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Donald P. Yates Primary School PE Teacher

Cleveland City Schools
Cleveland, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 8/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/3/2026

TITLE: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER K-5

QUALIFICATIONS

Valid Tennessee teacher’s license with appropriate endorsement

Strong written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal skills

Meets health and physical requirements

FLSA exempt

REPORTS TO

Building Level Principal

JOB GOAL

To teach elementary school children academic and social skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Prepares teaching outline for course of student

  • Lectures, demonstrates, and uses audiovisual teaching aids to present subject matter in class

  • Prepares, administers, and corrects tests and records results

  • Assigns lessons and corrects papers

  • Maintains order in classroom and on playground

  • Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise

  • Discusses students’ academic and behavior problems with parents and suggests corrective action

  • Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school board

  • Observes students to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and to evaluate progress

  • Represents the school and the community in a positive manner

  • Reports to the principal when one knows or reasonably suspects that a child’s health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect

  • Performs other work-related duties as assigned by the Principal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., with frequent lifting and/or carrying of object weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

  • Pushing and/or pulling

  • Climbing

  • Stooping and/or kneeling

  • Reaching

  • Talking

  • Hearing

  • Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)
  • Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

  • Adaptability to accept responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity

  • Adaptability to dealing with students

  • Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decision based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

  • Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principals and ability to reason and make judgments

  • Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of works and the ideas associated with them

  • Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately

  • Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers

  • Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures

  • Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades of other values of the same color

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

Salary : $54,616 - $89,584

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