Per Diem Substitute Teacher - Providence Public School Department - Skills for Rhode Island's Future

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future is recruiting candidates for Providence Public School Department. Please read more about Skills for Rhode Island’s Future at the end of this job description.

COMPANY NAME: Providence Public School Department
JOB TITLE: Per Diem Substitute Teacher  
LOCATION: Providence, RI
HOURS: Part Time

Providence Public Schools District (PPSD) seeks exceptional PER DIEM SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS to join our community of teachers, students and stakeholders. 

We serve approximately 22,000 students at 37 elementary, middle, and high schools. Approximately 55% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. Combined, our students and families speak over 75 different languages and hail from 91 countries of origin.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of individuals to ensure success for every student.
• Supervise students in a variety of school-related settings.
• Communicate and interact with students and staff.
• Monitor appropriate use and care of equipment, materials and facilities.
• Support and nurture the academic, social-emotional, and physical needs of all students.
• Be academic advocates for their students advising, mentoring and modeling appropriate habits of mind and deed use best practices in teaching.
• Create a personalized, rigorous, socially engaging school environment that will meet the needs of all students as they prepare for high school and beyond.
• Creates a classroom environment that provides for student involvement in the learning process and enables each student to achieve learning objectives
• Instructs students individually and in groups using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations
• Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Takes all necessary safety precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a positive learning environment in the classroom

Successful candidates will have:

• Possession of a bachelor's degree or associate degree or attainment of junior status as an undergraduate student.
• There is a three (3) day minimum commitment associated with this position.
• Must understand and be willing to work within the parameters of an Aligned Instruction System, including teaching a unified curriculum.
• Must have the knowledge and skills to build positive relationships with people from diverse populations
• Commitment to the mission and vision of PPSD and the relevance of job functions to that mission and vision
• Completion of the new hire compliance training prior to your first day of employment
• Demonstrated proficiency with PC-based computer applications, Microsoft Office applications, email, Web applications, and industry-specific technology

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Our mission is focused on supporting unemployed and underemployed job seekers. Our goal is to get you back to work. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future’s team will guide and provide you with support throughout the hiring process.
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