Grade 1 Teacher
Mount Gallant Elementary
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Job summary
Mount Gallant Elementary in Rock Hill, SC, is seeking a dedicated Grade 1 Teacher to foster a safe and engaging learning environment for young students. The role emphasizes developmentally appropriate instruction, social-emotional growth, and family communication.
The ideal candidate holds South Carolina Early Childhood certification with a strong GPA, experience in differentiated and inclusive teaching, and familiarity with educational technology tools.
Qualifications
- South Carolina certification in Early Childhood with a strong GPA.
- Experience with differentiated instruction and inclusive teaching practices.
- Familiar with educational technology tools.
- Strong classroom management skills and a growth-oriented mindset.
Responsibilities
- Supports and supervises young children during instructional and non-instructional activities to ensure safety and compliance with district procedures.
- Plans and implements developmentally appropriate lessons and activities that support early literacy, numeracy, fine and gross motor development, and social-emotional learning.
- Establishes a nurturing classroom environment that promotes positive behavior, engagement, and student independence.
- Implements behavior supports and intervention strategies to support students’ social and daily living skills.
- Organizes indoor and outdoor learning activities aligned to early childhood development needs.
- Assists students with personal care needs, as required, to ensure health, safety, and dignity.
- Provides meals and snacks as scheduled to meet nutritional needs.
- Collaborates with colleagues, parents/guardians, and support staff to support student growth and progress.
- Participates in meetings related to student progress, intervention planning, and family communication.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and organized classroom environment.
- Completes required documentation and clerical duties to support instructional and compliance needs.
- Performs other related duties to support the operation of the school.
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Job description
Rock Hill School District Mount Gallant Elementary - Rock Hill, South Carolina Open in Google Maps
FLSA Status: Exempt
The Early Childhood Teacher provides a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for young learners. The teacher supports students’ social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development through developmentally appropriate, play-based, and instructional practices. The ideal candidate fosters a caring, creative, and enthusiastic classroom environment that supports early learning foundations.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Teacher Salary Schedule/Full-Time/190 days
Determined by Human Resources
- Supports and supervises young children during instructional and non-instructional activities to ensure safety and compliance with district procedures.
- Plans and implements developmentally appropriate lessons and activities that support early literacy, numeracy, fine and gross motor development, and social-emotional learning.
- Establishes a nurturing classroom environment that promotes positive behavior, engagement, and student independence.
- Implement behavior supports and intervention strategies to support students’ social and daily living skills.
- Organizes indoor and outdoor learning activities, including quiet and active play, aligned to early childhood developmental needs.
- Assist students with personal care needs, as required, to ensure student health, safety, and dignity.
- Provides meals and snacks as scheduled to meet students’ nutritional needs.
- Collaborate with colleagues, parents/guardians, and support staff to support student growth and progress.
- Participates in meetings related to student progress, intervention planning, and family communication.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and organized classroom environment.
- Completes required documentation, record keeping, and clerical duties to support instructional and compliance needs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned to support the effective operation of the school.
- Knowledge of early childhood development and developmentally appropriate instructional practices.
- Skill in implementing differentiated instruction and inclusive teaching strategies to meet diverse learner needs.
- Ability to create a nurturing, structured, and engaging learning environment that supports social-emotional and academic growth.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with students, families, and colleagues.
- Ability to build positive relationships with young learners and maintain a supportive classroom community.
- Skill in classroom organization, behavior management, and establishing consistent routines.
- Ability to collect and use basic student data to inform instruction and monitor progress.
- Flexibility to adapt instruction, routines, and strategies to meet the needs of students and the classroom environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers, support staff, and administrators.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism while managing frequent interruptions.
- South Carolina certification in Early Childhood with a strong GPA in relevant coursework.
- Experience with differentiated instruction and inclusive teaching practices
- Familiar with educational technology tools
- Strong classroom management skills and a growth-oriented mindset
- Must have and maintain a valid Driver’s License or ability to provide own transportation
- May be required to travel to school district buildings and professional meetings
- Prior to beginning employment, negative tb test results must be provided
- Work requires long periods of standing or walking around the classroom, especially when giving instruction, monitoring students, or using whiteboards/projectors.
- Requires clear verbal communication and strong listening skills to engage with students, parents, and colleagues.
- May require projecting voice in noisy environments or large classrooms.
- Use of hands to write on boards, type, handle classroom materials, and operate technology (computers, tablets, projectors).
- May include lifting or carrying instructional materials, textbooks, or student work (typically up to 20 lbs.).
- Must be able to read and assess student work, view computer screens, and monitor student behavior visually.
- Must be able to hear student questions and school announcements.
- Repetitive actions like typing, grading papers, writing on boards.
- Often sit for extended periods while planning lessons or grading but also stand or move frequently while teaching.
- Work is primarily conducted indoors in classrooms, often with limited temperature control in older buildings.
- Exposure to chalk dust, markers, cleaning supplies, and sometimes poor ventilation.
- Classrooms can be noisy during group work.
- Standard school hours, but teachers often work before and after school for planning, grading, meetings, or extracurricular activities.
- Evening or weekend work is common for lesson prep, grading, parent communication, or professional development.
- Managing behavior, supporting diverse student needs, and maintaining classroom engagement.
- Breaks are limited and structured around school schedules (e.g., lunch, prep periods).
- Constant interaction with students, parents, administrators, and colleagues.
- Must manage interpersonal dynamics, conflicts, and communications in a professional and respectful way.
Applicants must submit official transcripts, three professional references with at least one supervisory reference and a copy of the appropriate credentials as part of the application process.
As a condition of employment and prior to onboarding, the district will conduct a criminal history background check. The recommended candidate will be required to provide personal information necessary to complete the background check such as date of birth, gender, and race to remain in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As part of the pre-employment process, candidates will be required to submit TB test results and complete designated employment tasks.
The preceding job description has been 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 in this job. Job description is sourced from employee interviews, internal documents, representative job descriptions in similar districts, and other state/federal agencies.
Rock Hill Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Rock Hill School District Mount Gallant Elementary - Rock Hill, South Carolina Open in Google Maps
Job ID: 5984486
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Nov 05, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: To Be Determined
Report To: Principal
FLSA Status: Exempt
The Early Childhood Teacher provides a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for young learners. The teacher supports students’ social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development through developmentally appropriate, play-based, and instructional practices. The ideal candidate fosters a caring, creative, and enthusiastic classroom environment that supports early learning foundations.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Teacher Salary Schedule/Full-Time/190 days
Determined by Human Resources
- Supports and supervises young children during instructional and non-instructional activities to ensure safety and compliance with district procedures.
- Plans and implements developmentally appropriate lessons and activities that support early literacy, numeracy, fine and gross motor development, and social-emotional learning.
- Establishes a nurturing classroom environment that promotes positive behavior, engagement, and student independence.
- Implement behavior supports and intervention strategies to support students’ social and daily living skills.
- Organizes indoor and outdoor learning activities, including quiet and active play, aligned to early childhood developmental needs.
- Assist students with personal care needs, as required, to ensure student health, safety, and dignity.
- Provides meals and snacks as scheduled to meet students’ nutritional needs.
- Collaborate with colleagues, parents/guardians, and support staff to support student growth and progress.
- Participates in meetings related to student progress, intervention planning, and family communication.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and organized classroom environment.
- Completes required documentation, record keeping, and clerical duties to support instructional and compliance needs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned to support the effective operation of the school.
- Knowledge of early childhood development and developmentally appropriate instructional practices.
- Skill in implementing differentiated instruction and inclusive teaching strategies to meet diverse learner needs.
- Ability to create a nurturing, structured, and engaging learning environment that supports social-emotional and academic growth.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with students, families, and colleagues.
- Ability to build positive relationships with young learners and maintain a supportive classroom community.
- Skill in classroom organization, behavior management, and establishing consistent routines.
- Ability to collect and use basic student data to inform instruction and monitor progress.
- Flexibility to adapt instruction, routines, and strategies to meet the needs of students and the classroom environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers, support staff, and administrators.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism while managing frequent interruptions.
- South Carolina certification in Early Childhood with a strong GPA in relevant coursework.
- Experience with differentiated instruction and inclusive teaching practices
- Familiar with educational technology tools
- Strong classroom management skills and a growth-oriented mindset
- Must have and maintain a valid Driver’s License or ability to provide own transportation
- May be required to travel to school district buildings and professional meetings
- Prior to beginning employment, negative tb test results must be provided
- Work requires long periods of standing or walking around the classroom, especially when giving instruction, monitoring students, or using whiteboards/projectors.
- Requires clear verbal communication and strong listening skills to engage with students, parents, and colleagues.
- May require projecting voice in noisy environments or large classrooms.
- Use of hands to write on boards, type, handle classroom materials, and operate technology (computers, tablets, projectors).
- May include lifting or carrying instructional materials, textbooks, or student work (typically up to 20 lbs.).
- Must be able to read and assess student work, view computer screens, and monitor student behavior visually.
- Must be able to hear student questions and school announcements.
- Repetitive actions like typing, grading papers, writing on boards.
- Often sit for extended periods while planning lessons or grading but also stand or move frequently while teaching.
- Work is primarily conducted indoors in classrooms, often with limited temperature control in older buildings.
- Exposure to chalk dust, markers, cleaning supplies, and sometimes poor ventilation.
- Classrooms can be noisy during group work.
- Standard school hours, but teachers often work before and after school for planning, grading, meetings, or extracurricular activities.
- Evening or weekend work is common for lesson prep, grading, parent communication, or professional development.
- Managing behavior, supporting diverse student needs, and maintaining classroom engagement.
- Breaks are limited and structured around school schedules (e.g., lunch, prep periods).
- Constant interaction with students, parents, administrators, and colleagues.
- Must manage interpersonal dynamics, conflicts, and communications in a professional and respectful way.
Applicants must submit official transcripts, three professional references with at least one supervisory reference and a copy of the appropriate credentials as part of the application process.
As a condition of employment and prior to onboarding, the district will conduct a criminal history background check. The recommended candidate will be required to provide personal information necessary to complete the background check such as date of birth, gender, and race to remain in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As part of the pre-employment process, candidates will be required to submit TB test results and complete designated employment tasks.
The preceding job description has been 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 in this job. Job description is sourced from employee interviews, internal documents, representative job descriptions in similar districts, and other state/federal agencies.
Rock Hill Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Position Type: Full-Time Job Categories:Classroom Teacher > Early Childhood
- Bachelor degree preferred.
- Citizenship, residency or work visa required
- Human Resources
- Phone: 803-981-1000
- Email: HumanResources@rhmail.org
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