About this role
Date: June 10, 2026
Position: Returning - Substitute Teachers for White Mountain Elementary (Any applicant that did work as a substitute in the previous school year 2025-2026)
Qualifications: * NM Public Education Department Substitute Teacher License or eligibility * Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, lesson plans, and procedure manuals * Ability to speak effectively before groups of students * Demonstrate a willingness to work in a cooperative working environment * Experience with technology * Strong reading, written, verbal and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities: * Maintain a safe and orderly environment * Maintain order in the classroom and on the playground * Lecture, demonstrate, and use audiovisual teaching aids to present subject matter to class, according to instructor lesson plans * Administer tests * Assign lessons, correct papers, and listen to oral presentations * Keep attendance and grade records as required by school * Coordinate class field trips * Work productively as part of a team * Perform other duties as assigned
Contract Period: 2026-2027 As Needed
Start Date: August 2026
Salary: Hourly Substitute Teacher rate in Substitute Handbook
Application Process: Application available online at https://ruidoso.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx or for more information, contact: Patty Nesbitt, Principal at White Mountain Elementary [email protected] 203 White Mountain Drive Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575)258-6302 ~OR~ Human Resources [email protected] 200 Horton Circle Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575) 630-7002
Application Deadline: Until filled
Selection Process: Selected applicants will be interviewed following an initial screening of application materials submitted.
Ruidoso Municipal School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, or disability in compliance with federal and state laws.