Kindergarten Teacher at Startown Elementary (26-27 SY)

Catawba County Schools•Newton, NC

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this role is to plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. This position is responsible for 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 is expected to establish rules and procedures, monitor student behavior, present lessons effectively, assess student progress, and maintain accurate records. Additionally, the teacher must interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community, and adhere to established laws and policies. The role also involves performing other related work as required.

Requirements

Degree in education or in a related area that will qualify for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
Ability to motivate students.
Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
Ability to perform general clerical duties.
Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
Ability to operate common office machines.
Ability to maintain basic files and records.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments.
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.
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format.
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 and counseling 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 descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
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 differentiate between colors and shades of color.
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.
Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Responsibilities

Management of Instructional Time: Have materials, supplies, and equipment ready for each lesson; start class and get students on task quickly; maintain a high level of student time-on-task.
Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for routine matters, student participation, and movement; monitor student behavior and address inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently 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, conduct lessons at a brisk pace, make efficient transitions, clarify assignments, and summarize main points.
Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear, firm, and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulate to check student performance during class work; use oral, written, and other work products to check progress; pose questions clearly and one at a time.
Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on the correctness of in-class work; regularly provide prompt feedback on out-of-class work; affirm correct responses and provide sustaining feedback after incorrect responses.
Facilitating Instruction: Have an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide curricular goals; use diagnostic information to develop/revise objectives and tasks; maintain accurate records; align objectives, learning strategies, assessment, and student needs; use available resources.
Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly and equitably; interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out assigned non-instructional duties; adhere to laws, policies, and regulations; follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate growth.
Perform other related work as required.