Elementary Dual Language Teacher (K-5)- Math and Science

Chatham County Schools; Siler City (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Chatham County Schools is seeking a certified Elementary teacher to join our public school system. The role requires holding state certification (Elementary) and related licenses, with duties spanning instruction, assessment, and student support.

Responsibilities include delivering standards-based lessons, maintaining records, collaborating with colleagues, and engaging families. This 10-month, full-time position follows state and local salary schedules.

Qualifications

• Masterful knowledge of curriculum and best practices.
• Highly developed presentation skills.
• Knowledge of effective staff development models that lead to the successful development of effective teachers.
• Excellent oral and written skills.
• Considerable human relations and human development skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Good technical skills with technology and presentation tools.
• Ability to use common office machines and software to maintain records and reports.
• Ability to plan and evaluate strategies for new teacher development.
• Ability to work with adult learners.

Responsibilities

• Teach students academic, social, and motor skills in public schools.
• Prepare course objectives and outlines for courses following curriculum guidelines or state requirements.
• Lectures, demonstrates and uses audiovisual teaching aids and best practices to present subject matter to class.
• Prepare, administer, and correct tests, and record results.
• Assign lessons, correct papers, and hear oral presentations.
• Maintain classroom behavioral expectations and discipline.
• Develop and implement behavioral plans; maintain order in campus.
• Counsel students on academic adjustments and problems; communicate with parents.
• Keep attendance and grade records; may coordinate class field trips.
• May teach combined or inclusion classes and specialize by subject.

Skills

Curriculum knowledge

Presentation skills

Staff development

Oral and written communication

Leadership

Tech proficiency

Record keeping

Adult learning

Team collaboration

Education

State certification in Elementary

License codes 025

License codes 521

Job description

Minimum Training And Experience

Required to hold state certification in Elementary

Minimum Training And Experience

Required to hold state certification in Elementary (license code 025), Spanish (license code 521) and designated as "highly qualified"

Performance Responsibilities

• Teachers students academic, social, and motor skills in public schools
• Prepares course objective and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school
• Lectures, demonstrates and uses audiovisual teaching aids and best practices to present subject matter to class
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests, and record results
• Assigns lessons, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations
• Teacher behavioral expectations
• Develops a behavioral plan and maintains order in classroom, on playground and throughout the campus
• Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise
• Discusses students' academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school
• May coordinate class field trips
• May teach combined or combination or inclusion classes
• May specialize by subject taught, such as math, science, or social studies, music, etc.
• Engages in on-going professional development
• Works cooperatively with colleagues and in the school's learning community
• Performs other duties as required

Minimum Standards Required To Perform Responsibilities

Physical Requirements

Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, calculators, etc. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to life, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Data Conception

Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication

Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability

Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, strategic plans, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuations, grammar, dictation, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence

Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Verbal Aptitude

Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in standard English.

Numerical Aptitude

Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra, descriptive statistics and statistical inference.

Form/Spatial Aptitude

Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination

Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity

Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination

Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament

Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

Physical Communication

Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken works. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Masterful knowledge of curriculum and best practices
• Highly developed presentation skills
• Knowledge of effective staff development models that lead to the successful development of effective teachers
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Considerable human relations and human development skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Good technical skills with technology and presentation tools
• Ability to use common office machines and popular computer-driven word processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records an statistics and to develop meaningful reports from that information.
• Ability to plan and evaluate strategies for new teacher development
• Ability to excursive considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with the public
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
• Ability to work with adult learners.

Terms Of Employment

Full-time for ten months

Salary based on state and local salary schedules

Disclaimer

The preceding job description was designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees to this job.