Please contact the district or school with any questions regarding this position.
Description:
Connally ISD is seeking motivated individuals to assist in managing the day to day activities of a classroom in the absence of the regularly assigned teacher. As a substitute, you have the flexibility to designate your schedule around your personal calendar. In addition, you have the option to select the campuses/grade levels you are interested in working as a substitute.
Job Summary:
- Contributes to student learning, growth, and advancement.
- Demonstrates familiarity with multiple subject area(s) and displays an inclination for developing competency across the curriculum.
- Maintains a positive mindset toward student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development.
- Demonstrates a high degree of self-efficacy and holds themselves accountable for learner outcomes and advocates for their students.
- Works efficiently within existing learning structures and believes in the capability of their students to excel.
- Facilitates problem-solving.
- Serves as a role-model to students.
- Invests in the learners’ well-being, health, and safety.
- Demonstrates ability to learn and convey a variety of subject matters quickly, while adhering to school processes and protocols.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably in Education or related field
- Recent teaching experience or other activity in area of primary instruction
- Preferred knowledge of current instructional strategies preferred
- Previous experience teaching is a plus
- Teaching credentials a major plus
Substitute skills:
- Knowledge of instructional methods appropriate for students at the respective grade level
- Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals
- Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines; manage small and large groups of students in a classroom environment; and communicate effectively with students, including on potentially sensitive topics
- Working familiarity with assistive technologies; internet and email systems; and word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software
- Familiarity with computers (PC and Apple) and their use in instruction to enhance student learning
- Working knowledge of various office and video equipment
Selection Procedure:
Applicants are required to pay a fee to be fingerprinted and must complete a substitute training course prior to employment.
