7th Grade Educator: Inspire Growth & Learning

Decatur Public Schools District #61; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Decatur Public Schools District #61 is seeking a Certified Teacher to join our classrooms and foster student growth. This role requires Illinois State Certification in teaching and a Bachelor’s Degree, with a commitment to collaborative planning and ongoing assessment.

The position emphasizes diverse instructional strategies, parent communication, and adherence to curricular standards, with a focus on student safety and continuous improvement of teaching practices.

Qualifications

• Ability to function effectively as a member of the school staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an instructional atmosphere that is conducive to a high quality educational program.
• Utilizes a variety of instructional strategies to accommodate individual differences.
• Provides feedback which includes constructive criticism that motivates students.
• Has high expectations for daily and long-term student achievement.
• Organizes and arranges classroom so as to facilitate learning and minimize student disruption.
• Sets limits of student behavior which are defined, communicated, and monitored.
• Keeps up with current developments, research, and literature in his/her teaching field and the field of education.
• Keeps parents and students informed of each student's academic progress.
• Teaches in full compliance with curricular requirements of the State and of the Board.
• Complies with Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Board-Employee Agreements at the school level.
• Participates on an appointive, elective, or volunteer basis in the curriculum development process at the building and district levels, as is required to periodically review all curricular areas to keep them up-to-date.
• Plans for the health, safety, and physical well-being of students during instruction.
• Supervises, classifies, evaluates and guides students.
• Utilizes community resources for the enrichment of the educational program.
• Assists in maintaining good school-community relations.
• Participates, from time to time, in the development of District Policies, and Administrative Regulations, on an appointive, elective, or volunteer basis.
• Is responsible for student safety education and accident prevention.
• Reports all unsafe conditions to the school principal promptly.
• Reports all accidents or injuries to the principal as soon as possible.
• Supervises and intervenes to regulate student behavior so as to alleviate the risk that inappropriate behaviors will place students or staff at risk of harm.

Skills

Team collaboration

Education

Illinois State Certification in teaching field.

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Decatur Public Schools District #61 is seeking a Certified Teacher to join our classrooms and foster student growth. This role requires Illinois State Certification in teaching and a Bachelor’s Degree, with a commitment to collaborative planning and ongoing assessment.

The position emphasizes diverse instructional strategies, parent communication, and adherence to curricular standards, with a focus on student safety and continuous improvement of teaching practices.