JOB TITLE: Elementary Education Teacher

SUMMARY: Teaches elementary school students academic, social, and motor skills by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Prepares course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.

Demonstrates the ability to decide on the best use of methods and materials to help students acquire necessary skills, taking into account the different needs and abilities of individual students.

Demonstrates qualities of patience, understanding, trustworthiness and attention to work.

Possesses a thorough knowledge of the subject matter.

Prepares, administers, corrects tests, and records results.

Assigns work, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations.

Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to achieve a functional learning atmosphere.

Maintains order among students in immediate area.

Counsels pupils when adjustment and academic problems arise.

Discusses pupils' academic achievements and behavioral concerns with parents.

Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school.

Coordinates class field trips.

Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

9 Month Contract

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret teacher textbooks, general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, parents, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical 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.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTATIONS:

Alabama Rank II Certificate with appropriate endorsement.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and infrequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Occasional restraining of out of control children is necessary. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.