Relief Teacher Terms, Conditions and Duties

Relief Teachers perform a range of duties when reporting for duty at a school site as determined by the school.

Reporting for Duty at Schools

Teachers are asked to report for duty at school reception not later than 8.30 am or in the case of an early start at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of lessons.

Teachers will be required to register at the school and may be asked at this point to provide their verifiable documents. Teachers need to be aware that schools may ask to see copies and or original teacher’s registration and approval to teach documents prior to signing on.

Reception staff if they have not utilized the automated school documents feature of the website may instruct the teacher as to yard duty and lesson or class requirements.

Lesson Planning and Duties

If lesson details have been forwarded via the website appropriate lessons and or lesson requirements should be planned prior to the day. This is to be organised in a professional manner befitting of an experienced educator. Attention should be made to any rosters and or special duty attachments forwarded. 

Responsibility of Employers

Although Findateacher does provide a system from which schools can source relief teachers the relevant education departments and schools remain the employers and teachers are employed and paid by these education departments. As such thus are bound by their educational and system guidelines. These guidelines are available direct from the relevant education authorities.

Teachers sourced through the Findateacher system are required to act in a manner befitting of a representative of a professional recruitment organization.

Code of Conduct

Teachers when recruited through findateacher should always refer positively in their communications with schools and or adminstration staff, act professionally and provide as many positive referrals as appropriate.

Any future bookings as determined by the school should be directed through the site and bookings for extensions or additional days should be made via the free sms messaging system to ensure remote calendar automated updates. These updates will save you time and keep the system efficient.

Any breaches of any of the Terms and Conditions will result in a cancellation of registration.

In addition teachers failing to attend as agreed or not perform their duties in an appropriate expected professional manner will be liable to make good and or be penalized as required by the respective school and or education authority.

Duties and professional teacher qualities would include but are not be limited to:

•  Establishing and maintaining positive and professional working relationships with students, staff and the school community.
• Understanding how students learn and reflect this by applying inclusive, effective methodologies.
• Achieving a productive learning environments by establishing and maintaining

  §         appropriate classroom management strategies,

  §         appropriate behavior management strategies,

  §         a safe, supportive, inclusive learning environment.