Job Description:
Position:               Elementary Teacher       
Term:                     9 months      
Classification:        Certified   
Qualifications:       

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Valid Missouri Teaching Certificate

Supervisory:         No
Reports to:           Building Principal
 
Teachers are responsible for providing direct instruction to students and maintaining an environment conducive to learning.
 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
 
General Expectations

• Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required. 
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.

Essential Functions

• Instruct students by creating learning experiences that make the aspects of subject matter meaningful and engaging.
• Understand the central concepts, structures, and tools of inquiry of the discipline(s).
• Understand how students learn, develop and differ in their approaches to learning.
• Provide learning opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners and support the intellectual, social and personal development of all students.
• Develop daily lesson plans aligned with state standards and District curriculum maps, informed by student data.
• Use a variety of instructional strategies and resources to encourage students' critical thinking, problem-solving and performance skills.
• Create a learning environment that encourages active engagement in learning, positive social interaction and self-motivation.
• Model effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques with students, colleagues and families to foster active inquiry, collaboration and supportive interaction in the classroom.
• Understand and use formative and summative assessment strategies to assess the learner's progress and use both classroom and standardized assessment data to plan ongoing instruction.
• Participate in regular, meaningful data conversations through learning communities.
• Monitor the performance of each student and devise instruction to enable students to grow and develop, making adequate academic progress.
• Treat others with respect and civility, values diversity, and resolves conflicts professionally. 
• Actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally, individually and collectively, in order to improve learning for all students.
• Participate in building, grade level and subject area committees
• Complete and submit forms and required reports in a timely manner
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding progress and other educational concerns
• Participate as a member of an IEP team, 504 team, or other student assistance teams as requested. Implement plans as written.
• Report suspected abuse, neglect, discrimination and harassments as directed by Board policy and applicable law
• Prepare lesson plans for use by a substitute teacher prior to absences occurring
• Other duties as assigned