Guest Teacher - Building Based (Dean Tec

Holyoke Public Schools; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Holyoke Public Schools invites applications for a Building Based Guest Teacher (Dean Tech). The position supports daily classroom instruction, follows lesson plans, and ensures a safe, orderly environment in a diverse urban school community.

Requirements include at least 60 college credits, willingness to work a minimum of 3 days per week, and strong communication with students and families. Join a district focused on equity and student achievement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 60 college credits.
• Willing to work a minimum of 3 days per week.
• Strong communication with students, families and staff.
• Experience working in urban settings preferred.
• Experience with diverse student populations preferred.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance data.

Responsibilities

• Follow lesson plans left by the absent teacher.
• Maintain structured discipline and a safe classroom environment.
• Arrive early to review materials and prepare for students.
• Report all incidents to the appropriate authority promptly.
• Return instructional materials, equipment, and keys at day’s end.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by building administrator(s).

Skills

Communication skills

Urban setting experience

Diverse student populations

Reading and interpreting performance

Parent communication

Education

60 college credits

Job description

Guest Teacher - Building Based (Dean Tech) Job Details Job ID:5899670

Application Deadline:Sep 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted:Aug 24, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date:Aug 24, 2026 Job

Description DISTRICT OVERVIEW Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 4,800 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools? strategic plan, ?Moving Forward Together,? builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students? well-being. Many successes contributed to Holyoke?s return to local governance after 10 years in state receivership. These include: The highest graduation rate on record of 77.1 percent, an increase of more than 15-points over 10 years Meaningful, applied learning opportunities for high school students, including theme-based academies, career vocational technical education programming, work-based learning, and advanced coursework A comprehensive approach to early literacy that includes strong core instruction and one-on-one tutoring, contributing to more students reading at grade level A thriving dual language English/Spanish program, where nearly 900 students are on their path to becoming bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural More than one-third of Holyoke teachers identify as people of color, a 19-point increase over 10 years. Many partnership programs support staff to earn licensure or additional certification. Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us, our recent accomplishments, and our commitment to equity.

Job Description: Be flexible in order to meet the school administration?s needs and readily adapt to the needs of the classroom. Arrive 20 minutes early to review all materials and make sure you?re prepared before the students arrive in the classroom. Reports to the main office upon arrival at school. Create and enforce structured discipline and classroom control. Establish a safe and positive environment for all students and staff members. Assume responsibility overseeing student behavior in the classroom and surrounding areas in order to assure health, welfare, and safety of all students. Protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities. Honor the teacher and school policies, procedures, and schedules. Report all incidences of students, including injuries, accidents, illnesses, and behavioral problems to the appropriate authority immediately or as soon as is reasonably possible. Implement lesson plans and instructions left by the absent teacher. Utilize all academic class time to continue the students? learning progress. Engage all students in lesson through interactive, effective teaching methods to maintain progress in the teaching curricula. Organize students and classroom for effective instruction. Complete a Substitute Teacher Report Form for the regular classroom teacher at the end of every assignment. Return all instructional materials, equipment, and keys to proper location at the end of the day. Perform other related duties as assigned by building administrator(s) in accordance with school/division policies and practices.

Qualifications: Minimum of 60 college credits. Must be willing to work a minimum of 3 days per week. Communication Skills with parents Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students Experience Working In An Urban Setting, Preferred Experience Workingwith diverse student populations, preferred Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance