2nd Grade Teacher at Mountain View Elementary (26-27 SY)

Catawba County Schools•Hickory, NC

1d•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. The teacher will manage instructional time, student behavior, instructional presentation, instructional monitoring of student performance, instructional feedback, facilitate instruction, interact within the educational environment, and perform non-instructional duties.

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.
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.
Language Ability: Ability to read various documents and prepare correspondence, reports, and instructional materials.
Intelligence: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking, interpret technical instructions, and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
Verbal Aptitude: Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, follow instructions, and communicate effectively in various professional languages.
Numerical Aptitude: Ability to utilize mathematical formulas, perform calculations, and apply principles of statistics.
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 a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools.
Color Discrimination: Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions, and adapt to performing under stress and emergency situations.
Physical Communication: Ability to talk and hear, and communicate via telephone.

Nice To Haves

Three professional references are required to complete the application. Professional references should be recent and either a supervisor, co-worker, or subordinate who has worked with you. Personal references from family/friends are not accepted and Professor/Advisor references are only accepted for recent graduates with no work experience.

Responsibilities

Management of Instructional Time: Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are ready for each lesson, 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. Monitor student behavior, stop 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 and demonstrations, 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 during class work to check performance, use work products to check progress, and pose questions clearly.
Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on in-class work to encourage growth, 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 goals, use diagnostic information to develop/revise objectives, 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. 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, and follow a plan for professional development.
May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.