Accountable to:  Principal  

Classification:  Non-Exempt

Primary Function:  Substitute Teachers are essential to ensuring that the classroom environment is conducive to learning and that learning continues to take place in the absence of the classroom teacher.

Minimum Qualifications:

The applicant must meet the following criteria:

• High School diploma or state approved high school equivalency.
• Prior to hire, all substitute teachers must complete a three-hour State-Mandated training session. *For information on Substitute Teacher Workshops offered by Chattahoochee-Flint Regional Education Service Agency (RESA), please call (229) 937-5341. You may also register online at www.mgresa.org to attend one of the Substitute Teacher Trainings conducted by Middle Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency (MGRESA).
• Submit to a criminal background check including fingerprinting.
• Be Board approved by the local Board of Education.

Applicants who have a valid (unexpired) teaching or paraprofessional certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission are not required to complete the three-hour StateMandated training session.

Responsibilities and Key Duties:

Assume duties of the classroom teacher in accordance with the teacher’s lesson plans, school rules, and district policies. 

Lead instruction in the classroom by implementing the teacher’s existing lesson.

Assist students on a variety of classroom topics/courses.

Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.

Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and/or other related non-instructional areas, as needed.

Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.

Terms of Employment:  Substitute teachers will be called in on an as needed basis. The possibility of becoming a long-term substitute if needed may be agreed upon and arranged at the request of the supervising school administrator.

Physical Demands:

Performing the functions of this job may require the following physical demands:  Generally, the job requires sitting, walking, and standing.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

It is the policy of the Dooly County School System not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability in any employment practice, educational program, or any other program, activity, or service.