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Job ID: 5463084

Position available at Lawson Elementary School

+ Anticipated start date: January 2026

+ Anticipated length of assignment: Up to 6 months

+ K-5

Daily substitute rate: $165 per day; increasing to $185 on 11th consecutive day, $235 on 21st consecutive day

Qualifications, Certification, and Experience:

+ Valid Iowa Teaching or Substitute license

+ Punctuality and attendance; regularly begins and ends tasks on time

+ Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships and works cooperatively with students, parents and staff

+ Projects a positive image as an educator in the school and in the community

+ Promotes a positive image of the Johnston Schools

+ Respects differing points of view

+ Demonstrates an understanding and acceptance of diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, special needs and religious groups

+ Uses discretion in handling confidential information and situations

+ Actively supports expectations of student behaviour outside of the classroom during the school day

+ Demonstrates a positive attitude and manages stress in a constructive manner

Performance Responsibilities:

Personal Performance Criteria

+ Works well with others, maintaining positive and effective communication with school personnel and students

+ Contributes to creating a positive work environment

+ Demonstrates integrity and respects confidentiality

+ Arrives on time and works consistently until the end of his/her scheduled day

+ Works independently and with confidence

+ Demonstrates ability to grasp and adjust to new and changing situations

+ Demonstrates initiative and ability to work without close supervision

Professional Performance Criteria

Instructional Process

+ Teaching to local curriculum standards

+ Curriculum is presented from whole to part with an emphasis on what students should know and be able to do

+ Communicates learning goals to students and parents

+ Incorporates, on a regular basis, activities for students which require applications of learning

+ Creates a classroom environment that promotes learning

+ Establishes fair and appropriate classroom rules

+ Corrects inappropriate behaviour in an appropriate and timely manner

+ Reinforces positive behaviours

+ Consistent in expectations concerning student behaviours

+ Establishes and maintains rapport with students

+ Demonstrates appropriate instructional preparation

+ Uses knowledge of students to design educational experiences

+ Lessons align with the district standards and assessments

+ Designs lessons that are appropriate to age level and student interest

+ Lesson design is logical and provides for a clearly understood flow of learning

+ Designs educational experiences that utilize district provided technologies

+ Uses effective instructional techniques

+ Uses instructional time effectively

+ Both group and individual instruction are used on a regular basis with limited use of large group lecture

+ Employs a variety of instructional techniques and strategies including multi-sensory approaches, appropriate questioning and modelling, role playing, self-teaching and activity-based learning

+ Utilizes a variety of instructional resources outside of the textbook

+ Modifies lesson plans and instructional techniques as required by student learning styles

+ Instructional techniques provide all students the opportunity to learn

+ Instruction is free of cultural, religious, ethnic or gender bias

+ Responds in a positive and constructive manner to student questions

+ Provides students with opportunities for success

+ Models and promotes honesty, respect for people and property, responsibility for personal and group actions, personal integrity and the value of hard work

+ Uses effective assessment strategies

+ Assessments directly relate to core curricular concepts and are in integral part of teaching and learning

+ Assessment of student progress includes both traditional and alternative assessment measures

+ Assessment is interwoven with learning and occurs on an ongoing basis. Assessment is not solely an end product

+ Maintains a professional appearance appropriate to job responsibilities