Guest Teacher - Long Term - 5th Grade - TEMPORARY

Guest Teacher - Long Term - 5th Grade - TEMPORARY JobID: 15877

• Position Type:

Substitute Services/ Guest Teacher

• Date Posted:

10/8/2026

• Location:

Leroy Elementary School

• Closing Date:

10/18/2026

Long-Term Guest Teacher

Location: Thornton, CO

Pay Rate $200 per full day, non-benefited

Hours Per Week: 40

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission toelevate student success for every student every day in every classroom.Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

Join our team as a Long-Term Guest Teacher (Substitute Teacher) and contribute to the diverse and inclusive learning environment.

SUMMARY: A long term guest teacher eacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students for a long term assignment, more than 20 consecutive days.

JOB OVERVIEW:

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities

• Create positive educational climate for students to learn in.

• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.

• Participate in ongoing training sessions.

• Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.

• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.

• Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.

• Utilize various curriculum resources and technologies to enhance student learning.

• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.

• Utilize District curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.

• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities. - Prepare and distribute parent communications.

• Observe and evaluate student's performance.

• Manage student behavior in the classroom creating appropriate behavior strategies.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree or higher.

• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

• Criminal background check required for hire.

• Must possess, or be able to obtain from, or be in process with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License.

• Must possess the required license and endorsement. If in field by content test or semester hours, with no endorsement: applicant must posses a Colorado educator license license with a passing score on a CDE approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources.

For more information on substitute teaching, please visit ourwebsite (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/careers/teach/substitute-services) www.adams12.org. Click on Careers, then Teach and select Substitute Services.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date). To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see ourBenefits Overview (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/human-resources/benefits-overview) .

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