Require Long Term Substitute Teacher - Elementary - Grade 1 in Pennsylvania
Job title: Long Term Substitute Teacher - Elementary - Grade 1
Company: Downingtown Area School District
Job description: Position: Long Term Substitute Teacher - Elementary - Grade 1 (Job ID 4982)
Location: East Ward Elementary
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Effective Date: Until the end of the 2023-2024 School Year
Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for an elementary long term substitute teacher in Grade 1 for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year.
At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment.
At Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:
- Communicate openly to build relationships and trust
- Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed
- Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth
- Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment
- Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning
- Strive to be kind and reflective
- Focus on the solution and put people first
- Lead by example
- Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and hold a proper Pennsylvania certification for the position
- Bachelor?s degree
- Valid PA certification specific to content area: Grades PK-4
- Demonstrates knowledge in the area of assignment
- Possesses a positive attitude toward the teaching profession, service to the district, and importance and purpose of the education program
- Proficiency in use of current technology for individual or group demonstration or communication
- Must be able to flex and vary hours to accommodate needs of students, parents, and other teachers
- Possesses effective interpersonal skills with the ability to interface diplomatically with teachers, administrators, parents, students, and outside organizations
- Exhibits excellent classroom management skills
- Demonstrates effective communication skills to provide accurate information to others and to obtain, give, and follow directions
- Demonstrates ability to provide good judgment, planning, and human relations skills, as well as be required to work under periods of stress due to the level of the position responsibility
- To follow the standard of member conduct as stated in the PA Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators
- Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements
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- Planning and Preparation
- Knowledge of Content
- Classroom Environment
- Instructional Delivery
- Communication
- Medical, including Telemedicine
- Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Workers? Compensation
- Paid Sick and Personal Days
- Employee Assistance and Advocacy Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 403(b) Retirement Savings
- State Pension System (PSERS)
- Wellness incentives, including fitness club reimbursement
- Administrator and peer support mentorship programs
- Induction program and Professional Development
- District-provided technology
- ...and much more