Kindergarten Teacher (Immediate Opening)
Kindergarten Teacher (Immediate Opening)
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Job Description
Marion C. Early is a 4 day school week district located in Morrisville MO conveniently located between Springfield and Bolivar. MCE is seeking to employ an experienced elementary teacher. Marion C. Early offers a competitive salary health benefits and a family-like working atmosphere.
Job Title: Kindergarten Teacher
Department: Instruction
Reports to: Principal
Classification: Exempt
Summary
Teachers are responsible for providing direct instruction to students and maintaining an environment conducive to learning
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Teacher is:
- Directly responsible to the principal of his/her building.
- Expected to develop lesson plans and instructional materials as part of a planned learning experience to motivate students.
- Responsible for organizing his/her classroom in a manner to assure optimal teaching and learning.
- Responsible for establishing all reasonable classroom rules and regulations for the conduct of the students.
- Responsible for the discipline of students but shall consult with the Principal when needed.
- Expected to manage instructional time effectively and maintain a high level of student time-on-task.
- Expected to monitor student performance in a variety of ways: oral written and other forms of informal and formal assessments.
- Expected to evaluate student academic growth maintain accurate records prepare progress and grade reports and communicate frequently with parents on individual student progress.
- Maintain a school atmosphere in which character self-reliance responsible behavior and a positive self-image are of prime importance.
- Complete all reports as required including student evaluation inventories orders curriculum work and lesson plans.
- Attend faculty meetings inservice meetings team meetings grade level/department meetings as required.
- Supervise students in out-of-class activities as required.
- Share in sponsorship of student activities and participate in faculty/community committees.
- Supervise teaching assistants paraprofessionals student teachers and volunteers when applicable.
- Responsible for utilizing data and diagnostic information to develop and revise goals objectives and assessments to assure student needs are met at the appropriate level of difficulty.
- To contact parents routinely to discuss students successes and areas of concern.
- Expected to treat all students in a fair and equitable manner and interact effectively with students co-workers parents and community members.
- Expected to pursue focused job-embedded professional development activities; read professional journals; collaborate with peers; be involved in book study groups; and strive for continuous improvement.
- To understand and abide by the policies procedures and regulations of the school district/building.
Supervisory Duties.
Supervise students at all times
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree Graduate Degree preferred
Certificates Licenses Registrations
A valid Missouri teaching certificate and complete transcript(s) of college credit must be on file for each teacher before the beginning of each new school year. It is the duty of each teacher to possess a valid certificate that covers the academic year (the teaching assignment/s and all other areas listed on the certificate). The teacher must assure that all professional development requirements and other DESE requirements are met to keep certification current.
Skills and Abilities
Language
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Read analyze and interpret professional journals Board policy administrative procedures and forms and governmental regulations and guidance
Complete forms write reports and engage in written correspondence with parents
Communicate effectively with students parents staff and community
Present information effectively and respond to questions
Write clear and complete lesson plans
Computation
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
Apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations
Reasoning
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Solve a variety of problems in many different situations
Interpret instructions presented in written oral diagram or schedule form
Apply knowledge of current educational theory and instructional techniques while presenting subject matter to students
Other Skills and Abilities
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Identify needs and abilities of individual students and to adapt instructional methods accordingly
Establish and maintain effective relationships with students peers and parents
Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
Technology
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Perform basic computer functions such as word processing and internet use
Use district software for recording grades and finding student information
Utilize smart boards projectors and other instructional technology provided by the district
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Physical Demands
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Speak and hear in an environment where numerous conversations and activities may be taking place simultaneously
Move around the classroom
Read handwritten or printed material
Attendance
Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Conditions and Environment
The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active. Occasionally the individual will be required to work outside in rain and snow and temperatures below freezing and above 100 degrees to perform such tasks as loading and unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess
As a political subdivision employer recipient of federal funds and educational institution the Board of Education is prohibited from and hereby declares a policy against engaging in unlawful discrimination including harassment creating a hostile environment on the basis of race color sex national origin ancestry disability age or use of leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act in its programs
Employment Type
Full-Time
