5th Grade Teacher

Essential Functions

• Teaches district-approved curriculum.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study, employing a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media that meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Aids the administration in implementing all policies and rules.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and communicates these objectives to students.
• Aids in diagnosing the learning disabilities of students, with the assistance of district specialists.
• Evaluates the academic and social growth of students, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Gives help and is available to answer education-related questions to students and parents during the school day.
• Supervises students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, schoolyards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Distributes tests and homework assignments, and collects them when they are completed.
• Enforces administration policies and rules governing students.
• Grades homework and tests, and computes and records results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Highly visionary, with a belief that all children and adults are capable of greatness.
• Deeply committed to growing and accepting feedback with a demonstrated track record of receiving feedback well and implementing feedback effectively.
• Familiar with the use of computers including but not limited to electronic mail, the Internet, word processing, and electronic spreadsheets (Microsoft Office).
• Establish and maintain effective and courteous working relationships with those contacted in the course of work (students, parents, and staff).
• Ability to understand and follow basic oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate to students, parents, and staff in an acceptable/courteous manner.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (required)
• Teaching license for the particular position as required by the State.