Long-Term Substitute Teachers for Elementary School

Long-Term Substitute Teacher for Charles Street School

Position Type: Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Location: Charles Street School
Start Date: Pending board approval through December 2026
Reports to: Mrs. Devon Boucher, Principal
Rate of Pay: $314.21 per diem

Palmyra School District is seeking a certified Long-Term Substitute Teachers to provide high-quality instruction in general education elementary classrooms at Charles Street School. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of elementary education and a commitment to nurturing the social, emotional, and academic growth of young learners.

Required Qualifications:

• Valid New Jersey Instructional Certificate and Elementary Education/ Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization Endorsement or eligibility
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective teaching methods and developmentally appropriate classroom activities
• Ability to maintain a positive learning environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status
• Current residency in New Jersey, approved residency waiver or candidate agrees to obtain residency within one year of employment

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develops lesson plans and classroom learning activities

• Works to achieve state core curriculum content standards and district educational goals and objectives by promoting active learning in the classroom using board-adopted curriculum and other appropriate learning activities.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
• Sets specific objectives wherever possible in lesson preparation and weekly lesson plans and carries through presentation to effectively achieve these objectives.
• Plans class activities and lesson presentations that are age-appropriate for the class and meet the individual needs, interests and ability levels of all pupils.

Instruction and pupil contact

• Monitors pupil academic progress and personal growth toward stated objectives of instruction.
• Maintains records of pupil's educational progress in class record books and/or board approved forms and summarizes these marks for reporting purposes.
• Identifies pupil needs and provides instruction appropriate to those needs.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a classroom climate conducive to learning.
• Budgets class time effectively.
• Devises written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking as well as the reproduction of facts.

Contact with parents and community

• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to inform them about the school program and to discuss pupil progress.
• Makes effective use of community resources to enhance the instructional program.

Professional contacts and activities

• Cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and resolving learning problems.
• Maintains professional competence and continuous improvement through in-service education and other professional growth activities.
• Participates in school-level planning, faculty meetings/committees and other school system groups.

Other

• Upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations and board policy.
• Performs other duties within the scope of his/her employment and certification as may be assigned.

FLSA Status: Exempt