Lead Teacher | Purvis Upper

Lamar County School District; Purvis (MS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamar County School District seeks a dedicated Lead Teacher for Purvis Upper Elementary School. This role involves instructional leadership, curriculum development, and mentoring staff to enhance educational quality. Candidates should possess a Master's Degree in Education and at least five years of successful classroom experience.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Education or related field preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years successful classroom teaching experience.
• Evidence of successful implementation of High Quality Instructional Materials.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and evaluates progress toward system goals and objectives.
• Communicates high expectations of students, staff, and parents/guardians.
• Oversees the teacher support team and implements the school-wide testing plan.

Skills

Leadership

Curriculum Development

Classroom Management

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Master’s Degree in Education

Job description

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Job Title: Lead Teacher | Purvis Upper Elementary School

Reports to: School Principal

Receives guidance from: School principal, school district directors and support staff, assistant superintendents, and the superintendent

Supervises: Certified and non-certified staff and students on assigned campus

Overtime status: Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations

Job Purpose

A lead teacher in a school plays a critical role in ensuring high-quality education and creating a supportive and effective learning environment for students. The general purpose of a lead teacher includes: instructional leadership, curriculum development/implementation, mentoring and support, classroom management and teaching, liaison role, assessment and evaluation and parent and community engagement, and advocacy. The purpose of a lead teacher in a school is multifaceted, encompassing instructional leadership, curriculum development, teacher mentoring, and active involvement in the broader educational community. Through their efforts, lead teachers play a pivotal role in enhancing teaching and learning, supporting their colleagues, and contributing to the overall success and improvement of the school.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Works with those to whom he/she reports to articulate and promote the school system’s vision of learning and teaching
• Monitors and evaluates progress toward accomplishment of system goals and objectives
• Develops goals and objectives, programs and operations that are consistent with school system vision, mission and goals
• Communicates high expectations of students, staff and parents/guardians
• Creates, identifies, encourages and supports innovative ideas that in turn support learning and teaching in the schools
• Develops personal learning goals/plans, evaluates progress systematically
• Monitors and establishes school-wide student support plan
• Follows an ongoing supervision plan for monitoring classroom instruction
• Observes and monitors instructional personnel as assigned
• Helps to implement the school-wide testing plan for school site
• Oversees the teacher support team
• Monitors the established school-wide security plan for the continuous supervision and safety of students
• Maintains accurate and organized records for student discipline
• Follows district policies when administering student discipline
• Insures those supervised administer disciplinary actions according to established policies
• Develops a plan for insuring faculty and staff maintain appropriate and timely communication with families concerning disciplinary referrals and or actions
• Monitors the discipline program at the school and maintains timely and appropriate communication between teachers and the administration
• Communicates and follows established procedures in the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards
• Uses appropriate grammar and syntax - verbal and written
• Communicates pertinent information from meetings, conferences, and other sources in a timely and accurate manner
• Provides an opportunity for faculty and staff input and incorporate their recommendations into the decision-making process where appropriate
• Utilizes personnel to meet the needs of the school
• Administers the finances and resources of the school with sound fiscal management and educational practices
• Achieves maximum results for available resources and money spent
• Protects instructional time
• Understands and utilizes the available technology of the school
• Plans for maximum effectiveness in all school areas
• Organizes daily, monthly, and yearly schedules to facilitate learning and teaching in the schools, as directed by the Principal
• Emphasizes and relates the importance of the Mississippi student assessment system to students, faculty/staff, families and the community
• Assists in the development of student intervention strategies
• Proposes changes in the curriculum and instructional program based upon evaluation of student achievement data and classroom observations
• Leads and facilitates the instructional staff in ongoing and continuous analysis and planning for curriculum and instructional improvement
• Contributes to the selection of effective staff to meet identified needs of the instructional program
• Communicates school and organizational goals periodically through the school year
• Listens effectively to the ideas, grievances and complaints of parents and makes a reasonable effort to resolve such issues
• Studies and follows district policies applicable to the operation of a school as established by the Board of Education
• Evaluates program needs and helps to plan suitable professional development activities
• Participates in activities that will enhance their counseling skills as as to promote the educational and social development of each student
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, dependable, in person attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy
  
  

Qualifications

• Education Level: Master’s Degree in Education or related field preferred
• Certification: MS Department of Education’s Administration Endorsement code 486 or evidence of pursuing a 486 endorsement
• Other Requirements: Minimum five (5) years successful classroom teaching experience with proven track record of student growth and achievement and evidence of successful implementation and understanding of High Quality Instructional Materials.
  
  

Terms Of Employment

Salary, days and work year as established by the Lamar County Board of Education

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note: This is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Lamar County School Board policy on Evaluation of Educators.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Education Administration Programs

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