high levels of student achievement
Build strong relationships and positive rapport with students, families and colleagues
Actively participate in weekly staff development activities and meetings
Other duties as assigned by the school leadership team
This job posting/description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Physical Demands/Mental Demands/Environmental Factors
Frequently positions self to interact with students inside and outside of the classroom
Must be able to observe students inside the classroom and school building, as well as outside
Daily operation of a computer and classroom equipment
Occasional moderate lifting
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)
Frequent prolonged and irregular hours of duty
Maintain emotional control under stress
Interprets policy, procedures, and data
Occasionally endure inclement weather conditions to provide for student safety