Elementary Co-Teacher (Primary)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Elementary Teacher (Primary K-2) Contract Days: 10 month

Reports To: Assistant Principal, Elementary School Start Date: August 1st

Classification: Exempt End Date: May 30th

POSITION SUMMARY

The Elementary Teacher, having both content and instructional expertise, will work as a classroom teacher to support student learning. The Elementary Teacher will focus on individual and group professional learning that will emphasize and assist planning and classroom instruction; assessment of student progress; and advancement of Brookside Charter School mission, vision, and values.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

*The duties and responsibilities described herein are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, as necessitated by business demands.

School Culture

• Embrace and advance the mission and vision of Brookside Charter School to maximize students’ opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.
• Embody and demonstrate maturity, integrity, professionalism, self-improvement, motivation, and excellence.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to provide a safe environment for students.
• Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct in a fair and just manner.
• Build and maintain relationships with teachers, administrators, and students’ families with an eye toward working cooperatively to help students meet academic and other goals.

Curriculum and Instruction 

• Communicate and demonstrate researched-based instructional practices that result in increased student performance. 
• Provide individualized, classroom-based learning by implementing instructional practices.
• Prepare standards-based programs of study that meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of clear learning goals for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these goals to students.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques, including media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
• Create positive relationships with students, families, teachers and administrators. 
• React to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned. 
• Confer with and seek assistance from instructional coaches and school administrators regarding possible interventions for students who need additional support.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, school policy, and administrative regulation.
• Be available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

*All requirements listed below are required unless otherwise designated as “preferred.”

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred.
• Missouri Teaching Certificate or eligible for certification.

Experience

• Experience teaching in an urban school environment preferred.
• Experience teaching historically underachieving students with a record of positive academic improvement preferred.

Skills and Traits

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Excel.
• Candidate will be a passionate advocate for Brookside Charter’s mission and students.
• Candidate will have a deep internal passion for ensuring that students meet and exceed academic standards regardless of socioeconomic status, race, previous academic performance, or other challenges. 
• Candidate must have a desire to work in an urban school environment with the purpose of closing the achievement gap.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position may require sitting, standing, and walking for intermittent periods, as well as moderate dexterity in operating standard office equipment (e.g., computer, printer, copier). 
• This position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

“In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.”

Brookside does not sponsor H-1B visa candidates who are not eligible to work in the US. Accordingly, for your application to be processed you must confirm your eligibility to work in the US. See https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/tools/hr-answers/can-refuse-to-consider-candidate-not-eligible-to-work-united-states-require-sponsorship-h-1b-visa#:~:text=Yes.,work in the United States.