4th Grade Elementary Teacher

Vail Unified School District•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Develops and implements a curriculum program consistent with district educational goals and objectives. This role involves observing and monitoring student behavior in various settings, establishing a positive classroom atmosphere that ensures emotional and physical safety, and assessing student needs to develop and implement daily lesson plans. The teacher will modify instruction to meet individual child needs, organize classroom materials, and utilize classroom management techniques to maintain a productive learning environment. Positive reinforcement will be used to maximize desired behavior and educational outcomes. Instruction will be planned to achieve specific objectives based on student needs and established curriculum, with a focus on motivating students. Evaluation of written materials, student progress, and course curriculum is essential. The teacher will ensure parents and students are informed of evaluation methods and student progress, and advise parents on instructional methods and school activities. Participation as a member of an instructional team is expected, along with notifying administrators of students with special needs and collaborating with specialists. The role may involve monitoring teacher assistants and classroom volunteers, and ordering classroom supplies and instructional materials.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Must meet North Central requirements in respective subject such as: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language
Any equivalent combination of training, education or experience that meets the minimum qualifications and state certification requirements will be accepted
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively to employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Valid Arizona Teaching Certificate

Responsibilities

Observes and monitors control of students behavior in the classroom, playground, field-trips, lunchroom, library, school buses and other areas.
Establishes, maintains and promotes a classroom atmosphere which ensures the emotional and physical safety and well being of students and emphasizes mutual respect, self-discipline, cooperation, consideration and responsibility.
Assesses student needs and develops, implements and evaluates daily lesson plans for students to include scheduled activities and materials.
Modifies instruction of program to meet the needs of each child.
Plans, organizes and displays classroom materials, space and time appropriate to curricular activities.
Utilizes and implements classroom management techniques to maintain organization, orderliness and student safety, and a productive learning environment.
Utilizes positive reinforcement to maximize desired behavior and educational outcomes.
Plans instruction to achieve specific objectives based upon student need and established curriculum.
Implements instructional techniques to encourage and motivate students.
Evaluates written materials to include written assignments and tests.
Analyzes and evaluates student progress and course curriculum.
Evaluates the performance of students regarding achievements in curriculum and activities and makes necessary provisions to meet learning needs.
Ensures parents and students are informed of methods of evaluation utilized in the classroom.
Informs parents of student progress.
Advises parents of instructional methods that may assist student.
Informs parents of school activities.
Participates as a member of an instructional team to promote learning activities for students consistent with district and school education objectives.
Notifies site administrator of the special needs of students who display characteristics which vary from the norm.
Collaborates with specialists to assist students.
May monitor the activities of a teacher assistant and classroom volunteers.
Orders classroom supplies and instructional materials.