Overview
Long Term Substitute Teacher – Fall 2025 Jobs in Clearwater, FL at THE DEPAUL SCHOOL FOR DYSLEXIA INC
The dePaul School for Dyslexia is a specialized, independent school dedicated to the education of children in 1st-8th grades with dyslexia and related language-based difficulties, with the primary goal of enabling these students to achieve academic and personal success.
The dePaul School embraces a school-wide vision and commitment to the following core values:
RESPECT the child – showing understanding and acceptance of their challenges.
TEACH the child – with, research-based proven curriculum and methodologies.
CHALLENGE the child – to meet their potential, setting appropriate expectations.
INSPIRE the child – promoting strengths, fostering creativity and building self-confidence through praise and encouragement.
The dePaul School Fast Facts:
Founded in Clearwater in 1983
Independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Full-time day school for students in 1st – 8th grades
Signature Orton-Gillingham based remediation methodology, dePaul Structured Linguistics (DPSL)
Appropriately leveled and paced classes and workload
Compassionate and challenging environment
Small class sizes (Max 12)
Job Description
Title:Long Term Substitute
Reports To: Principal
Do you want to work in an environment where students’ needs are at the forefront of all decision-making? At The dePaul School for Dyslexia, we focus on identifying the needs of our learners and filling in specific learning gaps utilizing research-based, explicit, sequential, multisensory teaching methods. We support our staff with ongoing professional development to stay current on best practices for assessing teaching students with language-based learning differences.
Day-to-day responsibilities:
Create lesson plans and teach all subject areas in homeroom classroom of mixed-age students grades k-2.
Teach structured literacy (phonemic awareness, decoding and encoding strategies) by using formal and informal assessment data to identify areas of reading weakness and remediate using research-based, multisensory methods.
Track student progress and plan lessons accordingly.
Establish procedures and behavior expectations for the management of multi-age classes.
Evaluate students’ academic and social growth, track grades, and prepare report cards.
Communicate with parents to inform, update, and discuss students’ progress.
Maintain professional competence through continued professional development.
Regularly adjust to flexible scheduling and frequent student changes.
Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities as necessary.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required.
Teaching experience required.
Experience working with children with language-based learning differences preferred.
Benefits:
Hours: 7:30a-3:30p
School Holidays Off
Salary based off of experience, skills, training, education and flexibility.
Title: Long Term Substitute Teacher – Fall 2025
Company: THE DEPAUL SCHOOL FOR DYSLEXIA INC
Location: Clearwater, FL
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