2nd Grade Teacher

The Massillon City School District is currently seeking passionate, innovative, and student-centered educators to join our Massillon team. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Instructional Excellence: Plan and deliver engaging, standards-based lessons.
• Data-Driven Growth:  Use formative and summative assessments to differentiate instruction, ensuring all students reach their full potential.
• Classroom Culture: Foster a positive, structured, and nurturing classroom environment.
• Collaboration: Work closely with grade-level teams and other specialists to share best practices and student insights.
• Community Connection: Maintain proactive communication with families to build a strong home-school partnership.

Responsibilities: 

• Understand student learning and development and respect the diversity of the students
• Know and understand the content area
• Understand and use varied assessments to inform instruction, evaluate, and ensure student learning
• Plan and deliver effective instruction that advances the learning of each individual student
• Create learning environments that promote high levels of learning and achievement for all students
• Collaborate and communicate with students, parents, other educators, administrators and the community to support student learning
• Assume responsibility for professional growth , performance and involvement as an individual and as a member of a learning community
• Ensure the safety of students 
• Effectively manage the classroom 
• Effectively manage and operate district technology
• Perform other duties as assigned by Administration

Qualifications 

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in education with appropriate subject area from an accredited college/university 
• Complete a state-approved teacher preparation program
• Hold a valid and appropriate State of Ohio certification/license for the job posting
• If the posting is a third grade position, the applicant must meet the Third Grade Reading Guarantee Teacher Qualification Requirements
• Undergo or have a current state and federal criminal background check.

Additional Working Conditions 

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue 
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and  arms, crouch, kneel, climb, and stoop 
• Occasionally lift, carry, push and pull various items up to a maximum of 25 pounds 
• Occasional evening work 
• Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g., computer keyboard, calculator, writing 

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed. The applicant will be required to follow the  instructions and perform the duties required by the supervisor.