What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary Teacher position at Locust Valley Central School District?
The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Elementary Teacher (Anticipated) to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential.
REQUIREMENTS:
- NYS Certification Childhood Education 1-6
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- The teacher is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.
- Develop and present curriculum lesson plans (course materials and related activities) and assignments to students.
- Assess, evaluate and track student performance and ongoing progress.
- Build and manage trusting relationships with students, parents, and school staff.
- Keep parents informed of student progress.
- Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.
- Adapt teaching methods to fit the needs of each individual student.
- Provide in-class and at-home assignments based on the lesson plans
- Collaborate with teachers on building, evolving lesson plans for a more consistent student learning experience.
START:
September 2, 2025
SALARY:
According to the LVSEA Teachers Contract
Job Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience teaching elementary school is preferred.
- Proven leadership, organizational, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Ability to engage, motivate and challenge students.
- Understanding of modern teaching techniques and use of classroom technologies.
- Proven ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues and partner with students & parents in the learning process.
- Experience designing student-centered lessons that individually challenges students and inspires them to grow.
- Highly skilled in differentiating instruction to personalize learning to meet the diverse needs of all students.
- Demonstrated understanding of authentic assessment, data-driven instruction, and methods for gathering and evaluating evidence of deeper learning accounting for learning differences.
- Experience with the various co-teach models, collaborative lesson planning, and team-teaching.
- Highly skilled with small group instruction.
Position Start Date:09/02/2025
Application Deadline:04/24/2025
Job Number: 25-26 (Elem)