About this role
Madison County Schools District Position Description To be considered for a SUBSTITUTE TEACHING POSITION with Madison County Schools, you must:
• Be 21 years old or older
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Have fully completed a Madison County Schools Substitute Teacher online application
CLASS TITLE: SUBSTITUTE TEACHER REPORTS TO: School Principal EXEMPT STATUS: Exempt APPROVED: January 14, 2016- Order #2016-1720 BASIC FUNCTION: To establish a learning situation for students that will meet the needs of each student at his/her own level. To ensure that each student will grow to his/her greatest intellectual ability, emotional development and psychological well-being. REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
• Reports to the building principal or school secretary upon arrival at the school building.
• Reviews with the principal, department head, or team leader all plans and schedules to be followed during the teaching day.
• Maintains as fully as possible the established routines and procedures of the school and classroom to which he is assigned.
• Teaches the lesson outlined and described in a lesson plan book prepared by the absent teacher.
• Consults, as appropriate, with the building principal, department head, or team leader before initiating any teaching or other procedures not specified in the absent teacher's lesson plan.
• Assumes responsibility for overseeing pupil behavior in class and during lunch and recess periods.
• Reports in writing with notes left for the absent teacher the assignments made and comments regarding student behavior.
• Follows all policies, rules, and procedures to which regular teachers are subject and which good teaching practice dictates.
• Maintains regular attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: KNOWLEDGE OF:
• To perform the responsibilities as previously outlined.
ABILITY TO:
• Perform as a leader such that student achievement is maximized.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Minimum requirements:
• High School diploma or GED
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Valid Kentucky Teaching Certification for area and grade level of assignment or a valid Kentucky Emergency Certification for Substitute Teaching.