2026-27 School Year Intermediate School Permanent Substitute Teacher

POSITION SUMMARY:

To improve student academic performance by providing instruction utilizing research-based instructional methodology in content areas and to promote skills that will contribute to each student’s development as mature, able, and responsible men and women. Must adapt well to change and be versatile as the role changes daily.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Kentucky Department of Education certification in the field of assignment

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

The select substitute teacher carries out the duties in the absence of the teacher of record. The applicant chosen will be assigned to the Trigg Intermediate School. This substitute teacher organizes and delivers the program of instruction based on approved curriculum; monitors, evaluates, and communicates student progress; maintains records and makes reports; enforces Board policies, regulations, and rules; supervises students, and secures and maintains school property and materials. The select substitute teacher must be versatile and adapt well to change, classroom placements will change daily.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adhere to the Professional Code of Ethics for Kentucky Educators and meet the Teacher Standards as identified by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.
• Strive to carry out the rules and regulations of the Board of Education. They are to make themselves familiar with administrative procedures and regulations, which relate to their individual duties and to the instruction and discipline of their own classes
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Assesses the progress of students on a continual basis and makes changes as appropriate to instructional techniques utilized in order to promote student achievement.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on committees (SBDM and District) as required.
• Reflects on the strengths and weakness of his/her personal performance as related to student achievement and readily discusses such performance with immediate supervisor.
• Seeks and engages in professional development experiences that relate to the district/school’s improvement needs and the identified strengths/weakness of self.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• In order that the substitute may work as effectively as possible, the regular teacher should at all times leave his/her desk, class records, and teaching plans in such order and with directions that the substitute can find material and information needed to carry on the work
• Meet other requirements as required by the current School Board Policies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have a valid State of Kentucky Teaching Certificate

OR

Emergency Certificate for Substitute Teaching (Approved and Issued by local school board for applications with a minimum of 64 college hours from an accredited college or university and a 2.5 GPA)

Must meet the requirements of a criminal record check(s) as specified by Kentucky State Law

Must meet health requirements as specified in the district personnel policy