What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kindergarten Teacher position at Lynn Public Schools?
Job Title: Kindergarten Teacher
Description:
The Lynn Public Schools community is seeking a dedicated and experienced Kindergarten Teacher to join our team. As a Kindergarten Teacher, you will play a vital role in shaping the educational journey of our students.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment that promotes positive social and academic experiences.
- Regularly engage with families and extended community members to create a collaborative learning environment that fosters equity for all learners.
- Plan, develop, and execute standards-based lessons that reflect the curriculum and state's core educational standards.
- Provide appropriate and effective learning experiences for students from diverse socio-economic levels and cultural backgrounds.
- Design and demonstrate differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students, including SPED and EL students.
- Use various formal and informal assessments to accurately measure and document student progress towards modifying further instruction.
- Evaluate and document the academic and social growth of students.
- Employ a variety of methodologies in teaching and instructing pupils, including demonstrations, discussions, and lectures.
- Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
- Establish and maintain open lines of communication with parents/guardians/caregivers concerning the broad academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.
- Collaborate effectively with grade-level team and school faculty around lesson planning, instructional strategies, and student progress.
Requirements:
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary license in Early Childhood Grades PreK-2.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; Master's Degree preferred.
- SEI Endorsement.
- Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations.
- Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents to advocate for children in order to effectively problem solve.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders.
- Urban experience preferred.
- Ability to meet the expectations of the Massachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice.
Terms of Employment:
- As negotiated with Lynn School Committee and Lynn Teachers Union.
- 180 days per year.
Benefits: The City of Lynn offers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits, life insurance, flexible spending plan (FSA), short-term disability, and long-term disability. An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical, including a drug test, national fingerprint-based Criminal Background Check (NCBC), and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI). All MUST be completed PRIOR to the start of employment.
Non-Discrimination Policy: It is the policy of the Lynn Public Schools not to unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, race, color, national origin, creed/religion, ethnicity, ancestry, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, mental or physical disability, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement, or any other consideration made unlawful by any federal, state, or local laws or regulations.
