Elementary Classroom Educator - Kindergarten

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Job Description

Job Description

Position Title:
Elementary Primary Classroom Educator – Kindergarten  School Year

Location: District

Department:
Curriculum & Instruction

Reports To:
Building Principal

Term: Renewing 188-day contract beginning with 2025-26 school year

Schedule: Mon-Fri Full-time

Salary: Positions follows the Teacher Salary Schedule

Date of last review:
May 2025

SUMMARY:
We are looking for educators excited to work with our elementary learners for the  school year! The Elementary Classroom Educator (Kindergarten) creates an engaging, nurturing, and safe learning environment that allows learners to develop their physical, social, and emotional wellbeing; providing instruction in academics, future ready skills, knowledge, and dispositions to be compassionate, lifelong-learners, and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world.

To Apply: Please complete the application and provide a letter of interest, a resume, and three letters of recommendation. Please also include your transcripts and a copy of your licensure through ESPB, if available.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Other duties may be assigned)

Collaboration

• Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
• Engages with other district staff in the professional learning community process.

• Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
• Utilizes effective communication skills to facilitate connection and sharing of thoughts and ideas in multiple formats with diverse audiences.
• Establishes and clearly articulates procedures and routines that promote efficiency and appropriate use of time.
• Clearly communicates the instructional purpose of each lesson and makes connections to prior learning.
• Engages learners in meaningful direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice.
• Utilizes questions, discussions, and dialogue that promote critical thinking about diverse perspectives, viewpoints, and experiences.

• Empowers learners to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic learners, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.
• Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.
• Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
• Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.

• Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
• Utilizes creative, critical thinking skills when faced with challenges.
• Designs assessments that are aligned to the standards and learning targets and provides frequent opportunities for authentic and meaningful assessments.
• Establishes a culture that values high expectations, work ethic, and a growth mindset.

• Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.
• Demonstrates knowledge of content and pedagogy; explicitly connecting key concepts to develop learner skills.

• Demonstrates understanding of the diverse social, emotional and developmental learning needs of learners.
• Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth…