Elementary Teacher - 4th Grade, Bissett Elementary School

Elementary Teacher - 4th Grade, Bissett Elementary School

Starting Date: Aug 18, 2026

Job Title: Teacher - Elementary

Department: Learning - Elementary

Pay Grade: Teacher's Salary Schedule

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: School Principal

GENERAL PURPOSE

This position is responsible for providing support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for ensuring elementary age students' success in academics, interpersonal skills, and activities of daily living. The teacher supervises students within the classroom and other assigned areas; develops lesson plans and delivers group and individual instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborates with other teachers, professional staff, and administrators to address instructional and classroom issues;

and responds to a wide range of inquiries from students' parents or guardians regarding the instructional program and student progress.

• Instructs students to improve their success in academic, interpersonal, and daily living skills through a defined course of study.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments, providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and/or goals, providing feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources to improve the overall quality of student outcomes and achieve established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress to communicate expectations, achievements, develop methods for improvement, and reinforce classroom goals in the home environment.
• Administers developmental testing programs and subject-specific assessments to assess student competency levels and/or develop individual learning plans.
• Counsels students to improve performance, health status, problem solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments, providing an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Directs student teachers, paraprofessionals, volunteers, and/or student workers, providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Facilitates student learning, achieving success in academic, interpersonal, and daily living skills through defined lesson plans.
• Maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents, files, and records, providing up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legal requirements.
• Participates in a variety of meetings and workshops, conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Prepares a variety of materials documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
• Reports health and safety issues to the assigned administrator and appropriate agencies, maintaining students’ personal safety, a positive learning environment, and complying with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
• Responds to emergency situations, resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources, resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a job-related area, required.
• Job-related experience with increasing levels of responsibility, required.

Certificates, Licenses and Other Special Requirements

• Possession of Elementary 1-6 Missouri Teacher Certification, required.
• Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance, the results of which must be satisfactory to the District, required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages, and/or ratios; reading technical information, composing a variety of documents, facilitating…