Teacher - Grade 1

Chicopee Public Schools•Chicopee, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary function of a teacher is to deliver the district curriculum in multiple ways that increase student learning and achievement. This role involves teaching elementary school students academic, social, and motor skills, preparing class objectives and outlines, and administering student assessments. The teacher will instruct students on rules of conduct, manage the classroom, identify students with academic issues, and communicate regularly with parents or guardians regarding student performance and behavior. Maintaining records, attendance, and grades is also a key responsibility. The teacher will plan, organize, and deliver differentiated instruction, provide timely feedback, and use strategies that promote critical, creative, and evaluative thinking skills. A safe and emotionally supportive learning environment is essential, along with effective communication with staff and administration. Additional duties include assisting with the communication and enforcement of laws and policies, working cooperatively with administration and special education staff, respecting students, parents, guardians, and the community, and assisting parents with concerns. The role also involves assisting in the protection of students and property, aiding in emergency drills, and managing students during dismissal and field trips. Maintaining personal integrity, confidentiality, and a strong work ethic, along with participating in district professional development, are also expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Master's Degree from an accredited college or university.
Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Education
Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, adding machines, etc.
Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Must be able to stand, crouch and bend over for a long period of time at intervals throughout the day.
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, newsletters, schedules, manuals, invoices, requisitions, menus, recipes, journals, etc.
Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, procedures, charts, surveys, articles, bid specifications, brochures, news releases, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.
Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, accounting and marketing terminology.
Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra and geometry.
Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.)
Must be able to communicate via telephone

Responsibilities

Teaches elementary school students academic, social, and motor skills through the delivery of the district curriculum.
Prepares class objectives and outlines that align with the district approved curriculum.
Prepares, administers, corrects and analyzes student assessments.
Utilizes the conclusions derived from assessment analysis in developing lessons.
Instructs students on rules of conduct and expected behaviors.
Manages his/her class as well as other students wherever those students may be located whether on campus or off campus events.
Identifies students with academic issues and refers those students to appropriate service providers.
Regularly informs parents or guardians of their students academic performance and behavior.
Maintains records, attendance and grades as required by school.
Plans, organizes and delivers differentiated instruction in an appropriate manner consistent with district curriculum
Provides timely feedback to students, parents, and guardians on evaluations.
Use appropriate techniques and strategies that promote critical, creative, and evaluative thinking skills.
Strives to maintain a learning environment that is both physically and emotionally safe.
Effectively and regularly communicates with fellow staff members and school administration.
Other duties as assigned by the principal, school administration or superintendent of schools.
Assist in the communication and enforcement of federal and state laws and regulations as well as district policies and procedures.
Works cooperatively with school administration, staff, and special education.
Respects students, parents, guardians and community.
Assists parents with questions and concerns.
Maintain professional relationships with students, parents and guardians.
Respects and embraces students of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Assist in the protection of students and property.
Assists Principal or Vice Principal in fire and other emergency drills.
Assists the Principal or Vice Principal in the management of students e.g. dismissal, field trips, etc…
Maintains a high level of personal integrity, confidentiality and a strong work ethic.
Participates in district professional development