Elementary Teacher

Elementary Classroom Teachers: Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools has an opening for Elementary Classroom Teachers for the 2024-2025 school year. A valid Nebraska teaching certificate with the following endorsement is required: Elementary Education (K-6)
Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools
Elementary Teacher Job Description
The Ashland-Greenwood Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Employees and Others: Superintendent of Schools, 1842 Furnas Street, Ashland, NE 68003. (402) 944-2128. Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 8930 Ward Parkway, Suite 2037, Kansas City, Missouri 64114, (816) 268-0550 (voice), or (877) 521-2172 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.
A. Job Title: Elementary Teacher
B. Department: Instruction
C. FLSA Status: Professional exemption: The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.
D. Education Level and Certification: Bachelors degree or higher required.Must possess a Nebraska Teaching Certificate at all times during employment with such endorsements as required by NDE Rule 10.
E. Reports To: Elementary Principal
F. May Receive Guidance From: Superintendent, Elementary Principal
G. Essential Job Functions:
1. General teaching and instructional skills
2. Basic operational skills for PC computer
3. Poised
4. Supervise a variety of tasks at the same time
5. No history of child abuse or negligence
6. Good oral and written skills
7. Maintain confidentiality regarding individual student performance and activities.
H. Working Conditions:

1. Inside heated and air conditioned classroom
2. Outside for activities with students and student supervision

I. Job Tasks:

1. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.

1. Performs instructional and other duties as assigned in a task oriented businesslike manner. Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.

1. Prepare, administer, and grade assessments and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress.

1. Select and requisition books, instructional aids and instructional supplies and maintain required inventory records.

1. Designs learning activities that provide for systematic instruction that includes the identification of learning objectives and presenting them in an organized, simple and clear manner. Assign and grade class work and homework.

1. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. Engages students in extending their thinking by having them apply, analyze, synthesize and evaluate in the learning process.

1. Utilizes questioning in carrying out instructional objectives.

1. Demonstrates learning objectives for the purpose of understanding and modeling by students.

1. Plans a program of study, within the framework of district curriculum guides, that allows for the use of flexible and varying instructional techniques.

1. Recognizes and praises students for contributions and quality of work. Provides students with specific feedback.

1. Utilizes eye contact, gestures, mobility, smiles, humor and other enthusiastic personal qualities to engage students in learning.

1. Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. Assess student progress and communicates progress regularly with parents, students and appropriate school personnel.

1. Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior and supervises students as needed to provide a safe, secure and positive learning climate. Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

1. Cooperates with district personnel to meet district and classroom objectives and goals. Establishes professional goals and participates in planned course of professional growth activities. Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.

1. Maintains regular attendance, adheres to school schedule and completes necessary reports, plans and professional obligations.

1. Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests.

17. Uses student management software to record attendance, lunch information and grades.
J. Knowledge:
1. Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
2. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

1. Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and their applications.

1. Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

1. History and Archeology - Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

1. Geography - Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

1. Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

1. Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

1. Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

K. Skills

1. Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

1. Speaking - Able to effectively communicate orally and in written form with students, staff and parents.

1. Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

1. Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

1. Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

1. Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

1. Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

1. Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

1. Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

1. Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

11. Mobility - Able to move about frequently and with sufficient agility to monitor students in classroom, lead students to other classroom settings, and interact with staff. Able to lift lightweight objects in order to carry books, move small AV equipment, etc.
12. Visual Acuity - Sufficient visual acuity in order to monitor students' behavior, review student work, and read notices, memorandums and notes.
13. Attendance - Able to be punctual to work and attend on a regular basis in order to consistently carry out instructional objectives.
14. Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
15. Confidentiality - Able to maintain confidentiality regarding individual student academic and personal activities.
16. Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
L. Abilities

1. Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

1. Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

1. Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

1. Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

1. Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

1. Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

1. Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

1. Time Sharing - The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

1. Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

1. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

M. Work Activities:

1. Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

1. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

1. Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

1. Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

1. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

1. Developing Objectives and Strategies - Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

1. Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others - Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

1. Assisting and Caring for Others - Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers and students.

1. Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

1. Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

N. Required Employee Characteristics:

1. Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

1. Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

1. Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

1. Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.

1. Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.

1. Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.

1. Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

1. Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

1. Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

1. Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

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