Fourth Grade Teacher

Bachelor Degree required, completion of the CBEST, and a Teaching Credential preferred. Minimum of two years teaching experience in the classroom preferred. Must be able to relate professionally with students, parents, and staff.

• 1) Plans and implements daily, weekly, and yearly goals and objectives according to students’ needs and within Fairmont’s overall curriculum guidelines.
• 2) Promotes Fairmont’s philosophy and actively works to develop a positive working environment among students, teachers, administrator, and support staff.
• 3) Plans for, writes, and implements weekly lesson plans to assure adherence to and completion of Fairmont’s curriculum and to facilitate classroom continuity in his/her absence. Head of School and Associate Head of School must have access to the lesson plans.
• 4) Assures that lesson plans include varied styles of teaching methods and stimulating feedback mechanisms, enrichment work, provision for remediation, visual and auditory aids.
• 5) Utilizes Fairmont adopted Learning Management System (LMS) to post homework/assignments and communicate with students and parents.
• 6) Facilitates and inspires student learning in and through the use of technology by designing learning opportunities that incorporate age-appropriate technology skills, using technology to assist with teaching and learning, modeling the effective use of technology.
• 7) Seeks out and implements changes in scheduling and planning that will enhance individual learning, facilitate transition times, and ensures on-task behavior.
• 8) Designs evaluation tools and tests children on a routine basis, keeps records and maintains such for progress reports, report cards and conferences. The online gradebook is updated weekly so parents and students can access up-to-date student records via the adopted student information system (starting in grade
  2).
• 9) Analyzes and utilizes pre and post test information for lesson planning and overall input into the curriculum and to accommodate both group and individual differences.
• 10) Provides adequate teacher preparation of materials to maximize actual classroom teaching time.
• 11) Organises and maintains a safe, disciplined, yet stimulating academic classroom environment.
• 12) Plans implements, and supervises special academic, social events as required. Contributes to the planning and arranging of age appropriate field trips; conducts and supervises them in a safe and organized manner, utilizing parent support where needed.
• 13) Maintains disciplined classroom; assures that all the children are aware of rules and their consequences; and further assures consistency in applying the rules.
• 14) Is responsible to Head of School and Associate Head of School for taking directions and communicating needs. Keeps Head of School informed of children who need special academic attention or have behavioural issues.
• 15) Assures safety standards are taught and implemented. Reports deviations to the Head of School, Associate Head of School or Safety Officer.
• 16) Maintains classroom, books, and supplies, in a safe, neat and orderly condition.
• 17) Arranges bulletin boards utilizing students work assuring the display is artistic, seasonal and academically stimulating.
• 18) Maintains ongoing positive communications with parents professionally and in a timely manner.
• 19) Communicates in a positive, professional, and timely manner with parents and staff.
• 20) Maintains appropriate confidentiality.
• 21) Supervises, when schedule requires, recess duty and after school behavioral detention and/or study hall.
• 22) Provide a minimum of one hour of planned Academic Assistance per week as scheduled with the Head of School.
• 23) Supports and attends orientation programs,…