Job Title:  Lower School Substitute Teaching Faculty

Start Date: August  2024

Salary: $45,000

Reports directly to: Director of the Early Learning Center and Lower School

Department: Lower School

Antilles School is seeking  dynamic and talented substitute teachers to join a committed team of educators in a collaborative environment that places a high value on educating the whole child. Ideal candidates are passionate and self-motivated professionals, prepared to teach and nurture young children and support a wide range of learning styles, abilities, and ages. An understanding of and a commitment to, a culturally and ethnically diverse population is essential.

Responsibilities include maintaining a child-friendly classroom and age-appropriate routines to teach the core subjects of Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Math, Science, and Social Studies using provided lesson plans. Character development and the social emotional development of each child are as equally important as their academic development. Collaboration with peers and a positive work ethic are expected. Substitute teachers also need to be willing to help out as needed in other areas and classrooms.

 School description:

Antilles School is an independent coeducational day school located on St. Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands. Antilles enrolls approximately 400 students in a toddler program through grade 12. Excellence, Diversity and Community are the guiding principles for each day at Antilles. We pride ourselves on inspiring each student to reach his/her potential in a multicultural setting that is one of the hallmarks of our School. Antilles combines educational excellence and character development to transform our students into young adults prepared for college, career, and life. Antilles strives to develop the whole child through challenging academic courses, technology, music, art, and athletics.

Antilles School is committed to maintaining an atmosphere of collaborative learning, to building a diverse community based on mutual respect, and to fostering social and emotional learning as well as social equity, diversity, and inclusivity into our school life.

Antilles School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Antilles does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Application Procedure:

 Send letter of interest, resume, and references to: Shannon Harris Head of School, Antilles School, 7280 Frenchman’s Bay 16-1, St. Thomas, VI 00802 or employment@antilles.vi

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferred
• Previous successful classroom experience, preferred
• Demonstrated command of child development and current best practices in elementary education
• Ability to partner and communicate effectively with faculty
• Collaborative professional nature
• Understanding of pedagogy and fostering intellectual growth
• Excellent communication skills
• Cultural competence
• Positive, detailed-oriented team player with the ability to be self-directed
• Technological literacy

About Antilles School

Antilles School is an independent coeducational day school located on St. Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands. Antilles enrolls approximately 400 students in a toddler program through grade 12. Excellence, Diversity, and Community are the guiding principles for each day at Antilles. Antilles School is committed to the pursuit of educational excellence and a purposeful life. We foster a sense of community, embrace diversity and creativity, seek to develop the whole child, and prepare students for success in college and beyond.

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