K-5 Elementary Teacher

POSITION: Classroom Teacher

Salary Schedule: Teacher -0-21

Department: Certified

Work Days: 226

Reports to: Principal

FLSA: Exempt

Evaluation: Annually

Prepared Date: 08/08/2024

  Twiggs County Public Schools will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the      essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation so long as the accommodation does not create an undue financial hardship for the district.

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Under direction of the school’s principal, plans and provides for appropriate learning experience for students. Provides an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of individuals to ensure achievement and performance for every child.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

Educational Level: Bachelor’s degree in education or related field required.

Certification/License Required: Clear Renewable certificate and/or Clearance certificate, Level 4 or higher; or comparable certificate from out-of-state which must meet GA Professional Standards Commission requirements

Physical Activities: Routine Physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Communication; planning; organization

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.

Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.

2.

Communicates effectively and appropriately within the school community; promotes public relations and facilitates positive communications between the school and community.

      3.

Observes and evaluates the performance of employees.

      4.

Organizes and manages meetings, conflicts, reports, and paperwork.

      5.

Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of curriculum; supervises and evaluates students and their performance.

      6.  

Establishes a positive school climate that includes high expectations, interactive teaching, clearly defined goals and objectives.

    7.

Supervises student conduct and monitors their progress toward achieving specified goals.

    8. 

Administers and improves the total school curriculum in compliance with all procedures, standards, and regulations.

    9. 

Organizes and coordinates programs, tasks, and materials to enhance student learning 

  10. 

Appropriately organizes and supervises all curricular and extracurricular activities of the students 

  11.

Implements student support team functions according to guidelines.

  12.

Allocates resources, supervises students.

13.

Performs any and all other duties and responsibilities as requested by school administrators.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

1. Ability to plan an effective and learning environment. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other personnel, and parents.
2. Ability to supervise students effectively.
3. Ability to present information to students, individuals and groups.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position requires mostly sitting, standing, and walking. Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and kneeling are required, with weights not normally to exceed thirty (30) pounds. Must be able to tolerate all types of weather conditions and must work outside on occasion.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.