K-5 Elementary Teacher

Yancey County Schools•Burnsville, NC

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The K-5 Elementary Teacher is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. This role involves managing instructional time, student behavior, instructional presentation, monitoring student performance, providing feedback, facilitating instruction, interacting within the educational environment, and performing non-instructional duties. The teacher may also coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Requirements

Must hold or be eligible to hold a valid NC License in Elementary, Grades K-6 (025).
Degree in education or in a related area that will qualify for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs.
Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking.
Data Conception: Ability to compare and/or judge the characteristics of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communication: Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions from superiors.
Language Ability: Ability to read various documents and prepare correspondence, reports, and instructional materials.
Intelligence: Ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions; interpret technical instructions; and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
Verbal Aptitude: Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow instructions. Must communicate effectively in various professional languages.
Numerical Aptitude: Ability to utilize mathematical formulas, perform calculations, and apply statistical principles.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.
Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Manual Dexterity: Ability to handle various items such as office equipment and hand tools. Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination: Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and in emergency situations.
Physical Communication: Ability to talk and hear. Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Nice To Haves

May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Responsibilities

Management of Instructional Time: Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are ready for lessons, get the class started quickly, get students on task quickly, and maintain a high level of student time-on-task.
Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for routine matters, student participation, and movement within the classroom. Promptly monitor and address inappropriate behavior while maintaining student dignity.
Instructional Presentation: Begin lessons with a review, introduce objectives, speak fluently and precisely, use understandable concepts and language, provide relevant examples, assign tasks with a high success rate, ask appropriate questions, maintain a brisk pace, make smooth transitions, ensure clarity of assignments, and summarize main points.
Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear work standards and due dates, circulate to check student performance during class work, use various methods to check progress, and pose questions clearly.
Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on in-class work to encourage growth, regularly provide prompt feedback on out-of-class work, affirm correct responses, and provide sustaining feedback after incorrect responses.
Facilitating Instruction: Develop an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide goals, use diagnostic information to revise objectives/tasks, maintain accurate student performance records, align objectives, strategies, assessment, and student needs, and use available resources.
Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly and equitably, and interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out assigned non-instructional duties, adhere to laws and policies, and follow a plan for professional development.
Perform other related work as required.
Constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly in inclusive activities.
Motivate students.
Maintain a clean and orderly environment.
Perform general clerical duties.
Maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
Operate common office machines.
Maintain basic files and records.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships.