Building Substitute, Grades K-3

Who Are We?

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a highly successful urban PK-12 public school located in Somerville and Cambridge. We enroll over 1,100 students from cities and towns throughout the greater Boston metro area. Our inclusive and restorative school celebrates and serves a diverse community - with 87% BIPOC, 27% ELL, and 16% of our students qualifying for special education services. Our mission is to prepare all students for success in college, foster responsible citizenship, and inspire a lifelong love of learning - as we believe academic achievement opens doors and creates opportunities for our students.

We center the values of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work. Our approach to instruction is founded on culturally sustaining, inquiry-based, and student-centered practices. To invest in the growth of our educators, we offer comprehensive professional development, instructional coaching, and mentorship. Our campuses foster a collaborative team environment with extraordinary educators who are committed to ongoing learning, reflection, and professional growth.

What does a Building Substitute at Prospect Hill do?

The Building Substitute is expected to deliver with fidelity an existing lesson that has been created by the classroom teacher. In doing so, the Building Sub should be able to ensure that the classroom environment is safe and productive. The building sub is expected to uphold the campus discipline system when classrooms situations emerge that require a disciplinary response. The Building Substitute provides a unique opportunity for an individual who has future aspirations to become a full classroom teacher.

During periods that the building sub is not called on to cover classes, the building sub will be provided opportunities to expand his/her professional growth through:

• Small group interventions with selected students

• Observations of veteran teachers

• Participation in content area collaborative inquiry or common planning

• Assisting with relevant administrative tasks

Professional Responsibilities:

• Maintains respectful, collegial, and collaborative relationships with colleagues.

• Adheres to and upholds school rules and procedures.

• Reflects positively on the PHA community.

• Fulfills basic professional responsibilities.

• Contributes positively to the professional culture of the school.

What Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences are needed for this role?:

• Understanding of and familiarity with Massachusetts Curriculum Framework

• Bachelors Degree (MA preferred)

• Massachusetts licensure (preferred)

• Commitment to Prospect Hill Academy's educational mission & values

• Commitment to working with students from diverse backgrounds with diverse profiles

• Willingness to work collaboratively with dedicated staff and involved parent body

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Dedication to serving a diverse community of students by building positive relationships, holding students to high expectations, and providing rich and relentless support

• Demonstrate a commitment to creative and engaging standards-based lesson design, and authentic performance assessment

• Demonstrate a growth mindset and a commitment to reflective practice

• Demonstrate depth of knowledge in the subject area for which they are applying

• Willingness to learn and to apply a restorative approach to school culture and discipline

• Passionate about collaboration with colleagues and supervisors

• Demonstrate resilience and perseverance when facing the challenges that come with building new relationships and working to meet the learning needs of students

• Invested in developing his/her cultural proficiency

Our students and families are diverse, and we are committed to hiring educators who reflect the wonderful diversity of our students. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply to work at Prospect Hill.