Certified: 4th Grade Teacher - Bell Field Elementary

Fremont Public Schools • Fremont, NE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Ideally located between Nebraska's major urban centers, Fremont offers the best of both worlds: access to opportunity while maintaining the welcoming spirit of a close-knit community. As a Class A district, students experience high-level academic and extracurricular opportunities while still enjoying the support and connection of a hometown environment. Partnerships with local businesses and industry, along with Metropolitan Community College and Midland University, strengthen these opportunities and help prepare students for the future. Through collaboration and community engagement, Fremont Public Schools remains deeply connected to the people it serves while working to support student success. This position is for a 4th Grade Teacher at Bell Field Elementary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Nebraska Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement and level for area and grade being taught.
• Experience working with students, either during college training or from previous teaching.
• Good human relations skills
• Ability to work with students, staff, administration, and parents
• Knowledge of subject area to be taught
• Ability to plan lessons, teach to an objective, have the lesson at the correct level of difficulty, check for understanding during the lesson, and monitor and adjust the lesson as necessary
• Knowledge of child development
• Excellent skills in oral and written communication
• Ability to operate a computer and an alphanumeric keyboard
• Regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job
• Ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities
• Ability to perform the physical requirements on their specific job description.
• Skillful in planning, assessment, and adjusting lessons.
• Demonstrate effective conflict management, problem solving, evaluation, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Citizenship, residency, or work authorization required

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver lessons which match the intended curriculum, and meet the needs of individual students as well.
• Plan and deliver lessons which have objectives that are at the correct level of difficulty for the learners, and have specific objectives.
• Instruct assigned students at the location and times designated.
• Develop and maintain a classroom environment which is conducive to effective learning.
• Monitor student progress and make appropriate adjustments in the teaching strategies.
• Serve as a model for students.
• Evaluate student performance, both with written tests and performance based assessments.
• Collaborate with other teachers at grade level (or in the same subject) in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods that represent the desired outcomes for the curriculum and the essential learning skills for students.
• Assist in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
• Assist the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student conduct/activities, develop for the classroom reasonable rules for classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Supervise and participate in fire drills and other emergency preparedness programs.
• Follow the policies, regulations, procedures, and expectations established by the Board and administration.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of attendance, absences, tardies, and other information as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Attend staff meetings, conduct parent/teacher conferences, and participate on committees as required.
• Participate in professional growth through an ongoing program of workshops, seminars, conferences, inservices, and/or advance course work at institutions of higher learning.
• Complete special projects and perform other responsibilities and miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Benefits

• One-time salary advance opportunity to increase August paycheck
• 4 Personal Days
• 9 Sick Days
• 5 Bereavement Days
• Civic Leave and Professional Leave
• FEA-managed, certified staff Sick Leave Bank Offers up to 30 additional sick days to participants who meet requirements
• 4 FPS Activity Days from Sick Balance: Teachers who are parents or guardians of an FPS student can also use up to 4 sick days, per year, to attend FPS-sponsored activities for their child.
• NPERS Membership (State Retirement)
• District-paid long term disability
• District-paid $10,000 individual life insurance policy
• Quarterly and Year-End perfect attendance bonus opportunities.
• New Teacher Mentorship Program
• Group Health Insurance (FPS contributes to member premiums)
• Group Dental and Vision insurance available
• Voluntary Life Insurance available
• 403b
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance Supplemental Policies via AFLAC and/or Colonial Life
• Short Term Disability
• Accident Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Hospitalization

What This Job Offers

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