Elementary Primary Classroom Educator - Grades 1-2

Elementary Primary Classroom Educator - Grades 1
- School Year

• Position Type:
  Elementary Teacher/ Elementary Grades 1-5
• Date Posted:
  5/7/2025
• Location:
  
  District

Position Title: Elementary Primary Classroom Educator – Grades 1
- 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 follow the Teacher Salary Schedule

Date of last review: May 2025

We are looking for educators excited to work with our elementary learners for the  school year! The Elementary Primary Classroom Educator (Grades 1-2) creates an engaging, nurturing, and safe learning environment that promotes learners' physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. The role involves providing instruction in academics, future-ready skills, knowledge, and dispositions to foster compassionate, lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world.

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

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

(Other duties may be assigned)

• Collaboration: Develops positive, effective relationships with learners and staff; engages with district staff in professional learning communities.
• Communication: Shares ideas effectively, establishes clear procedures, articulates lesson purposes, engages learners actively, and promotes critical thinking through questions and discussions.
• Compassion: Empowers learners, understands cultural and global issues, partners to resolve conflicts respectfully, and seeks to understand others' ideas and skills.
• Creativity: Shares ideas for improvement, uses creative thinking to solve challenges, designs aligned assessments, and fosters a growth mindset culture.
• Critical Thinking: Analyzes information, demonstrates content knowledge, and connects concepts to develop learner skills.
• Reflection: Understands diverse learner needs, maintains communication with supervisors about feedback and growth.
• Resilience: Maintains composure under stress, seeks resolutions proactively.
• Responsibility: Utilizes curriculum and behavioral plans, plans tailored programs, fosters a safe environment, and adheres to legal requirements.

Requires reaching, standing, walking, bending, talking, hearing, occasional lifting (~30 pounds), and working with various noise levels. Contact with bodily fluids is rare.

• North Dakota Teaching License for elementary grades 1-2
• Bachelor's Degree in elementary education
• Experience or knowledge of PCBL and Restorative Practices
• Experience managing complex learner behaviors and working in elementary settings preferred

• Effective communication and confidentiality
• Punctuality and good judgment

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The West Fargo Public School District is committed to a discrimination-free environment and values diversity, equity, and inclusion in employment and education. External applicants are eligible for ND Veteran’s Preference. We encourage applicants who demonstrate a holistic and inclusive perspective to apply.