Kindergarten Teacher

Job Title

Kindergarten Teacher

Mountain View Elementary School, Morganton, North Carolina

• Job
• Final date to receive applications:
  July 17, 2026
• Starting Date:
  August 17, 2026
• Terms of
  
  Contract:
  
  Teacher Contract, 10 months, full-time, benefit‑eligible
• Monthly Salary:
  State Salary Schedule for Teachers (plus local supplement)
• Reports To:
  
  Principal

• Christie McMahon, Principal
• Phone: 828‑437‑1584
• Email: cmcmahon.nc.us

We are seeking a passionate, student‑centered Middle School Teacher to join our academic team. The ideal candidate will create an engaging learning environment that supports students' intellectual, social, and emotional development in kindergarten. This role requires strong classroom management skills, subject matter expertise, and a commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive school culture.

• Hold or be eligible for a North Carolina teaching license.
• Ability to perform essential functions and meet all competency requirements.

• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials providing effective teaching strategies.
• Maintain effective classroom management, recognizing and addressing learning and behavior issues.
• Understand developmental appropriateness of materials and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Evaluate accomplishments of students on a regular basis using multiple assessment methods; provide progress and interim reports for feedback.
• Communicate with parents in a timely manner; maintain positive and constructive communication with students, staff, parents, and community.
• Protect students, materials, and facilities, taking necessary and reasonable precautions.
• Uphold and enforce board policy, district goals, administrative procedures, and school rules and regulations.
• Adhere to health and safety policies.
• Maintain appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time.
• Keep current in subject matter knowledge and learning theory; attend workshops, PLCs, and staff development sessions as required.
• Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents, and teachers in accordance with professional ethics and state/federal laws.
• Share responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students in areas of the school.
• Perform non‑instructional duties as assigned.

• Lead in their classrooms and the teaching profession.
• Demonstrate leadership in the school.
• Advocate for schools and students.
• Demonstrate high ethical standards.

• Provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults; an environment that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible.
• Embrace diversity in the school community and in the world.
• Treat students as individuals.
• Adapt teaching for the benefit of students with special needs.
• Work collaboratively with families and significant adults in the lives of their students.

• Align instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
• Know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.
• Recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines.
• Make instruction relevant to students.

• Know how learning takes place and appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development.
• Plan instruction appropriate for their students.
• Use a variety of instructional methods.
• Integrate and utilize technology in their instruction.
• Help students develop critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities.
• Communicate effectively.
• Use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned.

• Analyze student learning.
• Link professional growth to professional goals.
• Function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment.

• Bachelor’s…