Elementary Teacher ; 1st Grade

Elementary Teacher

Deliver high-quality instruction to elementary students in a classroom setting, fostering a supportive and engaging learning environment that promotes academic growth and development.

• Exhibit knowledge of content and content-related pedagogy.

• Ensure students are actively engaged in learning.

• Demonstrate care and respect when interacting with students.

• Manage classroom procedures with limited loss of instructional time.

• Exhibit knowledge of child/adolescent development.

• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their instructional and developmental needs.

• Develop and administer assessments of rigor that match standards of learning.

• Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

• Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.

• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

• Meet with other professionals to discuss students' needs and progress.

• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by the administration.

• Select and use appropriate resources.

• Plan assignments for teacher assistants, volunteers, and substitute teachers.

• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and professional development sessions to maintain and improve professional competence.

• Reflect on practice and make adjustments for professional growth.

• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.

• Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine student strengths and areas of need.

• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of elementary school programs.

• Ensure appropriate accommodations to the curriculum, lessons and learning environment. Instruction may be provided within the regular classroom setting, resource setting, and/or small classroom setting for areas in which the teacher has specialized training or preparation.

• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

• Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests; conduct fundraising activities consistent with district policies and procedures.

• Perform student supervisory duties such as assisting on the playground, in cafeterias, and early morning or after school car/bus loading and unloading.

• Plan and set sequential outcomes with rigor and high expectations.

• Exhibit knowledge of individual students' knowledge, skills, and special needs.

• Adhere to student Individualized Education Program (IEP) and 504 plans.

• Respond appropriately to student behavior.

• Provide timely, consistent, high-quality feedback to students.

• Reflect on practice and make adjustments for professional growth.

• Maintain professionalism with staff members.

• Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.

• Report suspected bullying to the building principal or designee as required by Arkansas law and district policies.

• Adhere to all policies of the District.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or Assistant Principal.

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.

• Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.

• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while…