Full Time Substitute Teacher - Children's Day School

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Full Time Substitute Teacher- Lower School

At Children’s Day School, what you learn and who you become are equally important. 

Children’s Day School (CDS) is a welcoming community in the big city, a farm and garden among urban streets, an advocate for change and uplifting progressive values, an independent school with down-to-earth values, and an institution that is always asking how we can do this better. 

We strive for balance so students become both academically successful and grounded. They leave CDS confident, with the humility to listen and the resolve to speak up for what they see as right.

CDS is a co-educational preschool through eighth grade school serving over 470 students in the Mission Dolores neighborhood of San Francisco with two campuses, two sheep, and lovely people. 

To learn more about CDS, visit our website at www.cds-sf.org.

Core Dispositions/Habits of Mind:  The CDS Employee

• Curiosity and Open-Mindedness - I am curious about teaching and learning, open to new ideas and approaches, and learning from my community 
• Resilience and Persistence - I know who I am, am comfortable making mistakes, and am willing to engage in productive struggle to achieve my professional goals and meet the needs of the school.
• Emotional/Social Intelligence - I demonstrate empathy, listen, model respect, and take responsibility for my impact on learners, families, and colleagues.
• Cultural / Intellectual Humility, Reflection, and Responsiveness - I know that my perspective is one of many and engage in ongoing learning to unpack systems of power and privilege, broaden my worldview and build my skills for having courageous conversations.
• Advocacy/Activism/Civic Engagement - I engage actively in the learning community by contributing my time and skills to support school wide initiatives that support program innovation, community wellbeing, and learning.  I am an advocate for my families, colleagues, and self, noticing and acting when injustice is present, and reflecting on my own practice and biases.

Responsibilities of the Position:

• Coordinating daily coverage for lower school teacher absences, be the first to step into sub in any classroom and arrange for coverage if multiple needs arise. 
• Coordinating coverage for extended program absences as needs arise.  
• Cover classes and support in classrooms when needed.
• On days when coverage isn’t needed keep a list of projects or ways to assist on campus. This may look like but is not limited to, pushing into support classroom projects or student behaviors, relieving teachers' recess duties equitably, assisting in daily tasks such as lost and found organization and return, school lunches, transitioning students, or checking in with members of the faculty to find areas of need
• Organizing and communicating the coverage calendar to provide support across campus
• Liaising with the ECP and LS directors to prioritize the greatest needs
• Participate in school-wide professional development
• Attend necessary faculty meetings as available 
• Support the transition to Extended Program after school hours 
• Run Extended Program activities and support in a variety of areas with the students as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements/Preferences 

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• Relevant teaching experience 
• Spanish speakers highly encouraged
• Educators with preschool units encouraged 

Compensation

Hourly rate: $28 per hour - $30 per hour (depending on education). This is a full-time hourly position from August 15, 2024 - June 18th, 2025, Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Excellent benefits are offered including medical, dental, vision, employer paid retirement plan, vacation pay, and paid holidays.

Hourly work would continue during school breaks (February Break, Winter Break, Spring Break) with the option of continuing work during Summer Break, in the camp capacity under the supervision of the Extended Program Director. 

Physical Demands of Position

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a school employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals to perform the essential responsibilities of the job:

• Ability to sit, stand, move, communicate, hear, and read during the course of normal teaching activities;
• Able to think and concentrate for sustained periods of time, and to perform teaching responsibilities with the patience and professionalism required to effectively work with children;
• In-person attendance is necessary to perform essential job functions;
• May be exposed to childhood illnesses.
• Ability to work outside on the recess yard, in the farm and garden, and assist in all areas across our busy campus. 

Clearances Required 

Required Screenings: TB Assessment Clearances: Livescan background check and E-Verify

CDS is an equal opportunity employer. Our community is diverse in many ways, inclusive of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender spectrum, age, ability, and more. We welcome and value the same in our faculty and staff.

Contact Information

Apply via http://careers.cds-sf.org/ with cover letter and resume.