Long-Term Substitute Elementary Teacher: Grade 3

Bloomfield Public School District; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 47,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomfield Public School District is seeking a Long-Term Substitute Elementary Teacher for Grade 3 at Metacomet Elementary School in Bloomfield, CT. CT State Teacher Certification is required, with strong oral and written communication skills and knowledge of Connecticut standards.

The position is ten-month, 186 days, 7.25 hours per day, temporary assignment. Collaboration with a team of teachers to plan, implement and assess lessons to improve student achievement.

Qualifications

• CT State Teacher Certification required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Connecticut standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills.
• Develop instructional materials for diverse learners.
• Promote student worth and role in family and community.
• Establish a positive classroom climate and social skills.
• Create engaging displays and learning centers.
• Provide instruction to meet individual needs in communication, health, physical skills, and self-concepts.
• Coordinate instructional assistants, parents, and volunteers.
• Communicate regularly with parents via newsletters, notes, calls, and conferences.
• Interpret school program to strengthen parental understanding.
• Enrich program through field trips to community resources.
• Select and requisition instructional aids and snacks.
• Promote parent participation in education activities.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Knowledge of Connecticut standards

Education

Connecticut State Teacher Certification

Job description

Long-Term Substitute Elementary Teacher: Grade 3 JobID: 2074

• Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/ Grade 3
• Date Posted: 10/13/2026
• Location: Metacomet Elementary School
• Date Available: 11/2026

Position: Long-Term Substitute Elementary Teacher: Grade 3

Location: Metacomet Elementary School

Salary: $296 daily rate

Teacher Work Year: Ten-month position (186 days) 7.25 hours/day - THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TEMPORARY

Position Summary: Metacomet ElementarySchool is seeking a dynamic, motivated, and highly qualified grade 3 teacher to plan, implement, and assess lessons. Candidates should be able to work with a team of teachers who are dedicated to improving student achievement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills.
• Develop and use instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of pupils with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturates.
• Develop in each pupil an awareness of his worth as an individual and his role in his family and community.
• Provide appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes, and social skills.
• Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of pupils' work.
• Provide individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of pupils in communications skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of self-concepts.
• Plan and coordinate the work of instructional assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.
• Communicate regularly with parents by means of a newsletter, notes, phone calls and individual parent conferences.
• Interpret school program to parents in order to strengthen parental understanding of the individual pupil's needs and the school's role in the pupil's life.
• Enrich educational program through study trips to community resources such as museums, parks and through classroom visits by resource persons from the school and community. Select and requisition, instructional aids, supplies, and schedule snacks.
• Promote parent participation and involvement in education activities provided for their children.

Required Certification and Qualifications

• Connecticut State Teacher Certification
• Well-developed oral, written and speaking skills.
• Knowledge of Connecticutstandards is a must.

Long-Term Substitute teachers (certified teachers employed more than forty (40) days) will be eligible to receive all contract benefits.