About this role
Position Title: Teacher Substitute K-5
Location: Great Hearts Irving Lower School (3580 W. Story Road, Irving, TX 75038)
Reports To: Headmaster
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly
Hourly: $16-$18
We are looking for life-long learners passionate about shaping students' hearts and minds. Join Great Hearts Academies, a growing network of 49 public, open-enrollment, tuition-free classical schools in Phoenix (AZ), Baton Rouge (LA), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), and San Antonio (TX).
Great Hearts currently provides over 30,000 K-12 students with access to a high quality, classical liberal arts education. We believe the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually and morally.
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Create a classroom environment that will feel safe for all students to learn and reach their fullest potential.
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Follow lesson plans.
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Maintain orderly classroom.
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Provide timely and meaningful evaluation/correction of student work.
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Engage students utilizing the Socratic method.
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Lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity, and example.
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He/she must fully embrace the school's vision of community, of learning, and of leadership.
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Perform additional assigned campus duties.
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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.
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Follow school policies and procedures, including the Academy Crisis Plan, for ensuring the safety and security of students on campus.
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Provides reasonable assistance to those students in need of individual help and assists students to make-up work after approved absences.
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Communicate as needed with parents.
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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.
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Keeps accurate records and makes reports as required by the Headmaster.
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Evaluate and document the student's day-to-day work.
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Participate in faculty development on half-days as needed.
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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.
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Pursues excellence in teaching and continues to develop his or her own knowledge of the great ideas and works of Western Civilization.
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Required/Preferred Education:
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Associate's or bachelor's degree preferred but not required
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Some locations (e.g. Title I schools) may require assistant teachers to have an AA, 60 hours of college credit, or be able to pass a ParaPro proficiency exam before beginning work.
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US work authorization is required .
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Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.
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Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.
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This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
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Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.