Teacher - Elementary; K-5

Teacher
- Elementary (K-5)

Porter Elementary School
- Macon, Georgia

Job : 5627631

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Apr 06, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 23, 2026

Position Type:
Full-Time

Salary: $48,741 to $83,671 Per Year

Candidates must be certified in, or eligible for certification in Early Childhood Education (K-5). Bibb County is a Strategic Waiver District. Alternative certification routes are available to individuals with a degree from an accredited institution.

This position plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for students and creates an environment conducive to intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development, ensuring achievement and performance for every child.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Provides instruction
  • Teaches at an appropriate instructional level
  • Provides content development
  • Builds for transfer
• Assesses and encourages student progress
  • Promotes student engagement
  • Monitors student progress
  • Responds to both adequate and inadequate student progress
  • Supports students
• Manages the learning environment
  • Uses time efficiently
  • Maintains an effective physical setting for instruction
  • Maintains appropriate student behavior in the classroom

• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders in the virtual platform, written and oral, including electronic media with positive interpersonal skills
• Use a variety of programs and software applications, as appropriate, to complete instructional and administrative tasks
• Participate in professional learning to enhance ability to provide engaging online instruction
  • Participate in required professional learning that leads to virtual teaching endorsement
• Clarify deadlines, schedules, and procedures to students and parents to ensure timely completion of coursework

• Follow professional practices consistent with school and district policies in working with students, records, parents, and colleagues
• Interact in a professional manner with students and parents
• Be available to students and parents for conferences per district policies
• Facilitate home‑school communication via conferences, telephoning, and written communications
• Maintain confidentiality of students and records
• Work cooperatively with school administrators, special support personnel, colleagues, and parents
• Comply with school, district, and state administrative regulations and Board of Education policies
  • Conduct assigned classes at scheduled times
  • Enforce regulations concerning student conduct and discipline
  • Be punctual
  • Provide adequate information, plans, and materials for substitute teachers
  • Maintain accurate, complete, and appropriate records and file reports promptly
  • Attend and participate in faculty meetings and other assigned meetings and activities per school policy
  • Comply with conditions stated in the Contract of Employment
• Demonstrate professional practices in teaching
  • Model correct use of language, oral and written
  • Demonstrate accurate and up‑to‑date knowledge of content
  • Implement designated curriculum
  • Maintain lesson plans as required by school policy
  • Assign reasonable tasks and homework to students
• Act in a professional manner and assume responsibility for the total school program, its safety and good order
  • Takes precautions to protect records, equipment, materials, and facilities
  • Assumes responsibility for supervising students in out‑of‑class settings
• Other duties
  • Perform other duties as required based on the specific content area taught (e.g., competitions, after‑hours activities)
  • Plan and coordinate purposeful assignments for paraprofessionals, other supporting staff, and volunteers, and provide input to the administrative staff on their performance
  • Perform other duties required by the District, the school, or student needs

Bachelor’s degree in education from an accredited college or university required.

• Knowledge of student growth and development
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting documents related to…