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MS Teacher ( 6th Grade)

Decatur Public Schools

Decatur, IL | Full Time

$47k-71k (estimate)

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MS Math 6th/7th Grade Teacher

Decatur Public Schools

Decatur, IL | Full Time

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MS Teacher ( 6th Grade)

$47k-71k (estimate)

Full Time | Elementary & Secondary Education 2 Months Ago

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Decatur Public Schools is Hiring a MS Teacher ( 6th Grade) Near Decatur, IL

Closing Date:
04/20/2022 Certified Teacher *Multiple endorsements needed to teach at this STEM school.

Would a payroll advance up to $2500 help you settle into our community?

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See Contract on website for details regarding Wages and Retirement!

Experienced Teachers receive Full Credit for prior experience.

See Contract on website for Pay Rate Scales for experience!

Outstanding Health Plans that include 2 options, one of which is 100% paid by the District.

2 tier Dental Insurance Options

Paid Life Insurance and More!

First year Teachers (BA) for 21-22 start at $48,600 including Pension Our District is Under Contract Negotiations for new 4 Year Contract with Decatur Education Association Monitor website for updates (Staff Tab - Contracts)

(More for MA and MA )

How to Apply Positions are posted per the Decatur Education Association collective bargaining agreement for specified period of time and then closed during a review/interviewing period. If a viable candidate is not selected, the positions repost.

If you don't immediately identify the position you are seeking, I encourage you to reach out to me directly at recruit@dps61.org as well as continue monitoring the job posting board regularly and apply to all positions for which you qualify. For broadest exposure apply in vacancy pools as well.

I look forward to receiving your application and sharing it with the key players who are looking to bring on new teachers for Spring 22 and Fall 22.

https://dps61.org/employment

Decatur Public Schools is an equal employment opportunity employer

with an affirmative action plan.

To officially apply, you must complete an application

For more information inquire at: recruit@dps61.org

About Decatur Public School District

Headquarters

101 West Cerro Gordo Street, Decatur, Illinois 62523, United States

Website

www.dps61.org

Our buildings consist of one pre-kindergarten/early learning center, ten K-6 elementary schools, four K-8 schools, one middle school, two high schools, and a K-12 alternative education program as well as a social-emotional alternative program. Three of our facilities are magnet schools, including a Pre-K to 8th-grade Montessori school. Families have the option to apply to schools of choice: STEM Academy, a candidate International Baccalaureate school, and a fine arts program. The District is also the administrative agent for the Macon-Piatt Special Education District. We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants for all positions equally without regard to race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Because our goal is to match your qualifications with an available position within our District, please answer the application as accurately and thoroughly as possible.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Illinois State Certification in teaching field.

Bachelor’s Degree

Ability to function effectively as a member of the school staff.

REPORTS TO: The Principal
SUPERVISES:
(Instructs, and Evaluates the work of):

Students

Student Teachers

Volunteers

Assists the Principal with the evaluation of Teaching Assistants.

MAINTAINS LIAISON WITH:
Parents. Communicates with parents as the teacher deems necessary, or when requested by parents or administrators.
JOB GOAL: To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
(The following are the essential fundamentals to includes but not limited to the follow job
duties:)

Maintains an instructional atmosphere that is conducive to a high quality educational program.

Utilizes a variety of instructional strategies to accommodate individual differences.

Provides feedback which includes constructive criticism that motivates students.

Has high expectations for daily and long-term student achievement.

Organizes and arranges classroom so as to facilitate learning and minimize student disruption.

Sets limits of student behavior which are defined, communicated, and monitored.

Keeps up with current developments, research, and literature in his/her teaching field and the field of education.

Keeps parents and students informed of each student’s academic progress.

Teaches in full compliance with curricular requirements of the State and of the Board.

Complies with Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Board-Employee Agreements at the school level.

Participates on an appointive, elective, or volunteer basis in the curriculum development process at the building and district levels, as is required to periodically review all curricular areas to keep them up-to-date.

Plans for the health, safety, and physical well-being of students during instruction.

Supervises, classifies, evaluates and guides students.

Utilizes community resources for the enrichment of the educational program.

Assists in maintaining good school-community relations.

Participates, from time to time, in the development of District Policies, and Administrative Regulations, on an appointive, elective, or volunteer basis.

Is responsible for student safety education and accident prevention.

Reports all unsafe conditions to the school principal promptly.

Reports all accidents or injuries to the principal as soon as possible.

Supervises and intervenes to regulate student behavior so as to alleviate the risk that inappropriate behaviors will place students or staff at risk of harm.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary is based on Schedules A and B of the collective negotiated Agreement.
EVALUATION:
Each employee in contractual continuing service shall be evaluated at least once every two (2) years. Each employee not in continuing contractual service shall be evaluated once every year.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Handle work which deals mostly with people, objects, equipment in a general setting; depth perception and field of vision are important. Employee regularly is required to bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, lift (up to 50 pounds), carry, pull, push, climb, and kneel; walking and standing approximately 50-75% of each shift. Employee must recognize differences in sound, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative; ability to differentiate tones and volumes in conversation.
MENTAL DEMANDS:
The Teacher must ensure that children are supervised at all times, and that children are involved in safe and appropriate activities. There may be a number of situations happening at once, and the Teacher must be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Teacher will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once, and the Teacher will have to supervise all students at all times.
Approved June 24, 1997