Native Language and Culture Kindergarten and Preschool Teacher

School Year

Navajo Language and Culture Kindergarten/ Preschool Teacher

Status:
Full-time

BECC:
Bloomfield Early Childhood Center:

Pay:
Starting 50,000/annual salary negotiable with experience and licensure

* Dental insurance

* Health insurance

* Life insurance

* Vision insurance

As a Navajo Language & Culture Teacher, you will be responsible for serving as a

classroom teacher in a public charter school. The instruction area will be Navajo

Language and Culture in an elementary setting. This position will be assigned to grade

levels Pre K
- Kindergarten. Teacher will support Navajo Language and culture through teaching and hands on activities.

Duties:

* Prepare yearly instructional maps to meet daily lesson plans covering units of study and objectives, activities and evaluative methods/instruments for both group and individual instructional programs.

* Work cooperatively with all teachers to ensure that the Navajo language is supported and practiced in all classrooms.

* Teaching students by selecting, developing, adapting and implementing appropriate instructional methods and techniques utilizing resources to provide for academic achievement.

* Evaluate individual and group academic progress through the use of criterion-referenced tests, periodic standardized tests, oral tests, and/or other relevant evaluative methods/instruments.

* Develop and conduct instruction in an environment that promotes opportunities for students to develop rapport, inter-relationships, self-discipline and a positive self-image.

* Maintain control of assigned class(es) and handle discipline independently except for chronic or extreme behavior problems.

* Supervise assigned students as scheduled, throughout the academic day and/or activity in order to provide for the safety, health, and welfare of the students' in compliance with school, agency, and NMPED guidelines.

MINIMUM

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

* Associates or Bachelor's degree with 3 years teaching experience at the elementary level.

* Valid New Mexico teaching licensure with proper endorsement

* Level II Licensure or 520 License required

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Valid driver's license

* Must pass a background check for the position

* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and sometimes high-pressure environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

* May have to stand and sit for longer periods of time;

* Position requires frequent lifting of 25 lbs.

* Must be able to be active with 4 and 5-year-old students.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

* Work is performed in a classroom environment with up to 15 students in 5 course periods per day.

* Rich Cultural Classroom promoting Native American history and culture.