GSRP Lead Teacher

SUMMARY: Teaches academic and social-emotional skills to 4 and 5-year-old children in a school setting. Teachers plan and implement a healthy, safe, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for pre-school children that promote developmental gains toward the attainment of kindergarten readiness skills as defined in the GSRP Implementation Manual, within an MTSS framework.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with ZA/ZS endorsement
• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or child development
• Valid MI Teaching Certificate

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Willingness to be trained in CPR, Non-violent Crisis Intervention techniques, and necessary medical procedures
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally
• Must maintain confidentiality

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Must have knowledge of and comply with GSRP Implementation Manual, and State of Michigan Licensing for Child Care Centers
• Creates and implements curriculum/lesson plans incorporating hands-on activities and experiential learning considering factors such as individual needs, abilities learning levels and physical limitations of students
• Confers with parents, administrators, specialists, social workers and others to implement the individual educational programs (IEPs) for students who are at different learning ability levels
• Creates a flexible environment that is focused on student success to maximize potential
• Utilizes student assessment data to inform whole group, small group, and individualized instruction
• Implements program assessment tools with fidelity
• Establishes effective communication with parents regarding the progress of students and includes them in setting curricular goals for their child
• Implements Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) in the classroom
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date child records and lesson plans
• Establish a safe, healthy, stimulating and developmentally appropriate learning environment for all children
• Observe and assess children’s development on a regular basis, analyze data and make plans or referrals specific to the needs of the individual child
• Provide daily direction and oversight to other classroom staff through positive communication, and coaching of desired behaviors and outcomes
• Build positive relationships with families to promote positive parent/child relationships including family events in the classroom and program, and take-home activities
• Work with program staff to provide comprehensive services to families and children
• Other duties as assigned

This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but to accurately reflect the primary job elements. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this classification.

Physical Demands: 

The employee is frequently required to reach with arms and hands, stand, walk, and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must support and transfer students who are unable to completely bear weight on their own without the assistance of other staff. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

This position works in a pre-school classroom with child size furniture and seating. The position requires, sitting in 13.5” chairs and on the floor; adverse driving conditions; bending; stretching, extended sitting; extended standing; stair climbing; kneeling; crouching; reaching; fine and gross motor skills; coordination of hands – fine and gross; eye/hand/foot coordination; visual memory and discrimination; auditory memory and discrimination; reading and writing ability; judgment; simple and complex decision making; and lifting up to 75 pounds. Employees may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens with potential for exposure to communicable disease and pests such as head lice. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

This position is a mandated reporter of child abuse. The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION - The Parchment School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, including sexual orientation and/or transgender identity, disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information or any other legally protected category in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. Inquiries by applicants, students and/or parents/guardians relates to discrimination on the basis of disability/status should be directed to: Superintendent of the Parchment School District, 520 N. Orient Street, Parchment, MI 49004.  Phone Number 269-488-1050.

Salary : $39,500 - $45,000