Elementary Teacher

Northampton County Schools Gaston STEM Leadership Academy – Gaston, North Carolina

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full‑Time

Job Details

Job : 5783817

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jun 16, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Job Description

Reports To: Principal

Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Purpose: To plan, organize and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development.

Duties and Responsibilities Major Function:
Management of Instructional Time

The teacher has materials, supplies, and equipment prepared at the start of each lesson; starts class promptly; brings students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson; maintains a high level of student time‑on‑task.

Major Function:
Management of Student Behavior

The teacher has established a set of rules and procedures that govern routine administrative matters, student verbal participation, talk during various instructional activities, and student movement in the classroom. The teacher frequently monitors behavior during whole‑class, small group, and seatwork activities and during transitions, stops inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, and maintains student dignity.

Major Function:
Instructional Presentation

The teacher reviews previous materials, introduces the lesson and specific learning objectives, speaks fluently and precisely, presents the lesson using concepts understandable to students, provides relevant examples and demonstrations, assigns tasks with a high success rate, asks appropriate questions, conducts the lesson at a brisk pace, facilitates smooth transitions, confirms task clarity, and summarizes the main point(s) at the end.

Major Function:
Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance

The teacher maintains clear, firm work standards and due dates, circulates during class work to check student performance, routinely uses oral, written, and other work products to assess progress, and poses questions clearly, one at a time.

Major Function:
Instructional Feedback

The teacher provides feedback on in‑class and out‑of‑class work to encourage student growth, affirms correct responses, and offers sustaining feedback after incorrect or missing responses by probing, repeating, giving clues, or allowing more time.

Major Function:
Facilitating Instruction

The teacher develops an instructional plan aligned with school and system‑wide goals, uses diagnostic information from assessments to revise objectives, maintains accurate performance records, matches objectives and strategies to student needs, and utilizes available human and material resources.

Major Function:
Interacting Within the Educational Environment

The teacher treats all students fairly, interacts effectively with students, co‑workers, parents, and the community.

Major Function:
Performing Non‑Instructional Duties

The teacher carries out non‑instructional duties as assigned, adheres to laws, policies, and regulations, follows a professional development plan, and demonstrates evidence of growth.

Additional Job Functions

Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Training and Experience

Degree in education or a related area that qualifies for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

Physical Requirements

Must be able to use classroom equipment (computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, equipment for children with special needs, etc.) and exert a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.

Data Conception

Requires the ability to compare and assess data, people, or objects based on functional, structural, or composite characteristics.

Interpersonal Communication

Requires the ability to speak and/or signal to convey or exchange information, and to receive instructions from superiors.

Language Ability

Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence,…