IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Job Title: Elementary Teacher, Second Grade

Reports to: Building Principal

SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENT

This position plans, organizes and provides learning experiences for students, including providing each student with the academic knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to lead self-sufficient, well-adjusted, healthy, productive, socially responsible lives to the best of their individual potential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Essential Functions

- Develops instructional programs to meet student needs, prepares students in the academic disciplines for successful progression to the next higher grade.
- Participates with other staff to cooperatively plan, develop, and implement a course of instruction designed to achieve required academic essential learnings in all curriculum areas.
- Supports and actively participates in Professional Learning Communities (PLC TEAMS) on a weekly basis.
- Participates with other staff & PBIS Team members to cooperatively develop effective, positive techniques for improving student behavior.
- Provides positive mentorship and guidance to a diverse population of students.
- Educates special needs students within the regular classroom environment in collaboration with the Special Education support staff.
- Reports student progress to the Curriculum Director & Administrators as directed.
- Maintains student records, including daily grades, essential learnings data, cumulative records, orders, inventory, and other records in a timely and orderly fashion.
- Provides instruction to students utilizing a variety of instructional strategies aimed at meeting individual student needs, and utilizing appropriate and available resources, including technology.
- Refers students with special needs to appropriate staff for additional educational assistance and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve social, emotional, and educational problems.
- Participates in team and individual instructional planning, which includes writing daily lesson plans and units of instruction.
- Participates in staff meetings, committee meetings and planning sessions as scheduled.
- Works cooperatively with total building staff in an atmosphere of cooperation and collegiality
- The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The position may perform a variety of non-essential functions consistent with the scope and intent of the position. This position is contingent upon availability of school funds.

2. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Knowledge and skill in instructional principles, methods and techniques.
- Skill in obtaining, clarifying and exchanging information.
- Skill in classroom management.
- Skill in facilitating student discipline and behaviors.
- Ability to organize and coordinate activities.
- Ability to serve as a role model & treat students as individuals in a professional manner.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people in a multicultural, diverse socio-economic setting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with appropriate educational endorsements; and any combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and ability required to perform competently as a second grade Teacher.
Licenses/Special Requirements
- Valid Washington State Elementary Teaching Certificate

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Three years experience working as a full time certificated Teacher in the primary grades
Experience in teaching Native American students or other similar diverse populations
Reading and/or Special Education endorsement(s)

Elementary School 2nd Grade Teacher