1st Grade Teacher

Bradley East; Bradley (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradley East in Bradley, Illinois seeks a 1st Grade Teacher to provide instruction and supervise learning, plan curriculum, and reinforce concepts in a classroom setting. The role requires a Professional Educator License and endorsements in eligible elementary or early childhood areas.

Immediate start in a full-time capacity in a district committed to student growth. The teacher will develop objectives aligned to Common Core, communicate progress to families, maintain records, and foster a

Qualifications

• Professional Educator License required.
• Endorsements in the listed elementary/early childhood areas preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of content and teach approved curriculum.
• Assess student progress and communicate with families.
• Plan instruction aligned to district targets and common core standards.
• Maintain accurate records and provide progress reports.
• Create a respectful classroom environment and manage routines.
• Use technology as an instructional tool and differentiate instruction.

Skills

Professional Educator License

Endorsements

Education

Elementary Self-Contained General Education (K-9)

Early Childhood Education (Birth-grade 3)

Early Childhood Prekindergarten & Self Contained General Education (K-3)

Highly Qualified (Elementary/Middle Grades test, preferred)

Job description

1st Grade Teacher

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This job is also posted in Bradley School District 61

Job Details

Job ID: 5917024

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 08, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

This position provides instruction to students and performs a wide variety of tasks with curriculum planning, supervision, presenting and reinforcing learning concepts, and teaching children in a classroom setting.

Qualifications

• Professional Educator License


• License Endorsement in one of the following:
  
  
  
  • Elementary Self-Contained General Education (K-9)
  
  
  • Early Childhood Education (Birth-grade 3)
  
  
  • Early Childhood Prekindergarten & Self Contained General Education (K-3)
  
  
  • “Highly Qualified” (Elementary/Middle Grades test, preferred)
  
  
  
  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of content and teaches approved curriculum.


• Demonstrate knowledge of child growth and development, especially of characteristics of students/children in the age group assigned.


• Design clear instruction based on district learning targets, the primary function of this position and student data.


• Assure that the students always have the appropriate supplies available to perform the tasks required in the various modules.


• Evaluates academic and social emotional growth of students, keeps appropriate records, prepares progress reports, and communicates student progress to appropriate sources (students, parents, and staff).


• Assists in diagnosing the learning disabilities of students, with the assistance of district specialists.


• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects to communicate these objectives to students.


• Creates a classroom environment with respect and rapport that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.


• Manage classroom procedures.


• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.


• Organize the physical environment to promote learning.


• Plans a program of study that is aligned to the common core state standards, employing a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media that that differentiates instruction to meet the individual needs, interest, and abilities of the students.


• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects to communicate these objectives to students Communicate with students.


• Use appropriate questioning and discussion techniques.


• Demonstrate a basic understanding and knowledge of current technology that is incorporated as a natural instructional tool, in constant use.


• Engage students in learning.


• Design formative and summative assessments that measure student performance based on established learning targets.


• Use assessment information to drive instructional decision making.


• Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness.

Professional Responsibilities?

• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.


• Communicate with families.


• Participate in a professional learning community.


• Grow and develop professionally.


• Demonstrate professionalism in behavior and dress.


• Attend meetings, serve on committees, and perform such other duties and assume other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Principal or his/her designee in accordance with the labor agreement and the Board of Education.


• Remain available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day, such as parent teacher conferences.


• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules.


• Have regular attendance and infrequent absences.

Physical Requirements

• Endurance within a classroom setting; teaching students while standing, sitting, or walking throughout the classroom, building or outside activities with the ability to maneuver in tight spaces between desks, etc.


• Working with the students in an instructional setting may entail kneeling or squatting, stooping, and bending from the waist on an occasional to frequent basis on a given day.


• Use of aids such as whiteboards, posters, bulletin boards, overhead projector, television, computer, and technological equipment.


• Retrieval, use, lifting and storage of teaching material, including books, equipment, assignments, etc.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Classroom Teacher > Elementary

Contact Information

• Anna Kirchner , Principal


• Bradley East


• Email: [e-mail]