4th Grade Teacher

Job Description

Position Title:

Elementary Teacher (PK-5)

Immediate Supervisor:
Building Principal or Designee

Summary (Job Goal):
Be dedicated to the development of lifelong learners by equipping students with the knowledge and skills to confidently meet life's challenges as responsible, productive citizens.

• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and effectively communicate those objectives to students.
• Identify students' needs, make appropriate referrals and develop strategies for individual education plans.
• Effectively communicate with parents on a regular basis outside the normal classroom day via newsletters, e‑mail, notes, phone calls and individual parent conferences.
• Discuss student problems, behavior incidents, positive developments, and progress with parents in an honest, sensitive, and confidential manner.
• Promote parent participation and involvement in education activities provided for their children.
• Cooperate with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting student learning, following approved curricula.
• Resolve student behavioral and academic problems through collaboration with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators.
• Identify signs of emotional, developmental, or health‑related problems and discuss with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
• Engage in collaborative work and contribute to team planning.

• Teach reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science to students in a classroom, using the course of study adopted by the District and other appropriate learning activities.
• Provide individual and small‑group instruction designed to meet individual needs of students in communication skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of self‑concept. Adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student as needed.
• Develop and use instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of students with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturities.
• Enrich the educational program through study/field trips to community locations and through community member classroom visits. Share and interpret these experiences with students and parents.
• Instruct students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and regulations and procedures of the District.

• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized and small‑group instruction to adapt the curriculum for each student.
• Plan individual and group activities to stimulate academic, social, and emotional growth.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Translate lesson plans and activities into developmentally appropriate learning experiences to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Create an effective learning environment through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of students' work.
• Prepare for assigned classes and provide written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
• Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of the State and District.

• Implement individual and group activities to stimulate academic, social, and emotional growth.
• Foster cooperative social behavior through activities and group projects to assist children in forming satisfying relationships with other children and adults.
• Encourage students in singing, dancing, rhythmic activities, and in the use of art materials.
• Encourage students to express themselves creatively in art, music, and dramatic play.
• Instruct children in practices of personal cleanliness and self‑care.
• Develop in each student an awareness of his or her worth as an individual and his or her role in family and community.
• Utilize technology—computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment—in the delivery of instruction.
• Active participation in the IEP process and development of strategies for…