Job Overview

"A Foundation for Academic Excellence"

Teacher Job Description

Summary

The elementary teacher serves in a leadership role to establish an elementary program and a class environment that promotes social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth by providing rich and engaging experiences. Establishes effective rapport with students, motivates students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for learning, in accordance with each student's ability. Creates and maintains good relationships with parents and other staff members.

Job Description

"A Foundation for Academic Excellence"

Teacher Job Description

Summary

The elementary teacher serves in a leadership role to establish an elementary program and a class environment that promotes social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth by providing rich and engaging experiences. Establishes effective rapport with students, motivates students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for learning, in accordance with each student's ability. Creates and maintains good relationships with parents and other staff members.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create instructional resources for use in the classroom.

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities.

• Create positive educational climate for students to learn in.

• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.

• Participate in ongoing training sessions.

• Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.

• Maintain attendance and grade books.

• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.

• Create lesson plans.

• Utilize various curriculum resources.

• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.

• Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds

of the students served.

• Develop incentives to keep participants in class.

• Develop professional relationships with parents and staff.

• Utilize public library resources.

• Work with administrator and curriculum coordinator to ensure initiatives are being met.

• Tutor students on an individual basis.

• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.• Prepare and distribute required reports.

• Observe and evaluate student's performance.

• Manage student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary

procedures.

• Compassionate, positive and encouraging attitude.

• The patience to teach children of all levels and backgrounds

• The ability to communicate in ways students will understand, as well as with parents

and administrators

• Confidence speaking in front of groups and enforcing classroom rules

• The creativity to create engaging lesson plans and inspire students to learn

• The physical and mental stamina to keep up with high-energy grade school students

Education

Bachelor's degree in elementary education, or early childhood development

or a similar field

Basic Health and Safety Training