Great Hearts Academies
Substitute Teacher - K-5
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Position Title: Teacher Substitute
Location: Great Hearts Northern Oaks Lower School
Reports To: Headmaster
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly
Position Summary: Great Hearts teaching substitutes guide students in a variety of subjects across grades 6-12, including Humanities, Math, Science, Fine Arts, Languages, and Physical Education. Teachers lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity and example—in short, through love and friendship. Ultimately, our teachers strive to cultivate the minds and hearts of students in the wonder-filled pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Create a classroom environment that will feel safe for all students to learn and reach their fullest potential.
- Follow lesson plans.
- Maintain orderly classroom.
- Provide timely and meaningful evaluation/correction of student work.
- Engage students utilizing the Socratic method.
- Lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity, and example.
- He/she must fully embrace the school's vision of community, of learning, and of leadership.
- Perform additional assigned campus duties.
- Reads, knows, and supports the philosophy, policies, procedures and other pertinent data of the school as published in the Faculty Handbook and most current Family Handbook.
- Follow school policies and procedures, including the Academy Crisis Plan, for ensuring the safety and security of students on campus.
- Provides reasonable assistance to those students in need of individual help and assists students to make-up work after approved absences.
- Communicate as needed with parents.
- Supports and enforces the school dress and behavior codes and makes reasonable efforts to promote the orderly behavior of all students in the school, on the grounds, and at off-campus school activities.
- Keeps accurate records and makes reports as required by the Headmaster.
- Evaluate and document the student's day-to-day work.
- Participate in faculty development on half-days as needed.
- Is an active member of the community of learners, and continues to pursue his or her own professional growth and development by taking graduate courses and/or attending seminars and workshops related to the profession.
- Pursues excellence in teaching and continues to develop his or her own knowledge of the great ideas and works of Western Civilization.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Required/Preferred Education
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
- Bachelor's or higher degree is preferred for all substitutes, and required for a long-term substitute teaching role
- Certification is not required for general education
- All majors are welcome
US Work Authorization Required
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.
Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.
This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location