Job Description
Essex Westford School District (EWSD) has an opportunity for a Full-time Building Substitute to join the team at Westford School . This position includes covering for teacher and staff absences across a variety of content areas and departments ensuring a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all students. The Building Substitute is full-time, 8 hours per day, during the school year. EWSD offers excellent benefits, including generous paid time off, medical and dental insurance, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and a retirement plan with up to 6% employer contribution. Our District vision is: "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one." EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience living or working in another country, the ability to speak more than one language, and/or Peace Corps experience are encouraged to apply. Primary job duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Substitute coverage for licensed educator positions across a variety of content areas and departments Substitute coverage for a variety of support staff and paraeducator positions Provide general administrative, classroom, and school-wide support, including supervising students as requested (during lunch, study hall, before and after school, etc.) Attend and participate in all relevant training sessions, meetings and professional growth activities, and team meetings as requested For additional information, CLICK HERE for a copy of the full job description. EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or their designee. Please click HERE for additional background check information.