Long Term Substitute

Pioneer Elementary School

Long Term Substitute Position

(Till March 2027) Thursdays and Fridays in Options

Our District:

Pioneer School District serves approximately 750 P-8 students and encompasses a rural area east of Shelton in the South Puget Sound region. The district is mainly forested, accented by lakes and waterways with multiple recreational opportunities. The district's newer schools (remodeled and rebuilt in 2017) and its quality education coupled with its beautiful setting is attracting young families to the area. Our community is known for having a strong commitment to supporting our schools and our students. Our district is committed to ensuring that every student achieves high levels of learning every day.

Our Community:

Pioneer School District is in a beautiful, rural community in the South Puget Sound region of Washington state – one of the most beautiful and livable areas of the state with numerous recreational opportunities for hiking, boating, and fishing in beautiful Mason County. The Pioneer community offers a balanced lifestyle in a beautiful, family-oriented rural community with easy access to urban areas of the South Puget Sound area and the amenities of the West Coast.

Job Description:

Pioneer Elementary teachers facilitate student success in academic and interpersonal skills through implementing District approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes; addressing specific educational needs of students; providing a safe and optimal learning environment and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations, and goals.

Essential Responsibilities:

Foster the intellectual and social development of children in the first phases of their elementary experience by instructing students for the purpose of improving their success in academic, interpersonal, and daily living skills using district approved curriculum
Provide engaging instruction using research-based effective instructional strategies that are developmentally appropriate for early elementary students
Create a warm, welcoming, and safe learning environment
Practice thoughtful, respectful, and effective behavior management to support development of respectful attitudes, behavior, responsibility and self-regulation
Recognize the special needs of students with learning disabilities and make appropriate individualized physical and instructional accommodations within the classroom
Maintain inclusive, culturally responsive, and equitable classroom management and instructional methods
Employ a variety of instructional techniques, instructional media, and performance assessments, to guide the learning process for students to achieve established learning standards
Assess students for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, and administration regarding students’ progress, expectations, and goals
Ensure students are achieving grade level standards and adapt instruction or apply interventions to ensure individual student learning needs are met
Communicate and collaborate with parents/legal guardians regarding student progress for the purpose of supporting teacher expectations, developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom or learning goals

Performance Responsibilities:

Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations at the time designated
Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning within the limits of the resources provided by the district
Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior.
Insist that students maintain high standards of behavior and exemplifies proper behavior through appropriate modeling
Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
Evaluates and monitors student progress on a regular basis

Performance Responsibilities (cont.):

Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations
Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and board policy
Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms
Must attend and participate in all faculty and staff meetings except when excused by the principal
Participates and cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives and methods

Required Qualifications:

A Washington teaching certificate and endorsement/credential for the instruction level of this position
Job related experience along with knowledge of age appropriate teaching methods and Washington state learning standards
Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks, maintain records, establish and maintain cooperative relationships with students, parents, other school personnel, and meet schedules and deadlines
Effective verbal and written communication skills including the ability to professionally and respectfully engage in conversations with students, parents, and staff
Experience successfully using assessment data for instructional decision-making to improve student learning.

Pay/Benefits

Salary starting rate is paid at the substitute certificated rate of $205.00 a day.
Insurance Benefits-Employees who are anticipated to work 630 hours during the school year (September 1 through August 31) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long term disability and basic life insurance benefits.

Pioneer School District benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click on the link https://www.hca.wa.gov/employee-retiree-benefits/school-employees for information on available benefit options.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Effective June 11, 1992, pursuant to Public Law 92544 all new employees must complete a satisfactory fingerprint and sexual misconduct background check. All employment is considered temporary until receipt of satisfactory check. Proof that the fingerprinting process has begun must be supplied to Human Resources prior to the first day of employment.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER-The Pioneer School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age and provides equal access to the Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Jeff Davis, 360-426-9115, jdavis@psd402.org, Address: 112 E. Spencer Lake Road, Shelton, WA 98584. Section 504 Compliance Coordinator: Amy Koster, 360-427-2737, akoster@psd402.org. Address: 112 E. Spencer Lake Road, Shelton, WA 98584. Title IX Coordinator: Amy Koster, 360-426-9115, akoster@psd402.org. Address: 112 E. Spencer Lake Road, Shelton, WA 98584.

Complaint procedures can be found on website under Board Policy #3210 (students) and #5010 (employees).

The Pioneer School District will provide reasonable accommodations to enable persons with disabilities the opportunity to apply for open positions and to participate in District interview procedures. Persons with disabilities or who need translation services are asked to notify the Human Resources Office at 360-426-9115 at least three days prior to the date on which the requested accommodation is needed.

PIONEER-LONG TERM SUB THURS/FRID OPTIONS