Elementary Classroom Instructor

Newport Independent Schools; Newport (KY); Presencial; USD 45.000 - 61.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Newport Independent Schools seeks a qualified educator at Newport Intermediate School to foster a supportive, student-centered learning environment focused on academic growth, critical thinking, and social-emotional development.

The role emphasizes professional collaboration, curriculum development, and effective communication with students, families and staff, aligning with Kentucky standards and school policies.

Formación

• Shall hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the required KY certificate for the assigned position.
• Shall demonstrate the ability to work effectively with students, peers, and adults.
• Shall demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and faculty.

Responsabilidades

• Shall determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
• Shall present a positive image of the school to parents, and convey to them the school's genuine concern with education, growth, and development of each student.
• Shall seek to establish friendly and cooperative partnerships between home and school.
• Shall work to develop a positive public relationship between the school district and the community.
• Shall carry out assignments in a timely manner without undue checking.
• Shall react positively to directives.
• Shall have a willingness to cooperate with the superintendent, district administrators, principals, and staff.
• Shall maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form of each student's educational record.
• Shall strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Shall take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Shall adhere to School Board of Education Policies and Procedures.
• Shall build positive relationships with and between school and community.
• Shall promote leadership potential in colleagues.
• Shall participate in professional organizations and activities,
• Shall write and speak effectively.
• Shall contribute to the professional knowledge and expertise about teaching and learning.
• Shall guide the development of curriculum and instructional materials.
• Shall initiate and develop educational projects and programs.
• Shall have listening, conflict resolution, and group-facilitation skills as a team member.
• Shall communicate breadth and current knowledge across disciplines and tailor instruction to students' ability levels.

Educación

Bachelor's degree or higher, KY certificate

Descripción del empleo

• Date Posted:
  10/20/2026
• Location:
  Newport Intermediate School
• Date Available:
  11/09/2026

Job Summary

Create a supportive, student-centered learning environment that fosters academic growth, critical thinking, and social-emotional development.

Performance Responsibilities

This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge or skills associated with this position, but is intended to accurately reflect the essential job elements. Any combination of the job functions shown below may be performed.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Shall determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
• Shall present a positive image of the school to parents, and convey to them the school's genuine concern with education, growth, and development of each student
• Shall seek to establish friendly and cooperative partnerships between home and school.
• Shall work to develop a positive public relationship between the school district and the community.
• Shall carry out assignments in a timely manner without undue checking
• Shall react positively to directives.
• Shall have a willingness to cooperate with the superintendent, district administrators, principals, and staff.
• Shall maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form of each student's educational record.
• Shall strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Shall take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Shall adhere to School Board of Education Policies and Procedures.

Specific Duties and Performance Responsibilities

• Shall build positive relationships with and between school and community.
• Shall promote leadership potential in colleagues.
• Shall participate in professional organizations and activities,
• Shall write and speak effectively.
• Shall contribute to the professional knowledge and expertise about teaching and learning.
• Shall guide the development of curriculum and instructional materials.
• Shall initiate and develop educational projects and programs.
• Shall have listening, conflict resolution, and group-facilitation skills as a team member.

Demonstrates Knowledge of Content

• Shall communicate a breadth of content knowledge across the discipline(s) to be taught.
• Shall communicate a current knowledge of discipline(s) taught.
• Shall demonstrate a general knowledge that allows for integration of ideas and information across the disciplines.
• Shall demonstrate an overall knowledge of one's discipline(s) that allows the teacher to teach to the students' ability levels and learning styles.
• Shall connect content knowledge to real-world applications.
• Shall plan lessons and develop instructional material that reflect knowledge of current constructs and principals of the discipline(s) being taught.
• Shall analyze sources of factual information for accuracy
• Shall present content in a manner that reflects sensitivity to a multicultural and global perspective.
• Shall collaborate with teachers in other disciplines to analyze and structure cross-disciplinary approaches to instruction.
• Shall focus instruction on one or more of KYs learning goals and academic expectations.
• Shall develop instruction that requires students to apply knowledge, skills, and thinking processes.
• Shall create and utilize learning experiences that challenge, motivate and actively involve the learner.
• Shall create and use learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate for learners.
• Shall develop and incorporate strategies that address physical, social, and cultural differences.
• Shall develop and implement appropriate assessment processes.
• Shall secure and use a variety of appropriate school and community resources to support learning.
• Shall develop and incorporate learning experiences that encourage students to be adaptive, flexible, resourceful and creative.
• Shall communicate with and challenge students in a supportive manner and provide students with constructive feedback.
• Shall use a variety of classroom management techniques that foster individual responsibility and cooperation.
• Shall work with colleagues to develop an effective learning climate within the school.
• Shall communicate specific goals and high expectations for learning,
• Shall model the skills, concepts, attributes, and thinking processes to be learning.
• Shall provide opportunities for students to increase their knowledge of cultural similarities and differences.
• Shall stimulate students to reflect on their own ideas and those of others.
• Shall use appropriate questioning strategies to help students solve problems and think critically,
• Shall make effective use of media and technologies
• Shall provide opportunities to use and practice what is learned
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Shall hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the required KY certificate for the assigned position.
• Shall demonstrate the ability to work effectively with students, peers, and adults.
• Shall demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and faculty,

Postings current as of 10/22/2026 2:43:41 AM CST.

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