SY Substitute Teacher

SY 25-26 Daily Substitute Teacher

Fitchburg School District Memorial Middle School - Fitchburg, Massachusetts

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Job : 5322024
Final date to receive applications: Apr 03, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Mar 04, 2025 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

The Daily Substitute provides a high‑quality instructional experience consistent with the curriculum standards of the school district in place of an absent employee.

Daily Substitutes are required to be available 2‑5 times per week and willing to be flexible in their assignment. Daily assignments may vary depending on the needs of the district with no guarantee of weekly hours.

Essential duties for all faculty members include classroom instruction, conferences with students, parents, and colleagues, and active participation in the department’s work on curriculum development, activities, and pedagogy.

• Associate’s Degree or 48 credits from an accredited college or university;
  Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education license preferred.
• Knowledge of current education legislation and regulations.
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents, and advocate for children to solve problems.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders.
• Belief in the commitment to increasing personal growth, both academic and social‑emotional, to achieve the highest level of success for every student.

The Daily Substitute Teacher will:

• Provide a safe and positive environment in place of the teacher or paraprofessional.
• Monitor and supervise students through effective classroom management.
• Promote high standards and expectations for student achievement.
• Implement lesson plans.
• Use innovative approaches and instructional strategies, including technology, to enhance student learning and confidence.
• Follow professional practices consistent with the district’s policies in working with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establish clear objectives that reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Differentiates instruction and provides appropriate opportunities for learning using a response‑to‑intervention (RTI) framework.
• Implement the district’s mission, philosophy of education, and instructional standards and objectives.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by district policy and administrative regulation.
• Follow a schedule to meet and instruct assigned students in the designated locations and times.
• Assist administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, maintaining order fairly and justly.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.
• Promote equity and appreciation of diversity to ensure equitable opportunities for student learning, including implementing specific strategies for students with special needs, with 504 plans, and English learners.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the building principal/assistant principal.

Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal
Evaluated by: Principal/Assistant Principal

Terms of Employment/Salary/Work Year: $125 per day

Daily substitutes are hired temporarily each year; there is no guarantee of continued employment beyond the school year. Substitutes will be notified by July 15 regarding continued employment for the following year.

Timesheets must be submitted to payroll weekly. Enrollment in direct deposit is required.

An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of NCBC (fingerprinting) and CORI before your start of employment.

The responsibilities and duties listed are illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a…