AFTER SCHOOL, ELCS SUBSTITUTE

Denver Public Schools; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

PERA Retirement

Time off

Job summary

Denver Public Schools is seeking on-call substitutes to support after-school programs and emergency staffing. You will perform routine tasks, assist team activities, gather information, and ensure compliance while delivering strong customer service.

Minimum High School Diploma/GED; current DPS employees preferred; live in Colorado; adaptable to flexible hours; compensation is $21.50 per hour; substitutes are paid for hours worked and not required to maintain a regular schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma/GED.
• Area of Relevant Expertise: Current DPS employees.

Responsibilities

• Day to day execution: performs routine transactions, assists team activities, interacts with stakeholders to solve problems or resolve complaints, gathers information, consults with management on actions to be taken in order to support short-term operations and ensure compliance.
• Documentation: performs data entry and verification, keeps accurate files/records, creates detailed reports, using various existing systems for accurate, timely, and compliant records.
• Customer service: receives, understands, and disseminates information to appropriate stakeholders. Answers questions, solves problems effectively and escalates appropriately. Demonstrates positive, optimistic and service-oriented mindset to ensure positive relations with stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement: contributes to identifying process inefficiencies and proposes solutions, identifies opportunities through external research on trends in resources, programs, and services and internal research with stakeholders, and supports improvement efforts in order to support long-term success.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

** Applications will be received until April 8, 2026 OR UNTIL FILLED**

About This Job

Supports individual, team or department through practical application of knowledge, use of proven techniques, and adherence to procedures. Primary focus on execution of assigned tasks in a specific area of responsibility, with a non-technical scope and a high degree of customer service.

Responsible to ensure that students have a safe, structured, and engaging environment during emergency staffing situations. The position supports compliance with all state licensing requirements, as well as district and departmental policies. This flexible, on-call role is available to current DPS employees or approved district personnel who can provide short term support to after school programs as needed. Substitutes are compensated for hours worked and are not required to maintain a regular schedule commitment.

What DPS Offers You

• A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off , health and wellness benefits , and PERA Retirement .
• Salary: $21.50 hourly.

What You'll Do

• Day to day execution: performs routine transactions, assists team activities, interacts with stakeholders to solve problems or resolve complaints, gathers information, consults with management on actions to be taken in order to support short-term operations and ensure compliance.
• Documentation: performs data entry and verification, keeps accurate files/records, creates detailed reports, using various existing systems for accurate, timely, and compliant records.
• Customer service: receives, understands, and disseminates information to appropriate stakeholders. Answers questions, solves problems effectively and escalates appropriately. Demonstrates positive, optimistic and service-oriented mindset to ensure positive relations with stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement: contributes to identifying process inefficiencies and proposes solutions, identifies opportunities through external research on trends in resources, programs, and services and internal research with stakeholders, and supports improvement efforts in order to support long-term success.

What You’ll Need

** Minimum High School Diploma/GED

Area of Relevant Expertise: Current DPS employees

• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

About Us

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.