Description: Community Consolidated School District 62 in Des Plaines, Illinois is seeking substitute teachers for all grade levels beginning August 2012. As a substitute teacher you will be working as an independent contractor at the will and expressed need of the Board of Education. No guarantee of employment is expressed or implied.
Qualifications: 1. Completion of a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. 2. A completed Criminal Background Investigation. 3. Preference is given to applicants with active Illinois teacher certification.
Working Conditions: District 62 has approximately 4800 students in grades preK-8 in 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 1 year-around, K-8 school. This assignment could be located at any school in the district during the school year. As a special circumstance, Iroquois Community School (ICS) is a year-around, K-8 school. Therefore, substitute teachers will occasionally be needed during the summer term. In addition, special summer programs for remediation or enrichment will also need substitutes.
Application Procedure: Applications are considered complete when all required items are submitted for review including: 1) an on-line application at www.d62.org/employment, 2) a letter of interest in the position (required at the beginning of each school year), 3) unofficial copies of all college and/or university transcripts (required only once upon first application) Applicants are encouraged to electronically attached all required documents to the on-line application.
Selection Procedure: All applications will be reviewed by administrators. Qualified applicants will be assigned to a pool of substitute teacher who are available and recommended for further assignment.