Dynamic Substitute Teacher for Diverse Classrooms

Memphis Shelby County Schools; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Memphis Shelby County Schools in Tennessee is seeking a qualified educator to provide professional instruction across designated grades and subjects, nurturing academic, social, physical, and skill development in students. You will design lessons, assess progress, communicate with parents, and collaborate with specialists to support diverse learners and ensure alignment with state requirements.

This full-time on-site role emphasizes inclusive teaching, behavior management, and active involvement

Qualifications

• Creates an educational environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and needs of the students.
• Establishes a standard of classroom behavior; maintains classroom management in and outside of the school.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on an established timetable and provides written and oral progress reports to parents/guardians, administrators and selected staff; administers tests and assessments.
• Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students within state and school requirements based on the educational, physical, and emotional levels of student development.
• Confers with parents, administrators, specialists, mental health staff, and appropriate resource staff to develop educational programs for students.
• Creates learning materials geared towards students' abilities and interests.
• Instructs students by using educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory language, communication skills, cognition, social, and emotional development.
• Motivates students and provides consistent reinforcement of learning skills and provides continuous assessment and feedback to students for all learning activities.
• Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, and district and administrative regulations.
• Assists administration in implementing all policies, and rules governing student activities and conduct.
• Sponsors student activities/clubs/teams/organization and tutors students as requested.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Responsibilities

• Creates an educational environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and needs of the students.
• Establishes a standard of classroom behavior; maintains classroom management in and outside of the school.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on an established timetable and provides written and oral progress reports to parents/guardians, administrators and selected staff; administers tests and assessments.
• Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students within state and school requirements based on the educational, physical, and emotional levels of student development.
• Confers with parents, administrators, specialists, mental health staff, and appropriate resource staff to develop educational programs for students.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Memphis Shelby County Schools in Tennessee is seeking a qualified educator to provide professional instruction across designated grades and subjects, nurturing academic, social, physical, and skill development in students. You will design lessons, assess progress, communicate with parents, and collaborate with specialists to support diverse learners and ensure alignment with state requirements.

This full-time on-site role emphasizes inclusive teaching, behavior management, and active involvement