5th Grade Teacher

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, including all courses needed to meet and maintain credential requirements.
• A valid, State of Michigan Teaching Certificate, with appropriate endorsement.
• Successful elementary school classroom teaching experience preferred.
• Knowledge of principles, theories, methods, techniques, and strategies pertaining to teaching and instruction of Elementary School students;
• Knowledge of child growth and development and behavior characteristics of Elementary School students;
• A minimum of the completion of all student teaching required for the appropriate teaching credential;
• Appearance, grooming and personality that establish a positive example for students. Better than average recommendations from student teaching supervisor or other professionals who have observed the personal characteristics, scholastic achievement, and classroom performance of the teacher;
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general education periodicals, professional journals, teaching procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write business correspondence and syllabi. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of directors, students, parents, and the general public;
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to solve routine problems with minimal supervisory assistance. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, with staff and with the community. Ability to perform duties with awareness and consistency to the mission and goals established by the Board of Education;
• Physical Demands:
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with and be flexible in accommodating scheduled activities/events during their shift.. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District (Board Policy 1400).

The Elementary School teacher is under the immediate supervision of the site Principal.

This position may supervise student teachers, volunteers, student aides, and instructional assistants. All school employees have some responsibility for supervising students and assisting in maintaining a safe environment at all times.

Salary Range: $46,000-$85,000;
Salary dependent upon education level and experience per Appendix B of the BTEA contract.

• Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning within the limits of the resources provided by the District;
• Instructs students and assigns homework, as relevant;
• Grades papers, assignments and assessments promptly and accurately;
• Tests and evaluates students’ abilities and progress;
• Prepares report cards and progress reports;
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of students;
• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students…