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On Call Substitute Teacher - Lower School

Part-time

Children's Day School

San Francisco, CAPart-time$30–32/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$30–32/hr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Children’s Day School seeks on-call substitute teachers to support its Lower School, serving Kindergarten through 4th Grade. Substitutes step in for homeroom instruction across academic subjects and specialist programming, with detailed substitute plans and guidance from a full-time substitute teacher. The role also supports recess, lunch, and student supervision while helping maintain a consistent learning environment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Classroom Instruction, nice to haveCurriculum Implementation, nice to haveHands-on Learning, nice to haveInquiry-Based Learning, nice to haveSmall-Group Instruction, nice to haveStudent Conferencing, nice to haveLearning Accommodations, nice to haveCultural Competence, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveSolutions-Oriented Mindset, nice to haveGoogle Suite, nice to haveTechnology Proficiency, nice to havePlatform Management, nice to haveSpanish, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, nice to haveRelevant Teaching Experience, nice to haveCalifornia Teaching Credential, nice to haveLive Scan, nice to haveSB 848 Background Check, nice to haveTB Assessment, nice to haveUS Work Authorization, required

Full job description

At Children’s Day School, what you learn and who you become are equally important.

Children’s Day School (CDS) is a welcoming community in the big city, a farm and garden among urban streets, an advocate for change and uplifting progressive values, an independent school with down-to-earth values, and an institution that is always asking how we can do this better.

We strive for balance so students become both academically successful and grounded. They leave CDS confident, with the humility to listen and the resolve to speak up for what they see as right.

CDS is a co-educational preschool through eighth grade school serving over 450 students in the Mission Dolores neighborhood of San Francisco with two campuses, two sheep, and lovely people.

To learn more about CDS, visit our website at www.cds-sf.org .

Job Summary

Children’s Day School is seeking dynamic On-Call Substitute Teachers to support our Lower School (Kindergarten–4th Grade). Substitutes play a key role in maintaining a vibrant, consistent learning environment by stepping in for homeroom instruction across academic subjects and specialist programming (Art, PE, Music, Farm & Garden, and Spanish), as well as for recess. Supported by detailed sub plans and direct guidance from our full-time substitute teacher, on-call subs ensure seamless learning experiences for our students.

Primary Responsibilities

Essential Practices of a CDS Educator

CDS Educators have identified and aligned on these five essential teaching practices to guide instruction and learning in the classroom. On-call substitute applicants should be able to develop these practices in various classroom settings.

Responsibilities

  • Be reliable and ready to jump into a variety of classrooms and serve multiple needs as a school navigates competing priorities.

  • Implement grade level or subject specific curriculum and, when applicable, partner with a co-teacher in supporting a classroom environment.

  • Provide a hands-on, inquiry-based learning with an integrated approach to creatively embed concepts and themes into the curriculum.

  • Run small groups and conference with students on learning goals per the instruction of the lead teacher.

  • Understand diverse learning needs and basic accommodations to support student success and accessibility.

  • Demonstrate and model cultural competence

  • Support the division with lunch duties, recess coverage, and various other division wide student supervision needs.

Position Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred

  • Relevant teaching experience

  • California teaching credential, or working towards a teaching credential, is a plus

  • Spanish speakers are encouraged

  • Acumen in 21st-century learning skills and issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • Strong communication skills and solutions-oriented mindset.

  • Proficiency in the use of technology, Google Suite, and managing multiple platforms for the purpose of organization and curriculum implementation.

Physical Demands of Position

The physical demands described here are representative of those required of a school employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals to perform the essential responsibilities of the job:

  • Ability to sit, stand, move, communicate, hear, and read during the course of normal teaching activities;

  • Able to think and concentrate for sustained periods of time, and to perform teaching responsibilities with the patience and professionalism required to effectively work with children;

  • In-person attendance is necessary to perform essential job functions.

  • May be exposed to childhood illnesses.

  • Ability to work outside on the recess yard and assist in all areas across our busy campus.

Schedule

  • Hours: Monday - Friday from 7:45 am-3:45pm.

Compensation

Hourly rate: $30 pher hour - $32 per hour (depending on education). Part-time/ Non-benefited position.

CDS is an equal opportunity employer. Our community is diverse in many ways, inclusive of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender spectrum, age, ability, and more. We welcome and value the same in our faculty and staff.

Clearance Requirements

  • Live Scan, SB 848 background check

  • TB Assessment

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Contact Information

Apply via http://careers.cds-sf.org/ with cover letter and resume

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,143 open Substitute Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$30–32/hr
  • California median$22–31/hr31 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–23/hr237 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $31/hr, is 20% above the California median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the top quarter of Substitute Teacher hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Substitute Teacher jobs in California and 1,143 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
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 (61 postings).
Education
218 of the 1,143 open Substitute Teacher jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Teacher jobs

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