Teacher - Elementary

Joplin R 8 School District•Joplin, MO

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Teachers are responsible for providing direct instruction to students and maintaining an environment conducive to learning. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. General Expectations: Supports the mission of Joplin Schools. Supports the value of education. Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws. Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions. Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students. Care for, properly use, and protect school property. Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public. Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required. Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally. Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students. Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties. Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties. Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources. Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position. Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy. Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties. Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties. Essential Functions: Instruct students by creating learning experiences that make the aspects of subject matter meaningful and engaging. Understand the central concepts, structures, and tools of inquiry of the discipline(s). Understand how students learn, develop and differ in their approaches to learning. Provide learning opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners and support the intellectual, social and personal development of all students. Develop daily lesson plans aligned with state standards and District curriculum maps, informed by student data. Use a variety of instructional strategies and resources to encourage students' critical thinking, problem-solving and performance skills. Create a learning environment that encourages active engagement in learning, positive social interaction and self-motivation. Model effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques with students, colleagues and families to foster active inquiry, collaboration and supportive interaction in the classroom. Understand and use formative and summative assessment strategies to assess the learner's progress and use both classroom and standardized assessment data to plan ongoing instruction. Participate in regular, meaningful data conversations through learning communities. Monitor the performance of each student and devise instruction to enable students to grow and develop, making adequate academic progress. Treat others with respect and civility, values diversity, and resolves conflicts professionally. Actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally, individually and collectively, in order to improve learning for all students. Participate in building, grade level and subject area committees Complete and submit forms and required reports in a timely manner Communicate regularly with parents regarding progress and other educational concerns Participate as a member of an IEP team, 504 team, or other student assistance teams as requested. Implement plans as written. Report suspected abuse, neglect, discrimination and harassments as directed by Board policy and applicable law Prepare lesson plans for use by a substitute teacher prior to absences occurring Other duties as assigned. Attendance: Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Valid Missouri Teaching Certificate
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
Ability to supervise students at all times
Ability to obey all safety rules
Ability to care for, properly use, and protect school property
Ability to maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community
Ability to provide excellence in customer service both internally and externally
Ability to comply with privacy rights and safeguard confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students
Ability to react to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties
Ability to actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties
Ability to conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources
Ability to arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position
Ability to maintain accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes
Ability to solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties
Ability to read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties
Ability to instruct students by creating learning experiences that make the aspects of subject matter meaningful and engaging
Ability to understand the central concepts, structures, and tools of inquiry of the discipline(s)
Ability to understand how students learn, develop and differ in their approaches to learning
Ability to provide learning opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners and support the intellectual, social and personal development of all students
Ability to develop daily lesson plans aligned with state standards and District curriculum maps, informed by student data
Ability to use a variety of instructional strategies and resources to encourage students' critical thinking, problem-solving and performance skills
Ability to create a learning environment that encourages active engagement in learning, positive social interaction and self-motivation
Ability to model effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques with students, colleagues and families to foster active inquiry, collaboration and supportive interaction in the classroom
Ability to understand and use formative and summative assessment strategies to assess the learner's progress and use both classroom and standardized assessment data to plan ongoing instruction
Ability to participate in regular, meaningful data conversations through learning communities
Ability to monitor the performance of each student and devise instruction to enable students to grow and develop, making adequate academic progress
Ability to treat others with respect and civility, value diversity, and resolve conflicts professionally
Ability to actively seek out opportunities to grow professionally, individually and collectively, in order to improve learning for all students
Ability to participate in building, grade level and subject area committees
Ability to complete and submit forms and required reports in a timely manner
Ability to communicate regularly with parents regarding progress and other educational concerns
Ability to participate as a member of an IEP team, 504 team, or other student assistance teams as requested
Ability to implement plans as written
Ability to report suspected abuse, neglect, discrimination and harassments as directed by Board policy and applicable law
Ability to prepare lesson plans for use by a substitute teacher prior to absences occurring
Consistent and regular attendance

Nice To Haves

No supervisory responsibilities

Responsibilities

Providing direct instruction to students
Maintaining an environment conducive to learning
Supervising students at all times
Caring for, properly using, and protecting school property
Maintaining courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public
Communicating effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community
Providing excellence in customer service both internally and externally
Complying with privacy rights and safeguarding confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students
Reacting to change productively and receiving and transmitting constructive criticism as it relates to job duties
Actively participating in professional development and obtaining skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties
Conducting all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources
Arriving to work and leaving work at the time specified by supervisors and attending all required meetings pertinent to the position
Maintaining accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes
Solving practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties
Reading and interpreting documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and applying to job duties
Instructing students by creating learning experiences that make the aspects of subject matter meaningful and engaging
Understanding the central concepts, structures, and tools of inquiry of the discipline(s)
Understanding how students learn, develop and differ in their approaches to learning
Providing learning opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners and support the intellectual, social and personal development of all students
Developing daily lesson plans aligned with state standards and District curriculum maps, informed by student data
Using a variety of instructional strategies and resources to encourage students' critical thinking, problem-solving and performance skills
Creating a learning environment that encourages active engagement in learning, positive social interaction and self-motivation
Modeling effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques with students, colleagues and families to foster active inquiry, collaboration and supportive interaction in the classroom
Understanding and using formative and summative assessment strategies to assess the learner's progress and using both classroom and standardized assessment data to plan ongoing instruction
Participating in regular, meaningful data conversations through learning communities
Monitoring the performance of each student and devising instruction to enable students to grow and develop, making adequate academic progress
Treating others with respect and civility, valuing diversity, and resolving conflicts professionally
Actively seeking out opportunities to grow professionally, individually and collectively, in order to improve learning for all students
Participating in building, grade level and subject area committees
Completing and submitting forms and required reports in a timely manner
Communicating regularly with parents regarding progress and other educational concerns
Participating as a member of an IEP team, 504 team, or other student assistance teams as requested
Implementing plans as written
Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, discrimination and harassments as directed by Board policy and applicable law
Preparing lesson plans for use by a substitute teacher prior to absences occurring
Performing other duties as assigned