Pre-K Lead Teacher - B.E.S.T Academy

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Decatur City Schools seeks an educator to instruct children in activities promoting social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth in preschool to early elementary settings. The role involves planning group activities, teaching self-care, and creating a positive classroom environment.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree and Alabama Class B certification with endorsements. Strong organizational skills and dedication to student development are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Alabama Class B Certificate with proper endorsements.

Responsibilities

• Instructs children in activities designed to promote social/emotional, physical, and cognitive growth.
• Plans activities to stimulate language, social, and motor skills.
• Instructs in personal cleanliness and self care.
• Maintains standards of student behavior for a functional learning atmosphere.
• Attends professional meetings, writes reports, and maintains records.

Skills

Language growth

Social skills

Patience

Attention

Reading

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

SUMMARY:

• Instructs children in activities designed to promote social/emotional, physical, and cognitive/language growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, and using play equipment, manipulating variety of art and hands on learning materials.

• Instructs children in practices of personal cleanliness and self care.

• Demonstrates the ability to decide on the best use of developmentally appropriate methods and materials to help students acquire necessary skills, taking into account the different needs and abilities of individual students.

• Demonstrates qualities of patience, understanding, trustworthiness and attention to work.

• Possesses a thorough knowledge of the developmental needs of students.

• Alternates periods of strenuous activity with periods of rest or light activity to avoid over stimulation and fatigue.

• Helps children develop habits of caring for own clothing, picking up/putting away toys/books, and learn to be a responsible, contributing member of the group.

• Serves meals and refreshments to children.

• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to achieve a functional learning atmosphere.

• Encourages growth of strong self concept thru successful learning outcomes and experiences with positive relationships.

• Attends professional meetings, writes reports, and maintains records.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS:

• Alabama Class B Certificate with proper endorsements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SALARY:

• Salary schedules are found on the main Decatur City Schools website, available here. (Please right-click and select Open in New Tab to view our salary schedules.)

• Listed below are items that may be necessary to complete your employment process in order to compute your annual salary. It is your responsibility to provide us with this requested information in order to receive your accurate salary.

• We need verification of previous public school teaching experience. Use the following information when requesting verification of experience from your past employment at other boards of education:

  • Within the state of Alabama, experience must be verified on Supplement EXP

  • Outside the state of Alabama, we must have a letter (on school district letterhead) or public school district form showing beginning and ending dates stating your years of service and position held while employed

  • Credit is awarded for public school experience only, private, parochial, or similar experience will not be accepted

  • Experience must be full time at least 50%-100% of the academic year

  • Administrative credit will be awarded only for experience in the same position, i.e., principal for principal position as stated in the salary schedule

  • Transfer Sick Leave: If you have sick leave from another state school system or from another state of Alabama agency, you must have a Sick Leave Transfer form sent from your previous employer to our Human Resources department

• The Decatur City Board of Education awards a salary based on the highest degree earned, even if the degree is outside education. The degree must be verified on an official transcript & recognized by the Alabama State Department of Education.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee(s) within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee(s) for this job.

The Decatur City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age in its programs, activities, or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Title IX Coordinator for Decatur City Schools is responsible for handling inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. The Title IX Coordinator can be reached by calling the Decatur City Board of Education at [phone].