Classroom TeacherUpper Elementary

DefinitionUnder general supervision, the employee is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments which help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. Duties and Responsibilities

• Working with administrators, the teacher develops a curriculum plan and lessons consistent with the school's charter and with board directives
• Read “Teaching Johnny to Think” by Leonard Peikoff
• Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for instruction of students in a college preparatory environment
• Provides individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs and motivate assigned students
• Establishes and maintains standards of student management required to achieve effective participation in all activities
• Evaluates academic and social growth of students 
• Keeps appropriate records
• Communicates with parents through a variety of means
• Holds parent conferences to discuss the individual student’s progress and interprets the school program
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service professional development provided by the school and/or professional growth activities
• Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities
• Experience with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
• Experience with numerous forms of instructional technology
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skilled in assessment and using its data for teaching and learning
• Ability to meet the needs of all learners
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and continuously improve instruction
• Ability to analyze situations, determine possible options, and make appropriate decisions based on the facts
• Ability to develop and compile records and reports
• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people, or things
• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with parents, students, teachers, staff, and administrators.
• Ability to manage instructional time
• Ability to manage student behavior
• Ability to consult with parents, teachers, and the community to enhance the learning of students
• Ability to monitor student performance
• Ability to perform non-instructional duties as assigned.
• Understands the growth and development of assigned students.

This Position Reports Directly to: Headmaster / Appropriate Dean

If offered a position, the prospective employee must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test. 

DISCLAIMER

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.