Substitute Teacher

Substitute Teacher

Department:
Bayfield School District

Reports To:

Building Principal

Day Rate: $150 Daily

Final date to receive applications: BSD accepts ongoing applications for substitute roles

Bayfield School District is seeking a substitute teacher to provide classroom instruction during regular school hours. The district is located in the mountains of Southwest Colorado, near Purgatory Resort, Wolf Creek Ski Area, and historic Durango. The area offers abundant recreational opportunities and a commitment to whole-child learning, supported by partnerships with Fort Lewis College and a Pueblo Community College campus.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid Colorado driver’s license
• Completed fingerprints for a criminal background check
• Completed BSD online application

• Provide classroom instruction to fill teacher absences
• Maintain confidentiality on all matters
• Understand and accommodate student diversity
• Collaborate with colleagues and community members
• Follow state legal requirements and district and building policies and procedures
• Inspire and work collaboratively with staff and the community
• Commit to the district vision of Each Student, Each Day:
  Wolverine Way
• Perform any other related duties as assigned

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Ability to understand, apply, and use personal computers and software applications
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with students, staff, and others
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; willingness to communicate frequently with families about curriculum and student progress
• Knowledge of and deep belief in inclusion in the general education classroom for all students, including those on an IEP or learning English
• Dedication to high standards of excellence and the success of all students; ability to personalize instruction so that all are challenged to learn
• Data-driven evidence of closing the achievement gap and deep knowledge of instructional practices that will do so
• Technologically literate and motivated to use technology to enhance learning
• Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and telephone

$150 per day

Must be able to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.

Regularly required to stand, walk, touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear. Frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to stand up frequently and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Hearing required to distinguish bells, buzzers, beeps, and horns.

Work environment characteristics: indoor and outdoor; moderate to loud noise level. Requires vehicle operation and district equipment operation.

The Board is committed to providing a safe learning and work environment where all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect. The schools in the district are subject to all federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services.

No otherwise qualified individual may be excluded from participation or be subjected to unlawful discrimination under any district program or activity on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law.