Floater Teacher

Job Title: FLOATER TEACHERClassification: Full-Time, ExemptReports To: Principal

SUMMARY:

The Floater Teacher provides flexible, school-wide instructional support through guest teaching, co-teaching, intervention groups, classroom coverage, student supervision, and support for AXL Academy's daily academic and cultural routines. This role ensures continuity of instruction when classroom teachers are absent, supports targeted academic interventions, partners with teachers to strengthen instruction and classroom culture, and contributes to a safe, inclusive, and student-centered learning environment.

Floater Teachers serve as guest teachers across grade levels and content areas, co-teach or push into classrooms as needed, facilitate small-group intervention and enrichment, support fieldwork and school events, and provide supervision during key transition and community times. This position requires flexibility, strong instructional judgment, collaboration, and a commitment to AXL Academy's mission, culture, and equity-based practices.

Essential functions of the job may include but are not limited to the following:Guest Teaching and Instructional Coverage

• Serve as a guest teacher across grade levels and content areas when classroom teachers or instructional staff are absent.

• Implement lesson plans, instructional routines, classroom expectations, and learning activities to ensure continuity of instruction.

• Maintain a productive, safe, and inclusive classroom environment while serving in a guest teaching capacity.

• Use sound instructional judgment to adjust pacing, clarify directions, support student understanding, and respond to classroom needs.

• Communicate relevant classroom updates, student concerns, lesson progress, and follow-up needs to classroom teachers and school leadership.

• Support both planned and emergency coverage needs with flexibility and professionalism.

Co-Teaching and Classroom Instructional Support

• Co-teach with classroom teachers to support whole-group, small-group, and differentiated instruction.

• Push into classrooms to provide additional instructional support, student engagement, classroom management, and behavior support.

• Collaborate with classroom teachers to reinforce lesson objectives, academic expectations, and student learning targets.

• Support project-based learning, expeditionary learning, fieldwork preparation, and hands-on classroom experiences.

• Assist with academic differentiation, scaffolding, student conferencing, and formative checks for understanding.