Short/Long-term Elementary Substitute Positions for 2026-2027 school year

Required: PA Active Certification in Elementary K-6, PK-4 or N-3, dependent on leave position

Locations: Gill Hall Elementary School/Jefferson Hills Intermediate School/McClellan Elementary School

Compensation: $125 per day for first 5 days; $170 per day thereafter; if ninety days are reached, retroactive pay to teachers' scale will be paid

Approximate Length of vacancies: Varies

Questions can be directed to egreives@wjhsd.net

Required Documents

• Current PA Department of Education teaching certification
• Current (dated within one year of hiring) PA State Criminal History, Child Abuse and Department of Education FBI fingerprinting clearance as required by the Child Protective Services Law and PA School Code
• Current Act 168 verification forms
• Personnel Health Record form with tuberculin test results within one year of hiring
  
  

Qualifications

• A valid Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in relevant content area, required
• One (1) to three (3) years of experience at the Elementary level is preferred
• Skilled in the use of G-Suite, Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Outlook, student information systems, and willingness to explore and work with new technologies
• Strong communication, writing, and interpersonal skills required
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required
• Ability to work under pressure, be flexible, and work as part of a team
• Self-motivated; demonstrated initiative and ability to follow through with completion of tasks
• Ability to build trust and positive working relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholder groups.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues, while remaining logical and interpers
• Ability to effectively present information and articulately respond to questions from administrators, staff, parents, students, business and educational partners, and the general public
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Data-driven decision making skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work under pressure
  
  

REPORTS TO: Building Principal or designee

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE: A teacher must demonstrate knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies and formative and summative assessments to facilitate student success and growth in academic and social/emotional skills. The teacher creates a flexible and safe learning environment and provides effective feedback on student progress.

Performance Accountabilities

• Models and exemplifies the district's core values
• Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning
• Plans and prepares daily lessons based on formative assessment data that includes a variety of instructional methods for the purpose of addressing individual student learning styles
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning, and modifies instructional methods to fit individual student's needs, including students with special needs
• Conducts individual, small group, and large group instruction as appropriate
• Provides assessment feedback to the students, parents and administration in a timely manner
• Make all necessary referrals to the guidance counselors, the Student Assistance Program (SAP) and/or special education
• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, and parents and others for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student learning
• Reviews and implements all Specially Designed Instruction (SDI's) and student with 504 Plan accommodations or modification
• Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement and attendance as required by district procedures and applicable laws
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations according to the Safety plan
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment that maximizes instructional time.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents
• Coordinates with other elementary professional staff members, especially within grade level, to evaluate and assess curriculum, and participates in faculty
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research
• Performs other duties as assigned by Building Principal and/or designee
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting for extended period of time
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling 35 pounds
• Ability to kneel, crouch, bend and reach to retrieve and handle materials and supplies
• Moving fingers and hands in a repetitive manner
• Ability to speak clearly and distinctly when communicating
• Able to cognitively understand and process written and verbal directions, organize tasks, and make appropriate decisions
• Hearing clearly
• Adequate vision to perform duties
  
  

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned