What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Teacher position at Monte Cassino School?
Monte Cassino School is a Catholic Benedictine, independent, co-ed school, Grades PK3-8, with an Early Childhood Learning Center (PK3-K), Elementary School (grades 1-4), and Middle School (grades 5-8) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With over 780 students, and rooted in the Values of Benedictine education, Monte Cassino School inspires its students to lead and serve, through lives of purpose that integrate faith, academics, community, and personal growth in pursuit of the school motto, “Every day at Monte Cassino School we do our best so that in all things God may be Glorified.”
Employees at Monte Cassino are responsible for providing an appropriate educational atmosphere which encourages student learning, and the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and psychological growth and maturity in accordance with school philosophy, goals and objectives. Teachers must possess a strong work ethic and demonstrate initiative independently and within a team context. We are searching for a teacher who can embrace the joys and challenges of working in a school, celebrating the wonderful moments and navigating the messy ones with empathy and resilience.
Qualifications:
JOB DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Keeping children safe by supervising and maintaining classroom order throughout school day
- Following lesson plans provided by classroom teacher or other designated teacher
- Performing all auxiliary duties on the absent teacher’s schedule (i.e. before school, lunch, recess and/or after school duty
- Performing other duties as assigned by administration
REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES:
- Enjoy being around children
- Effective oral and written communication skills with adults and children
- Dependable
- Cooperative
- Organized
- Maintain a positive attitude
- Flexible
- Maintain confidential information
- Patient
EXPECTATIONS WHEN SUPERVISING: Use a calm voice to address children. Spread out in the areas to ensure all students can be seen. Walk around so you can see and hear how students are treating one another. Address and correct poor behavior. Never tell children to go work it out on their own.
EXPECTATIONS WHEN GRADING STUDENT PAPERS: Grade as directed by the teacher. If grade is below a 70 percent, do not write the grade on the paper, simply write the number correct over the total number possible. Teachers should not be interrupted while teaching just to ask questions about grading. Papers should be returned to teachers within two to three days of receiving them with the exception of extenuating circumstances that prevent the assistant from completing them.
OTHER NOTES: All substitutes should check in at the office daily when they arrive.