Elementary ELA

Okolona Separate School District; Okolona (MS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Okolona Separate School District is seeking an Elementary ELA teacher for Okolona Elementary School in Mississippi. The teacher will provide enriched instruction, prepare classrooms, and assess student performance across grades, delivering varied learning materials and activities.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or higher and a Mississippi Educator License with Teacher Endorsement, plus strong written and oral communication.

Qualifications

• Earned Bachelor’s Degree (A) or higher.
• Mississippi Educator License with Teacher Endorsement.
• Ability to effectively communicate both written and orally.

Responsibilities

• Meets and instructs classes in the assigned locations and at designated times.
• Plans a program of study that meets individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students’ maturity and interests.
• Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guides learning toward curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for lessons and projects.
• Employs various instructional techniques and media suited to location constraints and student needs.
• Strives to implement the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals.
• Assesses student progress and provides progress reports as required.
• Diagnoses learning disabilities and seeks district specialist assistance as required.
• Protects students, equipment, and facilities through safety precautions.
• Maintains accurate records as required by law and policy.
• Assists administration in implementing policies governing student life and conduct.
• Makes provisions to be available to students and parents outside instructional day when required.
• Plans and supervises assignments for Assistant Teacher(s) and volunteers and evaluates their performance.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the principal.

Skills

Communication

Classroom management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Mississippi Educator License with Teacher Endorsement

Job description

Okolona Separate School District Okolona Elementary School - Okolona, Mississippi Open in Google Maps

Elementary ELA

Okolona Separate School District Okolona Elementary School - Okolona, Mississippi Open in Google Maps

Job Description

Positions Available:2

Reports to: Building Principal
Supervises: Students and others as assigned by the School Principal.

Primary Function: To provide all students with an enriched environment containing required
instruction. To prepare classroom for class instruction. Provide a variety of
learning materials and resources for use in educational activities. Observe and
evaluation students’ performance and development. Assign and grade
classwork, homework, tests, and assignments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• ? An earned Bachelor’s Degree (A) or higher.
• ? Mississippi Educator License with Teacher Endorsement.
• ? Ability to effectively communicate both written and orally.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• 01. Meets and instructs classes in the assigned locations and at designated times.
• 02. Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• 03. Creates a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• 04. Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
• 05. Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• 06. Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the goals, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to communicate these objectives to students.
• 07. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities o the individuals or student groups involved.
• 08. Strives to implement, by instructions and action, the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• 09. Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• 10. Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis and seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
• 11. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• 12. Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• 13. Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• 14. Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for educational-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• 15. Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for Assistant Teacher(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with department heads, evaluates their job performance.
• 16. Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• 17. Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• 18. Performs additional duties as assigned and directed by the principal.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

Classroom Teacher > Elementary

Contact Information

• Paul Moton
• PO Box 510
• Okolona, Mississippi 38860
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]