5th Grade ELA teaching position

Position Type:
Elementary/Middle School Teaching/Elementary Teacher K-5
Date Posted:
1/22/2024
Location:
Gray Elementary SchoolRole: Elementary School Teacher (K-5)
Summary: To teach elementary school children academic and social skills.
Salary Schedule: Certified Pay Scale based on degree and experience.
Education/Experiences:

• Valid teacher's license with appropriate endorsement;
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and
• Meets health and physical requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares teaching outline for course of study;
• Lectures, demonstrates, and uses audiovisual teaching aids to present subject matter in class;
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests and records results;
• Assigns lessons and corrects papers;
• Maintains order in classroom and on playground;
• Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise;
• Discusses students' academic and behavior problems with parents and suggest corrective action;
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school board.
• Observes students to detect signs of ill health and emotional disturbance and to evaluate progress;
• Represents the school and the community in a positive manner;
• Reports to the principal when one knows or reasonably suspects that a child's health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect; and
• Performs other work related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the weight of an average child, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

• Pushing and/or pulling
• Climbing
• Stooping and/or kneeling
• Reaching
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits):

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS :
Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Form perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITIONS:
Normal Working Environment.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.