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SalaryOverview
HGW seeks dedicated and effective candidates with a penchant for cultivating students’ lifelong love of learning for the role of Floating Substitute Teacher in our five-week Summer Academy enrichment program.
Locations*
Candidates will rank their preference among the three different sites
Maret School
3000 Cathedral Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School
4700 Whitehaven Parkway NW
Washington, DC 20007
Norwood School
8821 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
- This position may be onsite, virtual, or both based on health restrictions and other factors in the community and the organization. Candidates must be willing to work in the full range of work environments.?
2024 Program Dates
Staff Orientation: June 24th – June 27th, 2024
Summer Program: June 28th - August 2nd, 2024*
- There will be no program on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day
Organizational Background
Horizons Greater Washington (HGW), an affiliate of Horizons National, advances educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create experiences outside of school that inspire the joy of learning. HGW supports over 400 students in grades 1 through 9 with year-round programming and support.
Working in partnership with our families, sending schools, and host schools, HGW develops the whole child through experiences that build problem-solving skills, foster awareness of community responsibility, and instill respect for self and others. The program begins when a student enters first grade and extends until they enter ninth grade, allowing for a rewarding long-term relationship between a diverse set of learners and the nurturing staff who work with them every summer and through the academic year.
HGW applies a Positive Youth Development approach to its work and emphasizes staff practices aligned with the four domains within the Pyramid of Program Quality designed by David P. Weikert's Center for Youth Program: Engagement, Interaction, Supportive, and Safe Environment. All HGW staff strive to create an environment that is engaging, interactive, supportive, and safe to ensure that programs are meeting the needs of youth.
Position Description
The Floating Substitute Teacher is a critical member of a site’s instructional team and promotes the social, emotional, and intellectual well-being of HGW students in the absence of a classroom teacher or assistant. As needed, the Floating Substitute may be asked to assist in different classrooms that may need additional support throughout the program day or help other instructional staff members with curriculum planning. Candidates must have the ability and desire to work with students in 1st through 9th grade.
Job Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Assistant/Site Director and/or Program Director, the Floating Substitute Teacher’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Attending a May kick-off event (date tba) and a four-day orientation session (dates above) prior to the start of the program
- Flexing into classrooms where the regular teacher needs backup, either due to absence or the need for release time to participate in planning or professional development
- Serving as full-day substitute support when a teacher or assistant is out
- Collaborating with staff to understand and forecast substitute needs to the extent possible to enable proactive planning for absences
- Providing the best possible student experience consistent with expectations for academic rigor, student engagement, and effective teaching
- Co-designing and/or co-teaching lessons to enhance the experience of students and provide additional support to educators.
- With the support of Assistant/Site Director and other members of the instructional staff, identifying priority content areas and classrooms to lend collaboration and support
- Collaborating on assessment and feedback to students to drive learning and improve outcomes
- Performing other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective operation of assigned HGW site
Required Skills/Qualifications
- HS Diploma
- BA/BS degree from an accredited college or university preferred, equivalent experience considered
- Strong classroom management/discipline skills
- Cultural competency and sensitivity to unique contexts in which our students occupy
- Experience working with youth from diverse backgrounds
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated organizational skills
- Strong classroom facilitator
Preferred Skills/Qualifications
- Experience working across grades and/or developmental bands
- Working knowledge of positive youth development principles
- Working knowledge of Restorative Justice principles and practices
- Strong computer skills including Windows, Microsoft Office, database and records management
- Knowledge of effective teaching strategies for second language learners
Compensation
This is a salaried position, ranging from $5,257 to $6,382 for six weeks, with a 40-hour work week at hourly pay rates ranging from $21.90 to $26.59. The specific pay for?each teacher is determined by our teacher pay model that accounts for education and academic year teaching experience to ensure equity across all teachers. There is an opportunity for the staff to earn a bus bonus of $25 per ride.
Background Check Requirements
All offers of employment to employees 18 or over are contingent on the successful completion of the background checks described below:
- Fingerprinting (FBI) (MD & DC)
- MD Criminal Database Background Check (MD)
- Maryland Child Protective Services Clearance (MD)
- DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) Child Protection Registry (CPR) (DC)
- Metropolitan Police?Department (MPD) Criminal Background Check (DC)
- National Sex Offender Registry (DC)
All offers of employment at Horizons Greater Washington are contingent upon clear results of the above suitability checks. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates immediately after acceptance of employment offer and on all employees who are promoted, as deemed necessary.
How to Apply
Please fill out our online application which will include uploading a current copy of your resume. Applicant interviews begin after January 17, 2023. Final candidates will be subject to a reference check and criminal background screening.
Environmental and Physical Conditions
The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-20 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to be in one position for long periods of screen use, reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear both in person and over devices. The employee interacts in close spaces and frequently with children and other staff. May be in situations which require conflict resolution. The position works in a school environment with artificial light and air.
COVID-19
Horizons Greater Washington requires that the holder of this position be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC, and as ordered by DC law. Horizons Greater Washington will review and consider requests for reasonable accommodation to this requirement and determine whether an accommodation can be provided based on the essential functions of the job. Horizons Greater Washington may require information or documentation from an employee and reserves the right to request additional information or documentation in consideration of the request for accommodation.
Horizons Greater Washington is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, matriculation, source of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, homeless status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
