id='p3109_'>Stellar Substitute JobID: 3109
Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Elementary position
Date Posted:
6/15/2026
Location:
Dickson Elementary
Date Available:
08/13/2026
Closing Date:
until filled
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ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Stellar Substitute
JOB STATUS: Full-Time
LOCATION: Isaac Dickson Elementary School
CONTACT: Joan.Bucy@acsgmail.net
Minimum Training and Experience: Graduation from high school and a two or four-year college degree or 48 semester hours of college credit from an accredited institution of higher education.
Experience Qualifications: Previous successful teaching experience or substitute teaching experience preferred.
Skills Qualifications: Knowledge of curriculum, instruction, and assessment; knowledge of child development; ability to work effectively with administrators, central office staff, school based staff, students, parents, and the community; excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills; strong computer skills; knowledge of office and media equipment; and ability to give and follow oral and written instructions in the English language.
Primary Responsibilities: Responsible for providing classroom instruction and maintaining classroom management in the absence of the teacher of record.
a. Conduct supervised small groups of individualized classroom activities based on lesson plans developed by the teacher of record.
a. Conduct behavior management strategies developed by the teacher of record.
b. Organize the learning environment to maximize student time on task.
c. Maintain behavior that is conducive to learning.
d. Encourage students to develop positive self-concepts.
e. Follow student behavior intervention plans.
f. Collect data on individual student behavior intervention plans.
a. Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance.
b. Cooperate with the staff and support the development of activities and goals of the school.
a. Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, and other school and county-level personnel.
b. Follow the teacher's guidelines with regard to communication.
a. Interact in a professional manner with students and parents.
b. Maintain student confidentiality.
c. Work cooperatively with all school personnel and parents.
d. Demonstrate a basic understanding of special education programs, legal requirements, and special education terminology.
a. Conduct assigned classes at the scheduled time(s).
b. Enforce regulations concerning student conduct and discipline.
c. Demonstrate punctuality and flexibility.
d. Follow behavior intervention plans as requested.
e. Dress in a manner that is consistent with school policies.
f. Maintain accurate, complete, and appropriate records and files.
g. Acknowledge and follow Individual Education Plans (IEP) requirements.
a. Model correct use of oral and written language.
b. Follow teacher lesson plans as required by school policy.
c. Assign appropriate tasks and homework to students as determined by teacher guidelines and lesson plans.
a. Take precautions to protect records, equipment, materials, and facilities.
b. Assume responsibility for supervising students in out-of-class settings.
c. Participate in meetings, planning sessions, and other professional development opportunities as appropriate.
d. Support special education students and staff via classroom instruction, monitoring of student work, student supervision, and preparation of materials.
a. Assist with toileting, feeding, positioning, lifting, dressing, and other self-help skill areas when appropriate.
b. Ensure safe travel of students within the school environment and on study trips.
c. Provide support related to ostomy care, catheterization, and/or other medically related procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to sit, stand, kneel, and walk for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift boxes up to 20 pounds. Physical demand requirements are for Medium Work.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read simple forms. Requires the ability to prepare time sheets and supply requisitions using the prescribed format.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, and to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in Standard English.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas, to add, subtract, divide, and multiply.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately when using computers and other technology.
Manual Dexterity: Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors or shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under average levels of stress.