STEM Teacher - Village East Elementary School

Duties and Responsibilities

• Instruct students in large, small, and one-on-one situations.
• Develop, plan, prepare, and implement course content, format, structure, schedule, individualized programs of instruction for students, classroom materials and curriculum, lesson plans, and learning activities.
• Administer, edit, proofread, and grade students’ assignments and assessments.
• Create a classroom environment that maximizes instructional opportunity, supervise the behavior and well-being of students in the classroom and all educational settings, and administer discipline when appropriate.
• Monitor student growth and progress, adapt support as needed, and maintain documentation pertinent to academic, social, and emotional progress and needs of students.
• Communicate students’ progress, needs, and eligibility with parents/guardians and other staff as needed.
• Collaborate with teachers, support personnel, administrators, and colleagues to enhance instruction and improve student outcomes.
• Participate in department, team, building, and District meetings and discussions; student and/or family conferences; social, cultural, interscholastic, and extracurricular activities; and professional growth opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Student teaching/practicum/internship experience that meets or exceeds Colorado's requirements
• Basic knowledge of typical office equipment such as telephones, copiers, fax machines, email, etc.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Basic classroom management and planning skills
• Intermediate verbal and written communication and interpersonal relations skills
• Ability to align curriculum and assessments with state content standards
• Ability to support programs designed to increase student achievement
• Ability to assume leadership in the development and communication of programs and curriculum
• Ability and desire to work as a team member
• Ability to actively participate in a Professional Learning Community
• Ability to understand, appreciate, and make accommodations for student diversity
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with diverse stakeholder groups
• Ability to serve as a role model and an innovative and creative learner with an insatiable thirst for knowledge that stays on the cutting edge of instructional practice and pedagogy
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire

Minimum Certifications and Licenses

• Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license
• Elementary assignments: Elementary Education (grades K-6) endorsement
• Secondary assignments: Math, Science, Technology or CTE Engineering and Technology endorsements
• Preschool assignment: Elementary Education (grades K-6) or Early Childhood Education (ages 0-8) endorsement

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Any job-related formal education, professional work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, certifications, licenses, and other criteria that are inessential and in addition to the minimum qualifications, certifications, and licenses
• Formal education beyond a Bachelor’s degree
• Three (3) years of successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching experience
• Experience advising school clubs/co-curricular activities
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• National Institute for STEM Education (NISE) certification
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement