Summary:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Appropriate DESE license
• Ability to handle multitude of varying and complex issues
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to use technology effectively

• Master’s Degree or significant post-graduate coursework in subject areas
• Experience teaching elementary school students in subject areas

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities (Not Limited To):

• Prepare and deliver instructional lessons with clear and measurable outcomes
• Provide appropriate and effective learning experiences for students from a wide range of socio-economic levels and cultural backgrounds
• Use a wide variety of teaching techniques to support student learning
• Design and demonstrate differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students
• Implement accommodations and curricular modifications as specified in educational plans (IEPs) and as needed to meet the learning needs of students
• Use a variety of formal and informal assessments to accurately measure student progress toward and to modify further instruction.
• Use a computer and other technology to support student learning in and out of the classroom
• Provide students with support (remediation and enrichment) using a variety of strategies
• Collaborate with colleagues on curriculum, lesson and assessment design
• Participate actively in faculty, department and team meetings
• Set professional development goals, develop professional development plans, and participate in professional development activities that improve teaching practice
• Communicate effectively with students, colleagues, parents, and the community
• Follow safety procedures and written and verbal instructions
• Consistent, reliable and punctual attendance is essential for supervision and instruction of the students
• Responsible for implementing “other job related duties” as needed

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Majority of work is performed in a school/classroom environment. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate. Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function. Rarely absent or late unless the situation is of an emergency nature.

• While performing the duties of this job, the teacher is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, talk, and hear. The teacher is regularly required to bend, stoop, crouch and/or kneel.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.