School Teacher Job Description
School teacher
provides content and curriculum guidance and direction for teachers which will drive the instruction based upon the data with content specific standards.
School Teacher Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective school teacher job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included school teacher job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Demonstrate knowledge of grade-level standards, benchmarks, and curriculum proficiency in lesson planning and unit design
Work with a state of the art curriculum that is planned by teachers and responsive to where children are developmentally to ensure they are getting what they need to be successful in the future
Use data daily and weekly to drive instructional practices and provide students with feedback on their progress and to create action plans to respond to gaps in student understanding
Help to create a classroom climate and environment where students can safely develop ownership of their actions and learning
Effectively supervise and manage a classroom of up to 30 students
Enforce and uphold school’s values, policies, and culture
Communicate regularly with families about the progress of students through phone calls, report cards and behavioral and academic progress reports, and remain available to students and families in the evening
Actively participate in weekly staff development activities and content meetings
Commit to an extended instructional day, Family Saturday School and an extended school year including a month of summer PD
Other duties as assigned by the school leadership team
School Teacher Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for School Teacher
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ELL, ESL, CPR, NC, ASE, TEFL, AED, MA, K-12, EEC
Education for School Teacher
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the school teacher job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Early Childhood Education, Teaching, Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, English, Guidance, School Counseling, English Education, Science
Skills for School Teacher
Desired skills for school teacher include:
Content being taught and ability to apply critical thinking
State content standards and ability to align those with the K12 curriculum
State
Assigned subject area
Curriculum and instruction strategies
Relevant technology
LISD
School regulations and policies for classroom teachers
Coaching techniques and procedures for respective sport rules
Benchmarks
Desired experience for school teacher includes:
Work as a partner with the parents to build confidence in their ability to learn
Create a fun and interactive classroom
Provide a secure and safe space for your students
Be provided with countless advancement opportunities through on-going training and promotion
Grow with our company!
Participates in faculty meetings, school committees, educational conferences and/or professional training days
School Teacher Examples
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School Teacher Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a school teacher. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for school teacher
- Promotes the use of multiple methods in solving problems, identifying more efficient strategies and generalizing principles to a broad variety of applications
- Encourages collaborative teamwork in the classroom, teaching students to communicate effectively and thoughtfully, justify their reasoning and to consider multiple perspectives when solving problems
- Invests in the life of the school by participating in the advisory program, social and emotional learning, weekly department meetings and multidisciplinary team meetings, anti-bias training, and any and all aspects that support the student experience
- Demonstrated professional behavior, including discretion, judgment and integrity
- Effectively interacts with a diverse population of students and faculty
- All prospective employees must be able to clear a background check, LiveScan fingerprinting and TB screening
Qualifications for school teacher
- Listening skills, availability and responsiveness to children, families, and associates
- Ability to provide an environment in which children and coworkers feel comfortable, relaxed, welcomed, and involved
- Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate activities/learning experiences for the children
- Requires unusual hours and flexible work schedules
- Ability to physically respond quickly to unsafe conditions which may put children at risk
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of developmentally appropriate practice
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of school teacher. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for school teacher
- Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education or Education, with current Idaho teacher certification for grades K-12 with 180 days of hiring date
- Minimum three years special education teaching or five years regular education teaching with experience teaching special populations
- Possession of a valid preliminary or clear multiple subject teaching credential preferred
- Teacher must have completed 24 units in Child Development including Infant/Toddler Units
- Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Report to drive company bus
- Bachelor of Education
Qualifications for school teacher
- Good driving record to drive center bus
- Teacher must have completed at least 24 units in child development
- Teacher must have completed 24 units in child development
- The ability to teach multiple subjects
- Passion for teaching, excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage students with learning
- Previously worked in a boarding school with residential experience highly preferred