Grade 1 Elementary School Teacher

Whitman-Hanson Regional School District•Whitman, MA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

To instruct students in accordance with the educational philosophy, course objectives, and curriculum of the District. To provide maximum learning opportunities for students in accordance with program objectives and each student's abilities, interests, and needs. To continuously develop his/her professional knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors in order to improve the educational opportunities of his/her students.

Requirements

Instruct students in accordance with the District's philosophy of education, policies, and curriculum.
Provide maximum learning opportunities for students in accordance with program objectives and each student's abilities, interests, and needs.
Develop professional knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors.
Be prepared to instruct students assigned and have written documentation (e.g., plan book) of preparation.
Diagnose learning needs of students.
Employ a variety of instructional techniques, materials, and media.
Assess student progress and provide progress reports.
Set a positive example for students and community.
Manage and utilize class time for instruction.
Establish and maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning and teaching.
Assist administration in implementing policies and rules governing student life and conduct.
Maintain order in the classroom.
Promote appropriate student behavior.
Take reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
Conduct school-related activities in conformity with School Committee policies and administrative regulations.
Cooperate with administrators and others in developing and supporting school activities.
Establish and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and supervisors.
Maintain accurate student records.
Take and record attendance accurately.
Note excessive absenteeism to supervisory personnel and parents.
Conduct routine assignments with accuracy, promptness, and efficiency.
Maintain an accurate inventory of materials and supplies.
Perform other duties as required by school administration.
Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes.
Establish and maintain communication (oral and written) with students and parents concerning academic and behavioral progress.
Solicit help from parents as required in the education of their children.
Maintain good humor, enthusiasm, initiative, and integrity with students and parents.
Assist in the development of curriculum and methods of course/students evaluation.
Incorporate constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement.
Continuously self-evaluate professional effectiveness.
Keep abreast of new developments in instructional discipline(s) and successful educational practices and programs.

Responsibilities

Instructs students in accordance with the District's philosophy of education, policies, and curriculum.
Directs the teaching/ learning process toward the achievement of program goals, establishes specific objectives for all lessons, communicates these objectives to students.
Diagnoses the learning needs of students in terms of the course objectives on a continuous basis and seeks the assistance of District specialists as required.
Employs a variety of instructional techniques, materials, instructional media, consistent with the needs, interests, and abilities of the students and the objectives of the course.
Assesses the progress of students in terms of course objectives on a continuous basis and provides progress reports as required.
Sets a positive example for students and community by demonstrating respect and concern for students and an awareness of community values.
Manages and fully utilizes class time for instructional purposes.
Establishes and maintains a classroom environment conducive to learning and teaching.
Assists the Administration in implementing policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
Promotes appropriate student behavior and attends to misbehavior when it occurs in the teacher's presence whenever it is brought to a teacher's attention (e.g., hallway, cafeteria, washrooms, and grounds).
Takes reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment materials and facilities.
Conducts school-related activities in conformity with School Committee policies and administrative regulations.
Cooperates with administrators and others in developing and supporting school activities and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to learning and teaching.
Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with colleagues and supervisors.
Maintains accurate student records as required by law, School Committee policy and administrative regulations.
Takes and records attendance accurately in classes and/or homeroom, notes excessive absenteeism to supervisory personnel and parents.
Conducts routine assignments with accuracy, promptness and efficiency.
Maintains an accurate inventory of materials and supplies used in carrying out assignments.
Performs all other duties as required by the school administration.
Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes.
Establishes and maintains communication (oral and written) with students and their parents concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
Solicits appropriately the help of parents as required in the education of their children.
Maintains good humor, enthusiasm, initiative, and integrity with students and parents and has a positive working relationship with them.
Assists in the development of curriculum and methods of course/ students evaluation in cooperation with department colleagues and the administration.
Incorporates constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement in performance made by supervisors.
Continuously self-evaluates professional effectiveness in areas of curriculum, classroom performance, and teacher—student, staff and community relationships in order to maintain and/or improve professional competence.
Keeps abreast of new developments in his/her instructional discipline(s) and successful educational practices and programs in order to improve the quality of the educational experiences of his/her students.