Kindergarten Substitute Teacher — Long-Term Assignment

Norwell Community Schools; Bluffton (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwell Community Schools are seeking a classroom teacher with a valid Indiana teaching license to provide long-term instruction at Lancaster Central Elementary School. The role involves planning and delivering instruction aligned with Indiana Academic Content Standards, coordinating with building leadership, and maintaining standards-based assessments for student growth.

The position is dates 11/9/2026 through 5/27/2027 with duties including curriculum implementation, student progress

Qualifications

• Valid Indiana teaching license.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of children, parents, employees, and members of the School Board.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and use multiple measures of student data to determine student progress.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems and to interpret and implement a variety of instructions and/or strategies in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to utilize equipment, technology, and work aids appropriate to the functions of a classroom teacher.

Responsibilities

• Implements the Norwell Community Schools approved curriculum.
• Teaches the curriculum based on the Indiana Academic Content Standards.
• Teaches mandatory curriculum required by state statute.
• Aligns student assessment and classroom instruction with the approved curriculum.
• Uses instructional materials approved by the school corporation and other supplementary materials consistent with the Indiana Academic Content Standards to facilitate the instruction of his/her content area curriculum.
• Previews all instructional materials, including assigned Internet sites, to determine their educational value and age appropriateness before using them.
• Plans instruction based upon thorough knowledge of subject matter, the students, the values of the community, and curricular standards and benchmarks.

Job description

Norwell Community Schools are seeking a classroom teacher with a valid Indiana teaching license to provide long-term instruction at Lancaster Central Elementary School. The role involves planning and delivering instruction aligned with Indiana Academic Content Standards, coordinating with building leadership, and maintaining standards-based assessments for student growth.

The position is dates 11/9/2026 through 5/27/2027 with duties including curriculum implementation, student progress