5th Grade Teacher

Quileute Tribal School District
Business Office
P.O. Box 39
La Push, WA 98350
360-963-4115, FAX 360-963-4089 https://qtschools.org/

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Lower Elementary Teacher

SALARY LEVEL: Based on Board approved 2023-24 Salary Schedule

SHIFT: 8 Hours Per Day =1.0 FTE

LOCATION: Quileute Tribal School, La Push, Wa

EMPLOYEE: Certificated Employee

REPORTS TO: K12 Principal

APPROVED BY: K12 Principal DATE: 4/18/22
Business and Finance Director-Sabrina Bees DATE:
Superintendent-Mark J. Decker DATE: 4/18/22
QTS School Board DATE: 4/18/22
Approved by School Board Motion 1571

• Note Format Change: REQUIREMENTS for Employment

(added May 4, 2022 Superintendent/Board Chair approved

JOB PURPOSE:

The Lower Elementary Teacher for QTS Elementary will be responsible for:

1. As an elementary teacher, it is your job to teach students competency skills needed for each level of student development.

2. Provide study of reading, mathematics, science, history, and partner with our Quileute
Language and Culture department, including art at the lower elementary level using themes and project based methods.

3. Work collaboratively with a physical education teacher and Quileute Culture and
Language instructor.

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4. Teach in such a way as to promote culturally responsive assessment.

5. Your duties are to promote the mission and vision of the school, work collaboratively with your peers in a professional learning community, provide instruction and assessment that is aligned with the school curriculum and foster a safe learning environment around social emotional learning.

6. In addition to characteristics above; The ideal candidate would be an American Indian
Language and Culture Specialist in Quileute and/or Indigenous People. Based upon verification by an authorized representative of a tribal government that has an understanding with the Office of Public Instruction.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities

1. Designs, prepares materials, and teaches lower elementary students.

2. Identifies the essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions,in collaboration with peers,
PLC Coach, Home Liaison and approval of the K12 Principal.

3. Collaborates with peers in a professional learning community (PLC).

4. Promotes the Motto, Our Vision, Our Mission and Our Future of our school.

5. Uses a personalized learning management system (PLMS) to teach students face to face, hybrid or remotely using a Core 4 system with Google Applications For Education
(GAFE).

6. Uses the tools of the school to record attendance and report on student records.
Follows school policies, procedures, employee and student handbooks.

7. Serves as a resource to students, parents and staff through a homeroom class and as a community member.

8. This position requires constant interaction with students and staff and requires an ability to remain organized, firm and pleasant.

9. Maintains and updates professional skills by keeping abreast of current developments and trends in area(s) of responsibility.

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10. Reads current literature, attends professional meetings, and researches and analyzes data related to areas of responsibility which may result in the application of new methods requiring change in the way teaching is done.

11. Keeps the school administration informed of activities, problems, and budgetary needs on a regular and ongoing basis.

12. Ability to work with special education students needing differentiated instruction and collaborate with the special education department regarding student needs and required information for IEP meetings.

13. Budget with your principal for areas of responsibility and need. Submit to the principal for review and approval.

14. Monitors expenditures and makes recommendations for adjustments, as necessary, to stay within budget constraints.

15. Has effective classroom management skills.

16. Performs special assignments as designated by the Principal and/or Superintendent.

17. Valid or Conditional or Emergency Washington State Certification, with proper endorsement(s) in assigned area(s)

18. Willing to work with new, developing, conditional or emergency certified teachers.

REQUIREMENTS for Employment (added May 4, 2022 Superintendent/Board Chair) :

1. Fingerprint Clearance

2. Must be able to pass a monthly drug screening, a driving, and background check (no convictions or arrests, no crimes against children).

3. HS Diploma

4. WA Drivers License

Qualifications and Education Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:

1. 2-year minimum years of experience preferred, willing to work with new teachers in their development process.

2. Bachelor’s degree or master's degree in Elementary Education.

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3. Endorsed in Elementary Education and ideally another area such as Indigenous
People’s Programs, Counseling, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Title 1,
LAP

4. Ability to design and teach to a wide range of students in lower elementary grades.

5. Knowledge of current core standards in a variety of subjects.

6. Preferred experience with diverse populations, specifically Native American and special needs students.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

1. Maintaining confidential files and/or records (e.g. MTSS, attendance, assessment, etc).

2. Effective in classroom management, i.e. PBIS

3. Ability to develop age appropriate student lesson plans and outcomes.

4. Ability to differentiate and modify lessons as determined in the IEP for special needs students.

5. Knowledge of and experience with statewide assessment requirements and accommodations/modifications; ongoing assessments strategies and data gathering, maintenance and use of data to guide instruction.

6. Ability to work with teacher collaboration teams such as Professional Learning
Communities (PLC model).

7. Strong background in student information systems, such as Qumlativ (Skyward) Infinite
Campus, and others preferred.

8. Adjust, change, or modify school curriculum to address the special needs of the student population.

9. Establish and communicate to students well-defined objectives for each lesson, including related projects and activities.

10. Communicate with parents/families regarding the needs of the student and proposed instructional program/ strategy that will be used; maintain all required documentation.

11. Evaluate and prove individual student progress reports on a regular basis; meet with parents as required regarding student needs and progress; maintain student progress documentation through QTS Multiple Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

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12. Meet regularly in structured meetings or in planning activities with general education staff to plan and to develop instructional strategies for whole-school effectiveness.

13. Ability and willingness to develop favorable relationships with students.

14. Knowledge of current approaches to teaching and willingness to model behavior deemed appropriate by the school district and community.

15. Demonstrate ability to relate in a positive way with the students, staff, parents, and the community, i.e., skills in human relations which demonstrate cultural sensitivity to needs and concerns of others.

16. Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues, as well as being culturally aware.

17. Ability to follow School Board policies and procedures.

18. Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to thirty (30) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to sixty (60) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Other Requirements

MACHINES, TOOLS, OFFICE OR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT USED: Computers and hand-held devices.

VEHICLES OR MOVING EQUIPMENT USED: Automobiles, hand and chair carts

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TRAINING REQUIRED: On the job training, conferences, special technology training as funding and time provides. Training also required in district policies, emergency procedures, HIV/AIDS, Safety, self-insured program, telephone system, and building security system.

EMPLOYEE WORKS: 8-hour days, Monday – Friday (includes 30-minute paid lunch break). NOTE: Some additional time may be needed for meetings, parent-teacher conferences, etc.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret written materials. Ability to effectively communicate and present information to children and employees in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of basic mathematics.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical to complex problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will most frequently be in a building with carpeting, a wooden gym floor, or rubberized multipurpose room floor, that has a computer-controlled HVAC system provided through a heat exchange system. The employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions (i.e., transporting equipment from one building to another, etc.), in classrooms or assisting others, or supervising outdoor PE/Health activities.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to low.

HAZARDS/OBSTACLES: Employees are sometimes exposed to hazards such as chemicals and dust particles; Grounds - open ditches, trenching to install or repair cable, coax, fiber; and, other unforeseen hazards such as electrical shock, weather related conditions (ice, heavy wind and rain, flooding, heat, cold).

UNPROTECTED HEIGHTS: This position does not typically require working from unprotected heights

Except as provided in the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code section 472 and 473), the Quileute Tribal School shall not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran or

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military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, political beliefs (where applicable), marital status, familial or parental status, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX/RCW 28A.640, Ryan Stevens (360-374-5657); Section 504, Anita Baisley (360-374-5602); and Compliance

Coordinator for State Law, Ryan Stevens (360-374-5657) at PO Box 39, 40 Ocean Drive, La Push, Washington 98350. The Quileute

Tribal School is exempt under federal or state law pertaining to employment practices under which a preferential treatment is given to any individual because he or she is an Indian living on or near a reservation.

_________________________________________ _________________________

Employee Signature Date

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $55,621.00 - $104,835.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,621 - $104,835