Lower School Substitute Teacher

The IDEAL School of Manhattan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending program

Health reimbursement account

Commuter benefits

Disability insurance

Paid family leave

Professional development

403(b) plan with employer contribution

Job summary

The IDEAL School of Manhattan is seeking a Lower School Substitute Teacher to provide instructional continuity across Grades K–5 and cover for absent faculty. This 10-month, full-time exempt role requires flexibility to deploy across classrooms and deliver high-fidelity curricula.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in Education, with experience leading whole-class instruction and a commitment to inclusive education. Master’s degree and independent school experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in General Education or Special Education or similar field.
• Experience leading whole class instruction.
• Master’s Degree in Education or similar field.
• Prior experience in an independent school.
• Minimum of three years of relevant school-based experience.
• Commitment to inclusive education and ability to inspire, nurture, and challenge students with a range of identities and learning styles.
• Strong classroom management to create a respectful, safe learning environment.
• Growth mindset and collaborative, flexible spirit.
• Willingness to nurture, challenge, and inspire across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Assume instructional and supervisory responsibility for a classroom during a teacher's absence, professional development, or administrative meetings.
• Deliver prepared curricula, assignments, and activities with high fidelity, ensuring academic standards are met in the regular teacher's absence.
• Swiftly assess and adopt the established behavior management systems, daily routines, and cultural norms of whichever classroom is being covered.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers on non-coverage days to support lesson delivery, focusing on student engagement and providing individual scaffolding.
• Assist grade-level teams with preparing physical and digital learning materials, grading formative assignments, and setting up laboratory or art stations.
• Execute assigned duties during non-instructional blocks, including morning arrival, recess, lunch segments, and afternoon dismissal.
• Maintain awareness of specific student accommodations or behavioral interventions across multiple grade cohorts.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Classroom management

Inclusive education

Collaborative mindset

Flexible/adaptable

Education

Bachelor’s degree in General Education or similar

Master’s degree in Education or similar

Job description

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Lower School Substitute Teacher

Full Time Professional 5 Hanover Square, New York, NY, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1045

Salary Range: $48,000.00 To $55,000.00 Annually

Title: Lower School Substitute Teacher

Reports to: Lower School Head

Employment Type: 10-month; Full-time, Exempt

Projected Start Date: Immediate Start

Mission

The IDEAL School of Manhattan is an inclusion school dedicated to creating a diverse community that affirms and accepts the full identities of all people while inspiring academic excellence, creative leadership, and a desire to build a more just and equitable world.

Position Description

The Lower School Substitute Teacher provides essential operational continuity and instructional versatility across Grades K–5. This position requires a highly adaptable educator. The primary function of this role is to cover the responsibilities of any lower school faculty member who is absent.

When a lead or elective teacher is absent, the Substitute Teacher assumes classroom responsibilities to ensure uninterrupted student learning and routine adherence. When coverage is not required, the educator is dynamically deployed across lower school classrooms to assist with differentiated instruction, facilitate small-group learning centers, and provide support to the faculty team or other duties as assigned by the division head. This role requires rapid pivoting between diverse grade‑level expectations, developmental stages, and classroom cultures on a daily basis.

Responsibilities include:

Assume instructional and supervisory responsibility for a classroom during a teacher's absence, professional development, or administrative meetings.

Deliver prepared curricula, assignments, and activities with high fidelity, ensuring academic standards are met in the regular teacher's absence.

Swiftly assess and adopt the established behavior management systems, daily routines, and cultural norms of whichever classroom is being covered.

Collaborate with classroom teachers on non-coverage days to support lesson delivery, focusing on student engagement and providing individual scaffolding.

Assist grade-level teams with preparing physical and digital learning materials, grading formative assignments, and setting up laboratory or art stations.

Execute assigned duties during non-instructional blocks, including morning arrival, recess, lunch segments, and afternoon dismissal.

Maintain awareness of specific student accommodations or behavioral interventions across multiple grade cohorts.

Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in General Education, Special Education or similar field

Experience leading whole class instruction

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Education or similar field

Prior experience in an independent school

Minimum of three years of relevant school-based experience

Have a commitment to inclusive education and have the skills and passion to inspire, nurture, and challenge students with a range of interests, experiences, strengths, readiness-levels, and learning styles

Have proven skills in classroom management, helping to create a respectful, safe, and nurturing community where all students feel comfortable expressing their full identity and are inspired to celebrate the full identities of their peers

Work to deeply understand the strengths and challenges of students and ensure that all students are challenged and supported across disciplines

A growth mindset and collaborative, flexible spirit

A willingness to ensure students are nurtured, challenged, and inspired across disciplines

Other duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Range: $48,000-55,000 ( this represents the expected salary range for this position. Salary will be determined based on education, experience, and other job-related factors )

Benefits Include: Paid time off, comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending program, health reimbursement account, commuter benefits program, income protection via short and long-term disability benefits, paid family leave, professional development opportunities, 403(b) plan with employer contribution(waiting period applies).

Equal Opportunity Employer

The IDEAL School of Manhattan is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities for all qualified employees and job applicants and to making all employment decisions without unlawful discrimination as to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, marital status, familial status, actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, caregiver status, gender identity or expression, military status, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training and development, promotion, demotion, discipline, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.