4rd Grade Teacher bei Bedford City School District

Position Title:  4th Grade Teacher

Position Type:   Full Time

Evaluation:   OTES

Responsible To:  Building Prinicpal


PURPOSE:

Facilitate learning by identifying and understanding individual characteristics of all students taught and present subject matter accordingly; manage the classroom by organizing it to stimulate learning and to foster discipline; make professional decisions about what to teach and across subject areas based on available curriculum guidelines

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Ohio teaching certificate or license, as issued by the Ohio State Department of Education, Office of Teacher Certification and Licensure, pursuant to ORC 3319.22 to 3319.31 or in accordance with standards authorized by law
• 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee Credentialed
• Ability to provide leadership and direction and to work cooperatively with other professional staff.
• Ability to maintain effective relationships with teachers, administrators, staff, parents and community members.
•  Ability to communicate effectively in written or oral form to staff, students, parents, and community members.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of academic area and teaching methodology
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• General computer skills

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure safety of students
• Teach and evaluate the students using sound instructional practices
• Effectively manage the classroom and individual student behavior to maintain a good learning environment
• Prepare clear and timely lesson plans
• Maintain accurate, complete and correct records as required
• Provide guidance and counsel to the students which will promote their welfare and their proper educational development
• Attend parent/teacher conferences
• Assist in newsletter writing
• Provide complete lesson plans for substitute
• Make provisions for being available to students and parents for educational-related purposes outside the instructional day
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life and conduct, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure for the classroom, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities
• Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and present clear, complete and accurate explanations utilizing a variety of instructional techniques and media suitable to the level of learners
• Identify student needs, and cooperate with other professional staff in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., student records
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with parents through effective communication and conferences
• Observe ethics of the teaching profession; exhibit professional behavior, emotional stability, and sound judgment
• Maintain record of student progress
• Attend educational field trips
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
• Notify parents and administration if student is not meeting classroom goals
• Maintain and improve professional competence

Additional Working Conditions:

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue

• Frequent interaction with unruly students

• Occasional requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, see, reach, read, hear, stretch with hands and arms, kneel, crouch, stoop, balance, and climb

• Occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull various items up to a maximum of 50 pounds

• Occasional travel

• Occasional operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions, i.e., being prepared to work on all scheduled school days, except calamity days

• Occasional repetitive hand motion, e.g., computer keyboard, writing

• Frequent requirement to read, hear, and actively listen

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the employee’s supervisor, appointing authority.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.