Elementary School Teacher: Grade 1

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation • Evansville, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Grade 1 Elementary School Teacher within the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC). The role involves instructing students and facilitating their learning in accordance with corporation policies and state guidelines. The teacher will guide students in educational activities designed to promote intellectual, social, and physical growth, teaching essential skills for their development as educated and responsible adults. The EVSC is seeking passionate educators who believe in the power of education to transform lives and are interested in innovating and growing within a supportive community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Valid Indiana teaching certificate in appropriate grade level and area of study required.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to interact with students, staff, and the community demonstrated through interview process, past experience, and references.

Responsibilities

• Teaches corporation-approved curriculum while creating a classroom and total school environment that is conducive to learning and is appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and develops and informs students of reasonable rules concerning classroom procedures and behavior and maintains a safe and orderly classroom environment.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques, instructional media, and performance assessments, which guide the learning process toward academic achievement and curriculum goals.
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicates these objectives to the students.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students in a variety of ways on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, corporation policy, and administrative regulations.
• Administers and analyzes standardized testing data and adjusts instructional strategies, as needed, to maximize probability of student success.
• Recognizes the special needs of students with learning disabilities, seeks the assistance of corporation specialists, as needed and/or required, and makes appropriate individualized physical and instructional accommodations within the classroom.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Medical insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• Vision insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Long term disability coverage
• Teacher Retirement Fund (TRF) through the state of Indiana (defined benefit and Annuity Savings Account)
• 401(a) retirement investment plan
• 403(b) Match Program
• Tax-free post-retirement medical expense account (VEBA)
• Access to Health & Wellness Centers (no-cost health clinics for primary care, generic prescription medications, physicals, health screenings, and labs)
• Accumulated sick leave days
• Personal business days
• Access to EVSC Wee Care (employee-only early learning centers)
• Summers off
• Holidays
• Predictable hours

What This Job Offers

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