Kindergarten Teacher 2024-2025 School Year
Rolling Hills Public Charter School •Southwest / Boise •Elementary •Primary •Full Time •Apply no later than 4/12/2024•Posted 4M ago
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Qualifications:1. Idaho Standard Instructional teaching certificate with All Subjects K-8 Endorsement or Blended Early Childhood endorsement.2. Strong background in teaching methods, developmentally appropriate classroom activities, and effective classroom management.3. Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter and effective teaching methods.4. Strong background in curriculum and Idaho Core Standards.5. Strong background in the integration of technology with instruction.6. Ability to maintain a positive learning environment.7. Works well with students, staff, and the public.8. Excellent organizational skills.9. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.10. Ability to work under deadlines.11. Maintain confidentiality of staff and students.Job Summary: To provide an elementary education program to help students develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for continued education. To promote academic, social, and citizenship development through leadership and classroom supervision.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Instruction:1. Prepare for assigned classes.2. Design lessons with an appropriate level of difficulty which provide content in a logical and sequential manner.3. Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media, consistent with the physical limitations of the classroom and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.4. Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.5. Identify pupil needs and provide instruction appropriate to those needs.6. Analyze and interpret student data to develop and modify instructional activities.7. Follow modifications and accommodations as specified in Individual Education Plans (IEPs).8. Implement the Idaho Core Standards, as well as the charter’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives, in lesson plans, classroom instruction, unit planning, and assessments.9. Devise written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking as well as the reproduction of facts, and use them to evaluate student progress on a regular basis.10. Prepare students academically for all school, state, and federal testing.11. Display command of the subject matter.12. Budget class time effectively.Other Duties to Students:1. Encourage students to strive to meet their highest potential.2. Establish and communicate classroom rules, and encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.3. Make provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.4. Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.5. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.Elementary Education:1. Promote active learning using structured and unstructured activities that foster the social, physical, cognitive, and emotional development of young students.2. Observe children in a variety of settings and evaluate the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills of students.3. Maintain records of student progress toward the stated objectives of instruction.Professional Contacts and Activities:1. Attend and participate in staff workshops.2. Attend IEP meetings and collaborate with special education teachers and staff as needed.3. Keep the immediate supervisor informed of activities and any issues that may arise.4. Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, curriculum, objectives, and methods.5. Provide needed and requested information on a timely and effective basis.Other:1. Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules.2. Maintain accurate and complete records as required by federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy.3. Input data in a timely fashion.4. Adhere to The Code of Ethics of the Idaho Teaching Profession adopted by the Professional Standards Commission and the State Board of Education.Perform other duties as assigned.Salary: Commensurate with education, experience, and career ladder.Send resume and qualifications to Tara Handy, Executive Director, thandy@rhpcs.org or call 208-939-5400.
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