Elementary Teacher; K-5- First Grade

Elementary Teacher (K-5)- First Grade

Chatham County Public Schools Siler City – Siler City, North Carolina. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5832698
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Jul 14, 2026 7:02 PM (UTC)

NATURE OF WORK

Provides services to assist students in achieving a better understanding of specific subject material and in improving academic capabilities in designated areas. Collaborates with the school principal and staff members to assess students’ needs and how best to address them.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Required to hold state certification in Elementary (license code 025) and designated as "highly qualified."

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaches students academic, social, and motor skills in public schools.
• Prepares course objectives and outlines for the course of study following curriculum guidelines or state and school requirements.
• Lectures, demonstrates, and uses audiovisual teaching aids and best practices to present subject matter to class.
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests, and records results.
• Assigns lessons, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations.
• Teaches behavioral expectations.
• Develops a behavioral plan and maintains order in classroom, on playground and throughout the campus.
• Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise.
• Discusses students’ academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school.
• May coordinate class field trips.
• May teach combined or inclusion classes.
• May specialize by subject taught, such as math, science, social studies, music, etc.
• Engages in ongoing professional development.
• Works cooperatively with colleagues and in the school’s learning community.
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM RESPONSIBILITIES

Physical Requirements
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Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, calculators, etc. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Data Conception
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Requires ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics of data, people, or things.

Interpersonal Communication
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Requires ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability
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Requires ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, strategic plans, etc. Requires ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence
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Requires ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Verbal Aptitude
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Requires ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in standard English.

Numerical Aptitude
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Requires ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply principles of algebra, descriptive statistics and statistical inference.

Form/Spatial Aptitude
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Requires ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination
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Requires ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity
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Requires ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination
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Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament
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Requires ability to deal with people…