Innovative Gifted Educator

Sylvania; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvania in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a dedicated classroom teacher to deliver engaging instruction in collaboration with colleagues and administrators. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree and a New Mexico teaching license with endorsements, and demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills.

You will manage the classroom, apply diverse teaching methods, maintain confidentiality, and keep accurate records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• NM teaching License with endorsements as needed.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior.
• Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations.
• Follows District Code of Conduct policies.
• Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.
• Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.
• Communicates accurately and effectively in the content area and maintain a professional rapport with students.
• Obtains feedback from and communicates with students in a manner which enhances student learning and understanding. Utilizes a variety of teaching methods and resources for each area taught.
• Encourages the development of student involvement, responsibility, and critical thinking skills.
• Manages the classroom to ensure the best use of instructional time.
• Creates an atmosphere conducive to learning, self-discipline, and follow board policies and administrative rules and regulations.
• Communicates accurate and current information to students in a way that enhances student learning, and includes demonstrating effective writing skills, and use of standard English.
• Manages time appropriately.
• Cooperates with administration, parents, and colleagues.
• Creates a positive atmosphere and arranges the physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning.
• Prepares for instruction and shows written evidence of preparation.
• Takes precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required by the school district, and reports progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner.
• Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
• Completes duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned.
• Leaves adequate preparations for a substitute.
• Develops and implements appropriate classroom management strategies while maintaining high expectations for student behavior.
• Encourages cooperation between students.
• Maintains student involvement in appropriate tasks.
• Uses and applies appropriate conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrates public relations skills.
• Uses appropriate techniques, strategies, and materials to achieve the desired instructional goal.
• Adapts the curriculum to meet the needs of individual students.
• Uses current technology for instruction and management purposes.
• Uses diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.
• Selects, uses, and interprets evaluation data.
• Maintains availability to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day, if needed.
• Attends extracurricular activities.
• Spends time beyond the school day grading, and recording papers, planning instruction, etc.
• Reports suspected child abuse and neglect.
• Monitors students on field trips and is accountable for each student.
• Acts as a good role model within the context of the school.
• Supervises educational assistants, practicum students, student teachers, and high school vocational lab students.
• Develops and uses community and professional resources.
• Understands and applies learning theories.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational ability

Written communication

Oral communication

Professionalism

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree

NM teaching License with endorsements

Job description

Sylvania in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a dedicated classroom teacher to deliver engaging instruction in collaboration with colleagues and administrators. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree and a New Mexico teaching license with endorsements, and demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills.

You will manage the classroom, apply diverse teaching methods, maintain confidentiality, and keep accurate records.