Job Title: Elementary TeacherFLSA Status: EXEMPTSalary Range: $54,357-$77,136Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university; NM teaching License with endorsements as needed. Skills/Aptitudes:Good organizational ability; good written and oral communication skills; ability to maintain high level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding students, staff, parents, and school matters.Essential Job Responsibilities of Elementary Teacher:
- Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.
- Demonstrates ethical behavior.
- Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations.
- Follows District Code of Conduct policies.
- Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.
- Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.
- Communicates accurately and effectively in the content area and maintain a professional rapport with students.
- Obtains feedback from and communicates with students in a manner which enhances student learning and understanding. Utilizes a variety of teaching methods and resources for each area taught.
- Encourages the development of student involvement, responsibility, and critical thinking skills.
- Manages the classroom to ensure the best use of instructional time.
- Creates an atmosphere conducive to learning, self-discipline, and follow board policies and administrative rules and regulations.
- Communicates accurate and current information to students in a way that enhances student learning, and includes demonstrating effective writing skills, and use of standard English.
- Manages time appropriately.
- Cooperates with administration, parents, and colleagues.
- Creates a positive atmosphere and arranges the physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning.
- Prepares for instruction and shows written evidence of preparation.
- Takes precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Maintains accurate and complete records as required by the school district, and reports progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner.
- Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
- Completes duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned.
- Leaves adequate preparations for a substitute.
- Develops and implements appropriate classroom management strategies while maintaining high expectations for student behavior.
- Encourages cooperation between students.
- Maintains student involvement in appropriate tasks.
- Uses and applies appropriate conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrates public relations skills.
- Uses appropriate techniques, strategies, and materials to achieve the desired instructional goal.
- Adapts the curriculum to meet the needs of individual students.
- Uses current technology for instruction and management purposes.
- Uses diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.
- Selects, uses, and interprets evaluation data.
- Maintains availability to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day, if needed.
- Attends extracurricular activities.
- Spends time beyond the school day grading, and recording papers, planning instruction, etc.
- Reports suspected child abuse and neglect.
- Monitors students on field trips and is accountable for each student.
- Acts as a good role model within the context of the school.
- Supervises educational assistants, practicum students, student teachers, and high school vocational lab students.
- Develops and uses community and professional resources.
- Understands and applies learning theories.
- Performs other job duties as assigned.