Elementary Teacher

International Schools Partnership Limited•Anaheim, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

ISP U.S. is seeking an Elementary Teacher to join their team. The role involves planning and implementing daily, weekly, and yearly goals and objectives according to students’ needs and within Fairmont’s overall curriculum guidelines. The teacher will promote Fairmont’s philosophy and actively work to develop a positive working environment. This position requires the use of technology for learning, designing learning opportunities, and facilitating student learning. The teacher will also design evaluation tools, test children routinely, keep records for progress reports, report cards, and conferences, and maintain an online gradebook. Analysis of pre and post-test information will be used for lesson planning and curriculum input. The role includes organizing and maintaining a safe, disciplined, yet stimulating academic classroom environment, planning and supervising special academic and social events, and arranging age-appropriate field trips. Maintaining a disciplined classroom, assuring awareness and consistency in applying rules, and reporting deviations to the Head of School are key responsibilities. The teacher will maintain ongoing positive communication with parents and staff, maintain appropriate confidentiality, and supervise recess duty and after-school detention/study hall as scheduled. A minimum of one hour of planned Academic Assistance per week is required. The teacher will support and attend school activities and events, participate in staff meetings and professional development, and demonstrate follow-through in classroom application. Understanding and conveying Fairmont’s policies, procedures, and philosophies, including emergency procedures, is essential. Continuous professional development through reading, workshops, and conferences is expected. The teacher must follow Fairmont Schools dress code policy and set a good example for students by arriving on time, dressing professionally, planning creative and productive lessons, and promptly evaluating and returning student work. Other duties as directed by the Head of School/Associate Head of School will be carried out.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree required
Completion of the CBEST
Must be able to relate professionally with students, parents, and staff.

Nice To Haves

Teaching Credential preferred
Minimum of two years teaching experience in the classroom preferred

Responsibilities

Plans and implements daily, weekly, and yearly goals and objectives according to students’ needs and within Fairmont’s overall curriculum guidelines.
Promotes Fairmont’s philosophy and actively works to develop a positive working environment among students, teachers, administrator, and support staff.
Plans for, writes, and implements weekly lesson plans to assure adherence to and completion of Fairmont’s curriculum and to facilitate classroom continuity in his/her absence.
Assures that lesson plans include varied styles of teaching methods and stimulating feedback mechanisms, enrichment work, provision for remediation, visual and auditory aids.
Utilizes Fairmont adopted Learning Management System (LMS) to post homework/assignments and communicate with students and parents.
Facilitates and inspires student learning in and through the use of technology by designing learning opportunities that incorporate age-appropriate technology skills, using technology to assist with teaching and learning, modeling the effective use of technology.
Seeks out and implements changes in scheduling and planning that will enhance individual learning, facilitate transition times, and ensures on-task behavior.
Designs evaluation tools and tests children on a routine basis, keeps records and maintains such for progress reports, report cards and conferences.
Analyzes and utilizes pre and post test information for lesson planning and overall input into the curriculum and to accommodate both group and individual differences.
Provides adequate teacher preparation of materials to maximize actual classroom teaching time.
Organizes and maintains a safe, disciplined, yet stimulating academic classroom environment.
Plans implements, and supervises special academic, social events as required.
Contributes to the planning and arranging of age appropriate field trips; conducts and supervises them in a safe and organized manner, utilizing parent support where needed.
Maintains disciplined classroom; assures that all the children are aware of rules and their consequences; and further assures consistency in applying the rules.
Is responsible to Head of School and Associate Head of School for taking directions and communicating needs.
Keeps Head of School informed of children who need special academic attention or have behavioral issues.
Assures safety standards are taught and implemented.
Reports deviations to the Head of School, Associate Head of School or Safety Officer.
Maintains classroom, books, and supplies, in a safe, neat and orderly condition.
Arranges bulletin boards utilizing students work assuring the display is artistic, seasonal and academically stimulating.
Maintains ongoing positive communications with parents professionally and in a timely manner.
Communicates in a positive, professional, and timely manner with parents and staff.
Maintains appropriate confidentiality.
Supervises, when schedule requires, recess duty and after school behavioral detention and/or study hall.
Provide a minimum of one hour of planned Academic Assistance per week as scheduled with the Head of School.
Supports and attends orientation programs, Parent Nights, Open House, musical programs, sports events, pentathlon, and promotion and all other special school activities and events when appropriate.
Attends and constructively participates in staff meetings & professional development and shows evidence of follow through in classroom application.
Understands and is knowledgeable of all Fairmont’s policies, procedures and philosophies, including emergency fire and earthquake procedures; and conveys, where appropriate, such information to the students.
Continues to develop professionally through reading, attending workshops and in-services and participation in conferences.
Must follow Fairmont Schools dress code policy.
Sets good example for students by arriving on time, dressing professionally, planning creative and productive lessons, and promptly evaluating and returning student work.
Carries on other duties as directed by the Head of School/Associate Head of School.