Elementary Teacher, future openings

About the role

The goal of this position is to create a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth. The role also involves establishing effective rapport with students, motivating them to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed for upper elementary grade education, and building good relationships with parents and other staff members.

Responsibilities

• Teaches reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, physical education, and music to students in a classroom, utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education, and other appropriate learning activities.
• Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluates student's academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student’s progress and interpret the school program.
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service educational activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Selects and requisitions books and instructional aids; maintains required inventory records.
• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• Administers group standardized tests in accordance with district testing program.
• Participates in curriculum development programs as required.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Qualifications

• Possession of appropriate degree
• Pennsylvania Instructional Teaching Certificate
• Ability to speak clearly and distinctly
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively with other employees, students and parents
• Ability to apply basic arithmetic calculations
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions for practical situations
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or schedule form
• Ability to coordinate activities with related and specialist staff
• Ability to develop and maintain required records and reports
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, parents and the community
• Ability to maintain personal self-control in stressful situations
• Ability to operate a personal computer and software

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to walk and talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand and sit
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Some driving is necessary; light lifting - up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
• Occasionally, yet essential to this position, the individual must meet deadlines with severe time constraints

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but may be moderate to loud at times
• The employee is frequently required to interact with the parents, public and staff during and after the normal workday
• The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and exhibit good human relation skills including courtesy, tact and patience