Substitute Teacher

Friendship Public Charter School; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Friendship Public Charter School seeks a dedicated teacher to create a high-achieving classroom environment. Responsibilities include providing daily instruction, fostering student ownership of learning, and communicating with families to support student progress. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree, preferred teaching experience, excellent communication skills, and must pass the Praxis II Exam. This role is critical in ensuring significant student growth and achievement.

Qualifications

• Experience in the role preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Successful completion of the Praxis II Exam.
• One year of teaching experience and results demonstrating high student achievement.

Responsibilities

• Create a classroom culture of high achievement.
• Provide daily instruction with clear learning outcomes.
• Incorporate hands-on learning experiences into lessons.
• Communicate with students about their talents and progress.
• Collaborate with staff to enhance student learning experience.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experience in the role preferred

Successful completion of the Praxis II Exam

One year of teaching experience

Results demonstrating high student achievement

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

Job description

Responsibilities

• Create a classroom culture of high achievement and student ownership of their learning that helps foster students’ intellectual, social and emotional development.
• Provide daily instruction, including clear learning outcomes, well-designed lessons and high-quality assessments that align to Friendship’s curriculum and standards.
• Incorporate into lessons creative, hands‑on learning experiences that broaden students’ exposure and interests, help foster student ingenuity and require application of knowledge and skills acquired through daily instruction.
• Provide a classroom environment that is visually appealing, rich with resources aligned to curriculum and standards and honors student’s achievement with current and accurate displays of exemplary student work.
• Communicate to students to understand their talents, interests and needs and to convey learning expectations and their progress toward meeting those expectations.
• Communicate regularly with families to identify students’ talents, interests and needs and update parents regarding students’ achievements and progress.
• Collaborate with school‑based staff and throughout the Friendship network in staff meetings, regular analysis sessions and professional learning designed to enhance students’ learning experience and increase student achievement.

Qualifications

• Experience in the role preferred
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Successful completion of the Praxis II Exam
• One year of teaching experience and results demonstrating high student achievement and significant growth

Praxis Information

• For upcoming Praxis test date please visit the website at www.ets.org/praxis
• For HQ requirements visit http://osse.dc.gov

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