1st GRADE TEACHER

Public Schools of Robeson County • Lumberton, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Public Schools of Robeson County is seeking a 1st Grade Teacher for a 10-month position. The primary purpose of this role is to plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. This involves managing instructional time, student behavior, presenting lessons effectively, monitoring student performance, providing feedback, facilitating instruction aligned with curricular goals, interacting positively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community, and performing non-instructional duties as assigned. The teacher is expected to adhere to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations, and demonstrate growth through a plan for professional development.

Requirements

• Degree in education or a related area that will qualify for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
• Ability to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs.
• Ability to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Physical requirements are consistent with Light Work due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking.
• Data Conception: Ability to compare and/or judge the characteristics of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions and directions.
• Language Ability: Ability to read correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, and instructional materials.
• Intelligence: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret technical instructions; and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Verbal Aptitude: Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow instructions. Ability to communicate effectively in various professional languages.
• Numerical Aptitude: Ability to utilize mathematical formulas, perform calculations, and apply principles of statistics.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Adaptable to performing under stress and in emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Ability to talk and hear. Ability to communicate via telephone.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly in inclusive activities.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
• Ability to perform general clerical duties.
• Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
• Ability to operate common office machines.
• Ability to maintain basic files and records.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Management of Instructional Time: Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are ready, get the class started quickly, get students on task quickly, and maintain a high level of student time-on-task.
• Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for administrative matters, student participation, movement, and promptly and consistently address inappropriate behavior while maintaining student dignity.
• Instructional Presentation: Begin lessons with a review, introduce objectives, speak fluently and precisely, use understandable concepts and language, provide relevant examples, assign tasks with a high success rate, ask appropriate questions, conduct lessons at a brisk pace, make efficient transitions, clarify assignments, and summarize main points.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear work standards, circulate to check student performance, use various work products to check progress, and pose questions clearly.
• Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on in-class work, regularly provide prompt feedback on out-of-class work, affirm correct responses, and provide sustaining feedback after incorrect responses.
• Facilitating Instruction: Develop an instructional plan compatible with curricular goals, use diagnostic information to revise objectives/tasks, maintain accurate records, align objectives, strategies, assessments, and student needs, and utilize resources effectively.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly and equitably, and interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
• Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out assigned non-instructional duties, adhere to laws and policies, and follow a professional development plan.
• Perform other related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level