Position Type

Substitute/ Elementary Substitute Teacher

Job Description

Elementary School Substitute Teacher
Part‑Time or Full‑Time on an as‑needed, temporary basis

School: St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School – “Doing Small Things with Outstanding Love”

City & State: Hanover, PA and/or McSherrystown, PA (2 campuses)

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

Basic Job Description: Fill in for teacher absences and teach pupils at the elementary level basic academic, social, and other formative skills in keeping with the school’s Catholic character and Gospel values.

Responsibilities/Tasks for: “Elementary School Substitute Teacher”

- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Follow teacher instructions or lesson plan.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
- Assign classwork and homework.
- Read books to entire classes or small groups.
- Administer tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress.




- Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
- Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.
- Lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.
- Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence for Act 48.
- Supervise class projects, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
- Administer standardized ability and achievement tests.
- Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
- Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology,



and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.
- Prepare and supervise students for Mass as well as other sacramental preparation.

Abilities Needed for: “Elementary School Substitute Teacher”

- Oral Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Speech Clarity – The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Speech Recognition – The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Written Comprehension – The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Written Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Fluency of Ideas – The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Deductive Reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning – The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Information Ordering – The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or patt

📌 Elementary Substitute Teacher (Canada)
🏢 Diocese of Harrisburg
📍 Canada