What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-2026 Substitute Teacher position at Hopkins County School District?
Substitute Teacher
Certified Position; 2099
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Salary Per Salary Schedule |
Days Varies |
Reports to: Principal |
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs regular teacher's lesson plans while the teacher is absent
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Reports to the school office upon arrival at school
- Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students
- Maintains, as fully as possible, the established routines and procedures of the school and classroom to which assigned
- Assumes the responsibility for instructing classes when a teacher is absent
- Assumes other responsibilities for that teacher during the time the teacher is absent
- Assumes responsibility for overseeing student behavior in class and during lunch and other activities
- Maintains appropriate records including checking test papers, recording grades, student assignments for homework, projects and the necessary clerical work required to maintain student records for a teacher who is absent
- Provides for individualized and small group assistance for students as indicated by lesson plans
- Follows all district and individual school policies, rules and procedures to which regular teachers are subject and which good teaching dictates
- Utilize Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as outlined at the school/district
- Accepts required number of assignments to maintain active status
- Adheres to the professional code of ethics
- Successfully utilizes technology as appropriate in job function
- Performs any other such duties as assigned
ABILITY TO:
- Prepare, read and comprehend a variety of job related forms, reports, spreadsheets, maps, plans, records, documentation and correspondence required by the job
- Understand and conform to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style
- Speak to individuals or groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence
- Respond adequately to inquiries or complaints
- Write using standard convention in all languages required by the job
- Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form
- Communicate effectively and efficiently
- Deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
- Perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations
- Be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Kentucky substitute certificate, teacher's license, or other legal credential required
- Minimum of 64 college credit hours with 2.5GPA
- Experience and such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable