West Fargo Public Schools is hiring: Long Term Substitute Teacher - Music in Wes

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Job Description

Position Title: Long-term Substitute – Music

Location: Brooks Harbor Elementary School

Department: Curriculum & Instruction

Reports To: Building-level Principal

Term: Approx. September 12th, 2025 – October 31st, 2025

Schedule: M-F Full-time following the academic hours of operation.

Salary: Full daily rate equates to $228.98. Will receive a $130 bonus after completing 10 full-time substitute days in the district – Does not need to be consecutive days. Bonus payment will follow the next payday after the 10th full time day has been paid.

Date of last review: August 2025

Summary: The Long-term Substitute covers the absence of the classroom educator while providing instruction and assistance to learners and managing classroom activities and behaviors. The classroom educator creates an engaging, nurturing, and safe learning environment that allows learners to develop their physical, social, and emotional wellbeing, providing instruction in academics, choice ready skills, knowledge, and dispositions to be compassionate, lifelong-learners, and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world.

To Apply: Please complete the application and include three references.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
• Engages with other district staff in the professional learning community process.

Communication:

• Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
• Utilizes effective communication skills to facilitate connection and sharing of thoughts and ideas in multiple formats with diverse audiences.
• Establishes and clearly articulates procedures and routines that promote efficiency and appropriate use of time.
• Clearly communicates the instructional purpose of each lesson and makes connections to prior learning.
• Engages learners in meaningful direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice.
• Utilizes questions, discussions, and dialogue that promote critical thinking about diverse perspectives, viewpoints, and experiences.

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Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
• The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
• The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds.
• The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
• The employee may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
• The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.

Education and/or Experience:

• North Dakota Substitute Teaching License is required.
• North Dakota Teaching License is preferred.
• Prior teaching experience is preferred.
• Prior experience working in an elementary school setting preferred.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.
• Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Note: The original description is very lengthy; this is a condensed and cleaned-up version focusing on clarity and removing redundancies. The full detailed responsibilities should be included in the actual posting.