Position Overview: Substitute Teacher

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Reports to: School Principal or Assistant Principal
Direct Reports: None
Category: Certificated
Salary Range: $65,000
Benefits: Full-time employees of ICEF Public Schools are entitled to Medical, Life Insurance, Dental and Vision plans, and various retirement programs offered by ICEF Public Schools.

About ICEF

ICEF Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school network committed to educating and empowering courageous leaders who embrace their full potential for college, career, and life. Our work is grounded in five mission-aligned pillars:

• Educating and Empowering Courageous Leaders
• Providing a Diverse Community that Honors Each Student’s Uniqueness
• Fostering Academic Excellence
• Nurturing Healthy Minds
• Inspiring Critical Thinkers

Learn more at: www.icefps.org

Job Description

Position Summary

The Substitute Teacher plays a vital role in ensuring instructional continuity and student supervision in the absence of regular classroom teachers. This full-time, school-based position supports daily academic operations by providing consistent, high-quality coverage across grade levels and content areas as needed. The ideal candidate is flexible, dependable, and able to implement lesson plans with fidelity while maintaining a positive and structured learning environment. In addition to classroom coverage, the Substitute may assist with supervision duties and support broader school initiatives aligned to the school’s academic and culture goals.

This is an on-site position; remote work is not available for this role.

Essential Functions

• Provide instructional coverage for classroom teachers during absences, including full-day, partial-day, and last-minute assignments.
• Implement lesson plans provided by the teacher with fidelity, ensuring continuity of instruction and classroom routines.
• Maintain a safe, respectful, and productive learning environment aligned with school expectations and policies.
• Take accurate student attendance and submit it promptly per school procedures.
• Supervise students during class, transitions, lunch, recess, and other assigned duties.
• Communicate any notable student behaviors, incidents, or academic concerns to the appropriate school staff.
• Support classroom procedures, including the use of behavior management systems and reinforcement strategies.
• Perform duties in both general education and special education settings as needed.
• Assist with school-wide duties such as arrival, dismissal, hallway transitions, or event supervision when not covering a classroom.
• Collaborate with school leadership and instructional teams as needed to support the academic and cultural vision of the school.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding student information and uphold professional conduct at all times.
• Be flexible and responsive to daily assignment changes and school needs.

Additional Duties

Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms, and/or use hands to finger, handle, or feel. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move and/or lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds. 

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree – required
• Possession of a valid Substitute Teaching Credential,
• 3 or more years working with school-aged youth
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and whole-child development
• TB clearance
• Background check clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Valid California single subject or multiple subject teaching credential
• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• At least one year prior teaching experience

ICEF is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ICEF Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, association with a member of a protected class, bereavement leave, color, disability (physical, intellectual/developmental, or mental health/psychiatric.), exercising the right to family care and medical leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity, gender identity or expression, genetic information or characteristic, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristic), military and veteran status, national origin (includes language restrictions), pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), race (includes hairstyle and hair texture, religious creed (includes dress and grooming practices), reproductive health decision making, sex/gender, and sexual orientation.