• Job Description

  Req#: 1809
  Position Type:
  Substitute/ Substitute Teacher
  
  
  Date Posted:
  '); ' 2/10/2026
  
  
  Location:
  District Wide
  
  
  Date Available:
  As Needed
  
  
  Closing Date:
  Until Filled
  
  
  Maintains regular availability to cover absences at various schools in order to remain active in the District’s substitute pool.
  Teaches the lesson as prepared by the full-time classroom teacher, in accordance with the District’s curriculum and in a manner that the students understand.
  Uses effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
  Appropriately utilizes the District’s instructional and technology resources, materials, and equipment as directed by the full-time classroom teacher.
  Maintains a positive classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
  Maintains established routines, schedules, and procedures of the school and the classroom to which they are assigned, including:
  • Taking student attendance;
  • Monitoring and managing student behavior; and
  • Ensuring that the classroom is clean and safe
  Taking student attendance;
  Monitoring and managing student behavior; and
  Ensuring that the classroom is clean and safe
  Performs related duties of the full-time teacher, including;
  • Lunchroom duty;
  • Hall duty;
  • Bus duty; and
  • Recess duty.
  Lunchroom duty;
  Hall duty;
  Bus duty; and
  Recess duty.
  Substitutes covering for a full-time teacher who will be absent for an extended period of time are responsible for:
  • Attending faculty meetings, grade level team meetings, and in-service trainings;
  • Developing lesson plans and student assessments per the long-term plan provided by the full-time teacher;
  • Collaborating with other instructional staff, including social workers, counselors, speech language pathologists, and special education teachers;
  • Grading student work, entering grades in the online gradebook, and issuing progress reports and final quarter grades;
  • Communicating with parents/guardians as needed; and
  • Conducting parent teacher conferences.
  Attending faculty meetings, grade level team meetings, and in-service trainings;
  Developing lesson plans and student assessments per the long-term plan provided by the full-time teacher;
  Collaborating with other instructional staff, including social workers, counselors, speech language pathologists, and special education teachers;
  Grading student work, entering grades in the online gradebook, and issuing progress reports and final quarter grades;
  Communicating with parents/guardians as needed; and
  Conducting parent teacher conferences.
  Current and valid State of Illinois substitute teaching license.
  Ability to follow and implement lesson plans or long-term instructional plans left by the classroom teacher.
  Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
  Flexibility in terms of being open to working in a variety of classroom settings, including pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
  Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  Patience and willingness to work with students from diverse backgrounds.
  Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
  $150 per day.
  $165 per day after working ten days in the District.
  $210 per day for a long-term assignment necessitated by a leave of absence or an open position.
  Pre-K – Grade 5 hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  Middle School hours: 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
  Job Summary:
  In the absence of a full-time classroom teacher, the substitute teacher provides instruction and manages the learning environment. In short-term situations, the substitute is responsible for following the lesson that has been planned by the teacher. In long-term situations, the substitute is responsible for planning for daily instruction, assessing students, grading, and communicating with families. If a teacher is absent for an extended period of time, the substitute may be provided with a detailed plan from the teacher that will guide them in terms of the content and skills that will need to be taught.
  
  Primary Responsibilities:
  • Maintains regular availability to cover absences at various schools in order to remain active in the District’s substitute pool.
  • Teaches the lesson as prepared by the full-time classroom teacher, in accordance with the District’s curriculum and in a manner that the students understand.
  • Uses effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
  • Appropriately utilizes the District’s instructional and technology resources, materials, and equipment as directed by the full-time classroom teacher.
  • Maintains a positive classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
  • Maintains established routines, schedules, and procedures of the school and the classroom to which they are assigned, including:
    • Taking student attendance;
    • Monitoring and managing student behavior; and
    • Ensuring that the classroom is clean and safe
  • Performs related duties of the full-time teacher, including;
    • Lunchroom duty;
    • Hall duty;
    • Bus duty; and
    • Recess duty.
  • Substitutes covering for a full-time teacher who will be absent for an extended period of time are responsible for:
    • Attending faculty meetings, grade level team meetings, and in-service trainings;
    • Developing lesson plans and student assessments per the long-term plan provided by the full-time teacher;
    • Collaborating with other instructional staff, including social workers, counselors, speech language pathologists, and special education teachers;
    • Grading student work, entering grades in the online gradebook, and issuing progress reports and final quarter grades;
    • Communicating with parents/guardians as needed; and
    • Conducting parent teacher conferences.
  
  Qualifications:
  • Current and valid State of Illinois substitute teaching license.
  • Ability to follow and implement lesson plans or long-term instructional plans left by the classroom teacher.
  • Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
  • Flexibility in terms of being open to working in a variety of classroom settings, including pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Patience and willingness to work with students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
  
  Salary:
  • $150 per day.
  • $165 per day after working ten days in the District.
  • $210 per day for a long-term assignment necessitated by a leave of absence or an open position.
  
  Working Conditions:
  
  • Pre-K – Grade 5 hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Middle School hours: 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
  
  
  
  Cook County School District 130 is an equal opportunity employer.
  
  
  

• About the company

  Cook County School District 130: Serving the communities of Alsip, Blue Island, Crestwood and Robbins.

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