
Substitute Teacher - Akron Elementary
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Job overview
The Substitute Teacher supervises students when the classroom teacher is unavailable. Short-term substitutes follow provided lesson plans, while long-term substitutes develop plans and assignments suited to student needs and abilities. The role manages classroom behavior, adapts teaching methods, supervises students in and out of class, and communicates with colleagues and families. Substitute teachers also attend school and management trainings and meetings.
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Full job description
Summary/Objective The Substitute Teacher supervises students in the event the classroom teacher is unavailable to lead class. Their duties include managing classroom behavior, following lesson plans, and informing the classroom teacher following an assignment. ** ** Essential Functions - For short-term substitutes: Follow provided lesson plans to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students. - For long-term substitutes: Develop lesson plans and assignments consistent with past lesson plans in keeping with student needs and abilities. - Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions, and maintain a positive learning environment. - Adapt teaching methods to fit the needs of each individual student. - Supervise students in and out of the classroom. - Builds a positive and ongoing professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents/guardians, special service personnel, support staff, administrators, and visitors. - Performs other duties on an as-needed basis as determined by their supervisor. - Attend trainings and meetings provided by the school and Summit Academy Management. ** ** Competencies - Ability to interact in a professional manner with students - Ability to interact in a professional manner with staff and to effectively work with them in a collaborative manner - Must be able to maintain confidentiality of student records and school business - Must have strong organizational and communication skills - Must assist in remaining in compliance in matters monitored at the school, state, and federal level as appropriate. ** ** Supervisory Responsibility None ** ** Work Environment This job operates in a professional environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. ** ** Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk
How this job compares
Set against the 1,185 open Substitute Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$41K/yr27 salary ranges
- US median$18–22/hr245 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 53 open Substitute Teacher jobs in Ohio and 1,185 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- dss+35 open
- Summit Academy Management (this employer)7 open
- Dayton Early College Academy3 open
- Experience
- Substitute Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (76 postings).
- Education
- 208 of the 1,185 open Substitute Teacher jobs (18%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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