Native Language and Culture Kindergarten and Preschool Teacher
Native Language and Culture Kindergarten and Preschool Teacher
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Navajo Language and Culture Kindergarten/ Preschool Teacher
Status: Fulltime
BECC: Bloomfield Early Childhood Center:
Pay: Starting 50000/annual salary negotiable with experience and licensure
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
As a Navajo Language & Culture Teacher you will be responsible for serving as a
classroom teacher in a public charter school. The instruction area will be Navajo
Language and Culture in an elementary setting. This position will be assigned to grade
levels Pre K Kindergarten. Teacher will support Navajo Language and culture through teaching and hands on activities.
Duties:
- Prepare yearly instructional maps to meet daily lesson plans covering units of study and objectives activities and evaluative methods/instruments for both group and individual instructional programs.
- Work cooperatively with all teachers to ensure that the Navajo language is supported and practiced in all classrooms.
- Teaching students by selecting developing adapting and implementing appropriate instructional methods and techniques utilizing resources to provide for academic achievement.
- Evaluate individual and group academic progress through the use of criterionreferenced tests periodic standardized tests oral tests and/or other relevant evaluative methods/instruments.
- Develop and conduct instruction in an environment that promotes opportunities for students to develop rapport interrelationships selfdiscipline and a positive selfimage.
- Maintain control of assigned class(es) and handle discipline independently except for chronic or extreme behavior problems.
- Supervise assigned students as scheduled throughout the academic day and/or activity in order to provide for the safety health and welfare of the students in compliance with school agency and NMPED guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
- Associates or Bachelors degree with 3 years teaching experience at the elementary level.
- Valid New Mexico teaching licensure with proper endorsement
- Level II Licensure or 520 License required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Valid drivers license
- Must pass a background check for the position
- Ability to thrive in a fastpaced and sometimes highpressure environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- May have to stand and sit for longer periods of time;
- Position requires frequent lifting of 25 lbs.
- Must be able to be active with 4 and 5yearold students.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work is performed in a classroom environment with up to 15 students in 5 course periods per day.
- Rich Cultural Classroom promoting Native American history and culture.
Employment Type
Full-Time
