Elem-Middle Elective Teacher

About the Role

To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success.

As an Elementary/Middle School Elective Teacher, you create and implement a flexible program and classroom environment favorable to student learning and personal growth. Develop lesson plans consistent with established guidelines. Establish effective rapport with students, staff members and parents. Motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge to provide an effective educational foundation, in accordance with each student's ability.

Responsibilities

• Present subject matter to students to maximize learning opportunity
• Review student records in order to develop a foundation of understanding regarding each student's abilities and needs
• Strive to maximize the educational achievement of each student
• Demonstrate a variety/range of student learning modalities in each lesson
• Frequently utilize diagnostic assessment of student learning
• Maintain accurate and complete student records
• Frequently assess student strengths and weaknesses, provide appropriate activities to address student needs and generate progress reports as required
• Refer students with suspected learning problems to appropriate support personnel
• Assign lessons, correct student work product, and review oral presentations
• Coordinate class field trips
• Prepare students for state required achievement assessments
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
• Ensure classroom is clean, safe and includes student generated work on display as appropriate
• Implement all relevant policies governing student conduct
• Develop reasonable rules of classroom/playground behavior in accordance with CSUSA policy and guidelines, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and consistent manner
• Develop lesson plans consistent with established guidelines and goals
• Plan individual and/or group learning activities designed to meet instructional objective and student's needs
• Prepare for classes assigned and show evidence of preparation upon request of supervisory personnel
• Participate with other staff members in curriculum planning during designated meetings
• Incorporate into planning all diagnostic information as required in the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect supplies, equipment, materials and facilities needed to implement effectively the planned instructional program
• Strive to establish cooperative relations and make reasonable effort to communicate with parents/guardians when appropriate
• Communicate clearly, consistently and positively with parents via all appropriate mediums
• Cooperate with members of the administration and other staff
• Maintain confidentiality about students
• Attend parent communication activities
• Participate in extracurricular activities as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BA) from an accredited college or university or equivalent
• Possession of valid teaching certification (as appropriate)
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Commitment to company values
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable

Skills

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the job and the mission of the company; supports the company's values in the strategic areas of academic excellence, operational performance, superior culture, and financial health and growth
• Works and interacts with staff and relates to individuals at all levels of the organization
• Sensitive to corporate needs, employee goodwill, and the public image
• Strong time management & organizational skills and the ability to prioritize wisely
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, students, parents, the community, and administrative staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills between all constituents: being courteous, professional, and helpful; oral (including presentations), written, interpersonal (active listening), negotiating and influencing
• Ability to consistently be at work, be on time, follow instructions, respond to management direction, and solicit feedback to improve performance
• Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Student Information System (SIS)
• Strong student orientation
• Proactive and takes initiative
• Thinks creatively
• Drives projects to completion
• Insists on highest level of quality
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable

Work Environment

Usual schools working conditions. May be noisy during high student traffic.

Physical Demands

No physical exertion required. Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.