Classroom Teacher - 1st Grade

Employment Type: Full-time

Pay

Base Salary Minimum entry: $58,000.00 prorated based on FTE and start date. Potential additional compensation:

• Up to $5,400 in stipends prorated based on FTE and start date
• New Hire Experience: $400 for each full-time year of certified teaching or verified like experience in the last 10 years, max $2,800
• National Board Certification: $3,000 annually prorated based on FTE and start date
• New Hire Education: $1,250 for advanced degrees + $80/hour of graduate level credits (BA +96 hours max, MA +96 hours max), $500 for additional advanced degrees beyond Master's prorated based on FTE and start date
• Performance Pay available annually prorated based on FTE and start date

Schedule

Certified teachers new to the district: 203 workdays. Returning teachers: 201 workdays.

Benefits

• PTO and holidays
• Matched retirement through the Arizona State Retirement System
• Health and life insurance
• Wellness programs
• Professional growth credit

About the Role

The Classroom Teacher guides students toward achieving their full potential by transforming district curriculum standards into engaging and meaningful learning experiences. Through effective instruction and specialized assignments, the teacher promotes academic growth and personal development. This role upholds Chandler Unified School District's mission and vision by fostering an equitable, safe, and supportive learning environment that challenges and empowers all learners.

Responsibilities

• Communicates learning goals to students in a well-planned, organized manner using clear and precise language
• Prepares and delivers instruction appropriate to the student population, including curriculum that addresses learning styles, abilities, interests, behavior problems, and students with special needs
• Creates lesson plans describing daily learning experiences correlated with approved curriculum and State and District standards
• Uses available technology to enhance learning
• Uses district and state assessment data to improve instruction and place students in appropriate instructional and intervention programs
• Facilitates instruction based on current research-based best practices
• Effectively implements Individual Education Plans
• Establishes classroom routines to promote a positive environment conducive to effective instruction
• Participates in team reviews concerning the academic progress of low-performing students
• Documents and resolves issues related to student behavior problems and attendance
• Reflects on teaching and strives to improve professional competence
• Assumes legal responsibility for the supervision of students on school property or in attendance at school-sponsored activities
• Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintains accurate, complete, legible, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Participates in the intervention process at sites
• Participates in school-wide events, scheduled meetings, and parent conferences
• Participates in school and District initiatives
• Assumes individual responsibilities which may be assigned by the principal/supervisor and which may relate to committee work, student activities, student supervision, or other planning and professional assignments

Core Values

• Excellence in all we do. No matter how large or small, we value excellence in all parts of this organization. Excellence is a value, a quality, and our most important product.
• Equity and fairness in all things. Education is the great leveler, and we intend for all our students, staff, and patrons to have the opportunity, tools, and ability to succeed and excel.
• Collaboration is an effective decision-making model as well as an effective morale-enhancing model.
• Integrity is simply non-negotiable. Honesty, integrity, and reliability are the foundations of our organization.
• Efficiency is the essence of being a good steward of public trust. Our community supports us because we continually demonstrate our ability to produce the very best by carefully using the resources available.

Professional Qualities

• Functions effectively as a team member
• Directs constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Is flexible and adaptable to change
• Exercises positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Establishes and maintains courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Positively accepts direction
• Responds to all internal and external customers, as it relates to position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Adheres to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
• Follows policies, guidelines, procedures, and directives
• Works with a large cross-section of people in a professional and culturally competent manner
• Shares sensitive student and staff information on a need-to-know basis
• Is a positive role model for students
• Is responsible, reliable, and punctual

Requirements

• Appropriately certified for the teaching position according to the Arizona Department of Education Certification Guidelines
• Possession of a valid AZ Department of Public Safety issued IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• SEI endorsement obtained or coursework completed
• K-5 Literacy endorsement in process or completed if teaching in a K-5 classroom

Physical Requirements

Positions in this classification often require physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, and sitting. The job involves finger or manual dexterity, repetitive finger motion, speaking, hearing, seeing (with correction), and focusing ability. Employees may be exposed to travel, odors, dust, poor ventilation, workspace restrictions, and loud noises. The work may require lifting or exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Reasonable accommodation may be available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.