Substitute Teachers

Various Departments

Whitby is looking for dedicated and caring individuals who have experience with children to work as substitute teachers.

Experienced candidates should hold degree and/or certification in field; knowledge of, experience with or training in Montessori education and/or International Baccalaureate is highly desirable; all positions require team teaching and strong collaborative skills.

Some of the areas for substitute teaching include:

• Infant-Toddler Teachers (Ages 18 months to 3 years)
• Early Childhood Teachers (Ages 3-5 years)
• Elementary Teachers (Ages 6-10)
• Middle School Teachers (Grades 5-8)
• Learning Specialists (Special Education, Math Specialists, Gifted and Talented)
• Special Area Teachers (Art, Music, Drama, Foreign Language, and Physical Education)

Learning Support Teacher (Grades 2-8 )

SAIL Team

Whitby School is a community of educators dedicated to helping students develop a passion for learning while empowering them to become open-minded, principled citizens in a global community. Whitby’s staff and faculty are passionate about teaching because we ourselves are passionate about learning.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Whitby School seeks an experienced, innovative Learning Support teacher to join our dynamic and collaborative faculty from April until the end of the school year (mid June). This is an exciting opportunity for a professional learner to contribute to the Whitby School Vision and Mission through commitment to Whitby students, colleagues and community.

The Learning Support teacher is expected to provide effective and consistent learning support across the school, in accordance with the Student Assistance In Learning (SAIL) handbook. He/ she will work collaboratively with all members of the teaching team to identify students with support or enrichment needs. The Learning Support teacher will teach individual students and/or small groups of students using appropriate and motivating materials. Student contact based on need and is either push in or pull out as per SAIL referral process and Learning Support Handbook.  In addition, the Learning Support Teacher will...

• Guide and support teachers as they follow the protocols and recommendations of the SAIL handbook.
• Assist classroom and single subject teachers to implement modifications in work tasks to better match the needs of all learners.
• Assess students formally and informally including classroom observations, which results in assessment reports, circulation of relevant findings, meetings with parents and teachers, designing of IPs and monitoring further recommendations.
• Provide on-going and timely feedback (academic progress, social/personal, etc.) to individual students.
• Collaborate as part of the Child Study Team meeting to discuss students and review the quality of the services offered at Whitby.
• Confer with all parties to model and support differentiation in the classroom.
• Where necessary, work with teachers to create an instructional plan for any identified student.
• Communicate with other professionals such as speech therapists, psychologists and occupational therapists.
• Provide a point of contact for teachers to discuss students with learning challenges
• Provide regular opportunities to liaise with parents and class teachers to discuss student progress. 
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with students and parents.
• Proactively collaborate with colleagues
• Respect the confidentiality of all school data and student information
• Attend faculty, in-service, grade level, and department meetings.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Must have an advanced degree in literacy, special education or related field from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years experience working in the area of learning support or a related field
• Experience with formal and informal reading and writing assessments
• Minimum of 3 years experience working with 2nd-8th grade students
• Meets all local or state health requirements

Elementary School Teacher – Temporary Leave Replacement

(Grades 1-2)

Elementary School Teacher (1st and 2nd Grade)

Whitby School is a community of educators dedicated to helping students develop a passion for learning while empowering them to become open-minded, principled citizens in a global community. Whitby’s staff and faculty are passionate about teaching because we ourselves are passionate about learning.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Our Lower School seeks an experienced, innovative classroom teacher to join our dynamic and collaborative faculty from April until the end of the school year (mid June). This is an exciting opportunity for a professional learner to contribute to the Whitby School Vision and Mission through your commitment to our students, your colleagues and our community.

We are seeking a candidate excited to share responsibility with a co teacher in a multi age, first and second grade classroom. The successful candidate will exhibit the highest standards of professionalism.

REQUIREMENTS:

Masters Degree in elementary education

Minimum of three years’ experience teaching in your own classroom

First or second grade classroom experience

IBPYP experience would be a plus