Job Description:
North Haven Public Schools
North Haven, Connecticut 06473

Title: Permanent Building Substitute
School/Department: Green Acres Elementary School
Reports to: Building Principal
Work Year: School Year, 2024-2025
Salary: $110.00 per day (not benefit eligible)
 
Assignments:
Two Building Substitutes @ each elementary school
Three Building Substitutes @ NHMS
Three Building Substitutes @ NHHS
 
Summary:
Instruct students and facilitate their learning in the absence of the classroom teacher.
 
Education/Training Requirements:
Minimum of Associates Degree.
Teaching certification preferred but not required.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
 Review and implement classroom teacher's routines, procedures, lesson plans, and curriculum objectives
Take attendance and document daily notes
Provide classroom instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans.
Assign and explain homework assignments provided by the classroom teacher
Ensure that the classroom and student work is kept clean and orderly
Establish and maintain a safe and orderly classroom environment that is conducive to learning
Maintain established routines of the school and classroom procedures
Compile a report for the teacher when s/he returns
Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
Oversee students outside of the classroom including in the hallways, cafeteria, arrival and dismissal
Maintain reasonable rules of conduct which encourage self-discipline and responsibility
Communicate effectively with parents when needed
Report any student injuries, illness, and serious discipline issues to school administration
Remains at school the entire school day (Elementary 8:10-3:20 MS and HS 7:10-2:20)
Maintains a professional appearance
Perform other duties as directed by school administration
 
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Good organizational skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
 Ability to work with basic academic concepts
Ability to present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day.