THE OPPORTUNITY:

Cambridge Public Schools is seeking day-to-day substitute teachers for the 2025-2026 school year to provide coverage for expected and unexpected absences.

JOB SUMMARY:

Primary responsibilities include teaching in a range of age levels and subject areas and providing a consistent and optimal learning environment by following the lesson plans. Additional responsibilities include covering duties and attending events outside the classroom as needed. Substitute teachers are a vital part of the CPS educational team, covering classes and providing instruction and supervision for students when their regular teacher is absent. As a substitute teacher, you are responsible for implementing lesson plans left by the teacher, reliably arriving on time to supervise and instruct the classes you are signed up to cover, following available lesson plans, attending to routine classroom tasks and established schedules, maintaining an orderly classroom environment conducive to student learning, and performing other duties as assigned. Substitute teaching can be an ideal employment situation for those who enjoy working with diverse children and adults in an educational setting and seek flexibility in work schedule and assignments. This is a Day-to-day role on an intermittent basis.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

Substitute teachers must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of previous experience working with children or young adults in educational, recreational, counseling, or other supportive roles. The successful candidate will be expected to confidently utilize technology tools commonly used across the district, including Google Docs, Slides, Chromebooks, and other digital media, to effectively support instruction across grade levels Knowledge of the principles and practices of teaching and child development, and one or more years of K-12 classroom, substitute, paraprofessional, or practicum/internship experience preferred. A degree in education or teacher licensure is a plus. Substitute teachers must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills. They must be professional in demeanor and appearance, punctual, reliable, organized, and flexible. Additionally, they should be capable and interested in working on a variety of assignments and at different school locations on a regular basis. Must successfully pass Criminal Offender (CORI) and Sexual Offender (SORI) background checks and national fingerprinting screening (CHRI). Preference in hiring is given to applicants who can commit to accepting available substitute teacher assignments on a daily basis. Training may be made available.
Terms of Employment: Day-to-day on an intermittent basis.

A variety of substitute teacher assignments are typically available district-wide on any given school day. These include working with our youngest elementary students (Gr. PreK-5), those in our Gr. 6-8 upper schools, and Gr. 9-12 high school classes. Assignments include traditional general classroom coverage as well as specialized areas such as special education, physical education, world languages, English, science, math, the arts, and vocational/technical classes ranging from carpentry to business to biotechnology.
As a CPS substitute teacher, you can review and select from available daily assignments using the CPS Red Rover platform, available via the web and/or app.