English Teacher - 3rd Grade

About Us

Global Village Academy is an innovative charter school where students learn core academic content through language immersion. Language offerings vary by campus: our North - Thornton campus offers Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian, while our Aurora and Douglas County campuses offer Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French. GVA is truly a "global village." Our immersion teachers come from all over the world, each bringing their unique culture and language into the classroom. United by a common core, students are challenged to become world class thinkers, capable of engaging ideas using multiple languages and cross-cultural perspectives, through an internationally benchmarked curriculum spanning each language village.

Professional Responsibility

• Demonstrate sound professional teaching and class management skills to facilitate learning.
• Use oral and written language skills accurately and effectively.
• Maintain accurate records of student academic and behavioral progress, attendance, test scores and personal information.
• Carry out daily formal and informal assessments of student achievement.
• Integrate assessments to design appropriate lesson planning and effective teaching strategies to accommodate diverse student needs and learning styles.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of student, family and colleague information to be a role model of respectful behavior at all times.

Instruction/Curriculum

• Demonstrate motivation and enthusiasm with a genuine passion for teaching young learners.
• Facilitate children's physical, cognitive and social and emotional learning through lessons designed to sequentially develop skills appropriate to their ability and confidence levels.
• Provide engaging, fun, and effective instruction that helps all students develop competence and confidence simultaneously through a balance of acquiring basic skills and developing conceptual understanding.
• Teach knowledge and skills in social studies education, utilizing curriculum and other appropriate learning activities.
• Provide maximum participation for all students; differentiate as needed to ensure all students experience success.
• Analyze, demonstrate, and explain basic skills, knowledge and strategies of games and fundamentals of body movement.
• Observe, evaluate, report and record students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Monitor, supervise, coordinate and enforce rule of conduct and behavior for assigned students, and reinforce positive student behaviors in accordance with school and authorizing district policy.
• Communicate with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

Teacher/Student Relationships

• Provides students with adequate feedback.
• Teach problem solving skills that lead to peaceful conflict resolution.
• Encourage students to strive for high achievement.
• Manage behavior problems on an individual basis.
• Help students develop positive self-concepts.
• Maintain excellent communications with parents throughout the school year.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• PLACE or PRAXIS preferred.
• Valid Colorado Department of Education License preferred.

Work Environment

School-based setting with regular interaction with students, staff, and families. Occasional evening meetings and events may be required.

Salary

$62,500 - $86,193 per year