Primary Professional Function

The Substitute Teacher is responsible for carrying out lesson plans and classroom procedures, as set forth by the Teacher, in an engaging and meaningful way. The Substitute Teacher will ensure a quality learning experience to all children in his/her care. The Substitute Teacher must possess the knowledge and theoretical grounding necessary to instruct the Elementary or Middle School student, utilizing age-appropriate methods, strategies and procedures.

The Frances Xavier Warde School is a Catholic elementary school in downtown Chicago that provides an academically excellent, values-oriented education to students of all ethnic, religious, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds in a child-centered urban environment. As a keystone of its diverse community, The Frances Xavier Warde School provides need-based scholarships to 30 percent of its students. The Frances Xavier Warde School partners with its families, nurtures faith development for its Catholic students, and engages all its students to learn about and respect other faith traditions. The Frances Xavier Warde School uses a rigorous curriculum that enables students to grow, clarify their values, and develop decision-making skills and a sense of responsibility for themselves and the world they will inherit.

What Makes an FXW Substitute Teacher Competent and Effective

Substitutes are provided teaching opportunities with the expectation that they possess the necessary knowledge, teaching skills, character, and commitment to be productive members of the FXW community. The following is a list of descriptors:

• Adheres to the unique Catholic mission and interfaith values of FXW.

• Utilizes effective instructional strategies with students.

• Creates and manages the classroom in a positive manner, respecting the dignity of all.

• Maintains a positive rapport with all members of the FXW community.

• Fulfills routine duties and expectations in a dependable manner.

• Willingness to fulfill extra duties such as lunch duty, curb duty and other supervision duties of the teacher Consistently exhibits punctuality, dependability, and flexibility in all facets of the role as Substitute Teacher.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Requirements

• Required Bachelor’s Degree in either Education or a specific academic discipline

• Preferred Master’s Degree in Teaching or Curriculum

• Required current State of Illinois Teaching Certificate Type 03/Type 09

• Comply with the Archiodese of Chicago Protecting God’s Children Requirements (Background Screening, Fingerprinting, VIRTUS Training, CANTS, Code of Conduct)

• Middle School substitutes must have the ability to teach effectively within the Block Scheduling model (90 minute classes)

• Ability to teach courses within a Religion Curriculum either Catholic or Interfaith in subject matter

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft suite

• TB test