K-5th Elementary Teacher

Primary Purpose:

To create a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with students; to motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for additional education in accordance with each student’s ability; and to establish good relationships with parents and other staff members.

Responsibilities:

• Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt to the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Uses a variety of instruction strategies, such as inquiry, group discussion, lecture, discovery, etc.
• Creates and establishes lesson plans in accordance to AZ State Standards.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom in accordance with school policy.
• Evaluates students’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Communications with parents through conferences and other means to discuss students’ progress and interpret school program.
• Identifies students’ needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problem.
• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by professional growth activities.
• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the methods by which the teacher will be evaluated in conformance with guidelines.
• Selects a requisition of books and instructional aids maintains required inventory records.
• Supervises students in-out of classroom activities during the school year.
• Administrators group standardized test in accordance with state testing program.
• Participates in the curriculum development programs of development.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Closely adheres to establish curriculum requirements.
• Works closely with curriculum instruction in the creation, development, and application of OAA’s pre-AIMS assessment.
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher related subject from accredited university.
• Meets ACLB highly qualified requirements.
• SEI endorsements.
• Experience is preferred but not necessary for hiring.