Elementary Teacher,General Education Job Bakersfield area,California USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Elementary Teacher, General Education 2026-2027 School Year

Minimum Qualifications

Valid California teaching credential authorizing service in the area of assignment.

Completion of bachelor’s or higher degree, including all courses needed to meet credential requirements.

Evidence showing potential for success working with children, parents, colleagues, and other adults.

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Well organized, punctual, creative and innovative.

Ability to adapt to changing environments and expectations.

Well versed in current technology and educational research‑based practices.

Reports to:

Principal

Job Goal

To meet the academic and social‑emotional needs in relation to the specific needs of all students under their direction.

Performance Responsibilities

Establishes positive and respectful relationships with students and their families to create a supportive and inclusive classroom environment that promotes learning for all students.

Designs and delivers lesson plans that align with grade level state standards, rigor, and meet the needs of diverse learners, demonstrating teacher clarity and a clear measurement of student learning.

Administers summative and formative student assessments, analyzes, and uses the results to develop lessons that progress students towards meeting learning goals.

Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, including English language learners, students with disabilities, and students with different learning styles.

Provides in‑school intervention and enrichment opportunities to meet students' specific linguistic and academic needs.

Communicates regularly with students and their families to keep them informed about the child's progress and engages them in the learning process.

Collaborates with other teachers, administrators, and support staff to support student learning and builds a strong professional learning community.

Participates in ongoing professional development, staff meetings, and other required meetings to improve teaching skills and stay current with best practices in education.

Establishes and manages a positive classroom behavior system that ensures a safe, inclusive, and productive learning environment that is also clean and free of clutter.

Develops reasonable and specific rules/expectations of classroom behavior and procedures which are implemented consistently and conducive to high levels of learning.

Guides the learning process in collaboration with parents toward achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear performance goals for all lessons, units, projects that are communicated to students.

Serves as the child's advocate, including making referrals to school‑wide social and academic services.

Maintains and communicates accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations, including cumulative record folders, IEPs, attendance reports, and any other reports to parents.

Upholds and enforces school expectations, administrative regulations, and board policy.

Carries out assigned student supervision outside the classroom such as yard duty, assemblies, athletic events and extracurricular activities, and all emergency drills to ensure student safety.

Models personal and professional values of equity, integrity, caring, collaboration, personal and collective accountability.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Salary

Salary and work year to be according to current schedule; teacher annual basic salary schedule, days.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the District's "Improvement of Professional Services" handbook, board policies and procedures, and consistent with collective bargaining agreements when applicable.

Minimum

Application Requirements

Resume
Two (2) letters of recommendation (dated within 1 year)
Evidence of credential authorizing service in area of assignment
Transcripts showing Bachelor’s degree

Copies of required certificates, transcripts or diplomas may be submitted with the application. The District may require that originals be presented for verification prior to employment. Please check with Human Resources regarding acceptable documents. For positions requiring college coursework, official transcripts will be required upon employment.
It is the applicant's responsibility to meet all application requirements and supply copies of all required documents. A separate set of paperwork is required for each application submitted. All application materials submitted become the property of Bakersfield City School District.

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