K-5 Teacher

Job Description

Position:
Teacher

Reports to:

Principal

Supervises:
May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Starting Date:
Immediately

Purpose:

To plan, organize and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development.

• Management of Instructional Time: Prepare materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson, start class quickly, maintain high student time‑on‑task.
• Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for routine matters, verbal participation, movement, monitor behavior during all activities, stop inappropriate behavior promptly while maintaining dignity.
• Instructional Presentation: Begin each lesson with review, introduce objectives, speak fluently, present concepts, provide examples, assign tasks, ask questions, pace lesson, make smooth transitions, summarize main points.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Set clear standards and deadlines, circulate to check performance, use oral, written, and other products to assess progress, pose questions clearly.
• Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on in‑class and out‑of‑class work, affirm correct responses, give sustaining feedback after incorrect or no response.
• Facilitating Instruction: Maintain instructional plan aligned with school and system‑wide goals, use diagnostic data to develop objectives, keep accurate records, match resources to student needs.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly, interact effectively with students, co‑workers, parents, and community.
• Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out non‑instructional duties as assigned, adhere to laws, policies, and regulations, pursue professional development.

Additional job functions:
Perform other related work as required.

Degree in education or a related field that qualifies for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

• Physical requirements:
  
  Ability to use classroom tools, lift/carry/push/pull objects, light work level.
• Data conception, interpersonal communication, language ability, intelligence, verbal and numerical aptitude, form/spatial aptitude, motor coordination, manual dexterity, color discrimination, interpersonal temperament, physical communication (talk & hear, telephone) – ability to perform tasks listed in the description.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  Constantly monitor student safety, motivate students, maintain a clean and orderly environment, perform clerical duties, maintain order and discipline, operate office machines, maintain files and records, understand and follow instructions, establish effective working relationships.

Position Type:
Permanent Full-Time

Job Categories:
Classroom Teacher >
Elementary

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.