Hybrid 3rd Grade Teacher at West Ottawa Public Schools

Position:                         Third Grade Teacher                                                   
Posting Dates:               August 1, 2025 – Until Filled                                        
Reports To:                    Sheldon Woods Elementary School                            
Beginning:                      August 2025                                                                 
  
Qualifications:  

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate required. 
• Elementary (ZG) endorsements required.  

• Plan and lead outdoor learning experiences that align with curriculum standards and foster student engagement with the natural environment
• Responsible for lesson planning and instruction of third-grade curriculum.
• Demonstrates ability to differentiate instruction by creating challenging and engaging learning opportunities for all students. 
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, and modifies instructional methods to fit student needs. 
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learning of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional development meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.  

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.  
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles. 
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.  
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.     
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.  
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.  
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions. 
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.