Teacher Elementary, First Grade

Legacy Traditional Schools; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and 100

Job summary

Legacy Traditional Schools is hiring a General Education Teacher in Arizona. You will deliver direct instruction using a back-to-basics curriculum (Spalding and enVision Math) to motivate and develop students toward academic excellence.

You will collaborate with staff, assess growth, maintain records, and participate in ongoing training while meeting occasional after-hours commitments. Salary and benefits reflect district standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• SEI endorsement or ability to obtain within 6 months in AZ.
• Must pass a criminal history background check.

Responsibilities

• Implement instructional activities that engage students in meaningful learning.
• Identify and modify resources for diverse learners and needs.
• Utilize direct instruction to support growth in primary grades.
• Maintain accurate and efficient records.
• Communicate with students, parents and professionals regularly.
• Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment.
• Model professional and ethical standards with students and families.
• Ensure student growth is appropriate for age/subject/program.
• Participate in training and staff meetings.
• Meet deadlines, honor schedules and coordinate meetings.
• Evaluate student learning and celebrate achievements.
• Uphold values and model good character in and out of the classroom.
• Be active on campus and support events beyond hours.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Classroom management

Education

Bachelor's degree

SEI Endorsement/Certification (AZ or ability to obtain in 6 months)

Criminal history background check clearance

Job description

Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

As a General Education Teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you motivate students to achieve academic excellence. You will provide direct instruction using an accelerated, back-to-basics curriculum including Spalding (reading & writing) and enVision Math as you:

• Implement instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
• Identify, select, and modify instructional resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.
• Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth that is needed for primary school success!
• Assist in assessing changing curricular needs and offers plans for improvement.
• Maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment.
• Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
• Ensure that student growth and achievement is continuous and appropriate for age group, subject area, and/or program classification.
• Participate in training and staff meetings.
• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules and coordinating meetings as needed.
• Evaluate each student’s learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments.
• Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.
• Be active in the role when light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus and traveling to other campuses as required. Participate in events outside of normal hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Valid SEI Endorsement/Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment in AZ only.
• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

• A current teaching certificate from within the state position is located.

Enjoy the benefits of being the best!

Education is not a spectator sport,so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. Wethrivewhen cultivating curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities.Every team member, from our support staff to our leadershipteamhas knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best.

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental,and vision benefits, discounted onsitechildcareand student enrollment priority. Invest in your future with retirement plansand enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring,and tuition reimbursement.