Job Opportunities

Substitute Openings

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Position TitleJob NumberJob DescriptionPay Scale
Substitute Registered Professional Nurse 2024-2025

1. Protecting and maintaining student’s health by providing professional nursing services in accordance with
    Nursing Standards and NYS licensing.
2. Providing NYS mandated and annual screening programs including vision, hearing, height, weight and 
     scoliosis.
3.  Facilitating NYS mandated immunization and communicable disease control requirements, as well as 
     providing influenza immunization education.
4.  Identifying and assessing students’ health needs, implementing services and evaluating plans of care which
     impact student learning and achievement or safety.
5.  Participating as members of the school’s multi-disciplinary team, interpreting medical data and writing 
     objectives for the health component of the IEP and/or 504 plans.
6.  Acting as liaison between home and school, and community providers for medical issues.
7.  Identifying and reporting school building safety or environmental issues which impact student or staff health 
     to the building administrator.
8.  Participating as members of the school’s Core Safety Teams.

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

$105.00/per diem
Substitute Teaching Assistant 2024-2025

1. Assists teachers by working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects.
2. Assists in preparing lesson plans, individualized education programs (IEPs) and student grades.
3. Prepares planned instructional materials, attendance reports and class reports.
4. Supervises student involved in non-classroom activities under the general supervision of a teacher.
5. Implements/follows teachers instructions of classroom procedures; reinforcement, philosophy and consistency.
6. Makes appropriate referrals when difficulties arise and teacher is not readily available.
7. Assists with clerical duties related to instruction.
8. Demonstrates an understanding of students’ problems, keeps a firm hand, yet is courteous.
9. Attends Open House and grade level meetings.
10. Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, corrects students’ work.
11. Does related work as required.

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

$15.00/hourly
Substitute Health Teaching Assistant 2024-2025

1. Assists teachers by working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects.
2. Assists in preparing lesson plans, individualized education programs (IEPs) and student grades.
3. Prepares planned instructional materials, attendance reports and class reports.
4. Supervises student involved in non-classroom activities under the general supervision of a teacher.
5. Implements/follows teachers instructions of classroom procedures; reinforcement, philosophy and consistency.
6. Makes appropriate referrals when difficulties arise and teacher is not readily available.
7. Assists with clerical duties related to instruction.
8. Demonstrates an understanding of students’ problems, keeps a firm hand, yet is courteous.
9. Attends Open House and grade level meetings.
10. Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, corrects students’ work.
11. Does related work as required.11. Understands and is aware of medical needs of students.
12. Assists with behavior management programs and techniques.
13. Feeds or help students feed themselves.
14. Assists students with toileting.
15. Pushes student in wheelchair.
16. Assists with loading and unloading of students on the buses.
17. Does related work as required.

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

$15.00/hourly
Substitute School Bus Monitor 2024-2025

1. Assists driver and disabled students in operation of lifts for wheelchairs.
2. Maintains good student conduct on the bus.
3. Secures special equipment that may accompany the student.
4. Is alert to any conditions in the loading and unloading area which present a danger to students.
5. Communicates in an appropriate fashion with students, parents, and District employees.
6. Does related work as required.


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students while transporting them.

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

$15.00/hourly
Substitute Typist 2024-2025
  1. Utilizes a keyboard to prepare letters, payrolls, reports, bulletins, applications and a variety of other material from rough draft.
  2. Answers telephone and acts as office receptionist, giving out information of routine nature.
  3. Operates a copying machine, calculator, computer, fax machine, or other simple office machines. 
  4. Maintains simple accounting and a variety of other records in accordance with prescribed office routine.
  5. Sorts, indexes, and files.                                  
  6. May enter data into terminal from forms and printed copy.
  7. Does related work as required.         

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.   

$15.00/hourly
Substitute Teacher 2024-2025

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking substitute teaching candidates in all subject areas. Long term assignments may become available to substitutes with NYS teaching certifications throughout the school year.

Certified substitute teachers will be paid $120 per day. Uncertified substitute teachers will be paid $105 per day. 

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

$105.00 to $120.00/per diem
Substitute School Monitor 2024-2025
  1. Patrols school lobbies and corridors.    
  2. Maintains order in hallways, study halls, dining areas, gymnasiums, locker rooms, and activity areas.     
  3. Issues and checks passes.     
  4. Supervises and/or attempts to calm students removed from class for disciplinary reasons.      
  5. Intervenes in classroom confrontations and student fights and, if necessary, may help subdue students whose conduct presents an actual danger to themselves or others.
  6. Checks storage rooms, lavatories, etc., for students reported missing from class.
  7. Escorts students to and from the cafeteria at lunch time and/or special appointments.
  8. Informs superiors of observations of student behavior.
  9. Oversees students passing between classes in locker rooms and on premises before and after school.
  10. Monitors students in parking lots and supervises the loading of buses.
  11. May collect attendance reports.
  12. May assist in rendering first aid in emergencies.
  13. May help children in lower grades with wearing apparel.
  14. Does related work as required.      
     

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

$15.00/hourly
Substitute School Bus Driver 2024-2025

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Drives a school bus safely and professionally.
  2. Performs and properly completes daily pre-trip inspections.
  3. Reports any mechanical defect to immediate superior.
  4. Checks and fills vehicle with fuel.
  5. Instructs or informs passengers about safety practices when entering and/or leaving bus.
  6. Maintains orderly conduct of passengers while on bus.
  7. May clean interior and exterior of assigned vehicle.
  8. May be required to perform minor maintenance tasks on the vehicle.
  9. May be required to administer first aid to passengers injured on bus.
  10. May install and remove tire chains when necessary.
  11. Complies with all traffic ordinances.
  12. Complies with discipline policies set forth in the School Code of Conduct for Transportation.
  13. Participates in on-site training.
  14. Shows proficiency in handling and maneuvering school bus.

May also be required to:

  1. Dust chairs, tables, desks, and other furniture.
  2. Wash windows, walls, woodwork, bathrooms, tubs, and bowls.
  3. Gather and dispose of refuse.
  4. Clean and polish furniture.
  5. Sweep, mop, and wash floors, clean blackboards and erasers, and perform other cleaning duties.
  6. Perform maintenance on automotive vehicle and/or buildings and grounds.
  7. Perform simple clerical tasks such as filing, sorting and/or printing of various material.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students while transporting them.  

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date. 

$25.00/hourly
Substitute Administrator 2024-2025

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking substitute administrator candidates. 

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

$375.00 to $400.00/per diem

The Wappingers Central School District does not discriminate in offering employment opportunities on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, military/veteran status, genetic predisposition, marital status, and domestic violence victim status or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or Federal non-discrimination laws. 

Inquiries should be directed to the District Compliance Officer for Employees: 

Renee Harris, Director of Human Resources
(845) 298-5000 extension 40115
renee.harris@wcsdny.org

Office Location / Mailing Address: 

Wappingers Central School District
25 Corporate Park Drive
PO Box 396
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533  

Inquiries may also be referred NYS Division for Human Rights: 

New York State Division of Human Rights 
One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor, Bronx, NY 10458
Call: 1-888-392-3644. 
General inquiries may also be directed to info@dhr.ny.gov.