Job Description:
JOB TITLE:  Teacher, 5th Grade  (1-year contract)                        DEPARTMENT:  Teaching
REPORTS TO:  Principal                                                                  FLSA STATUS:   Exempt
BUILDING:  Intermediate
 
SALARY SCHEDULE:  Certified Teacher

• Remaining 2025-2026 Contract Dates are in accordance with the school calendar
• Minimum Base Salary of $41,500/Full Benefits
• Missouri State Teacher Certification Required 
• Start date: 2025-2026 School Year (1-year prorated contract)

Retired Teachers Work Limits Waived on Post-Retirement Substitute Teaching through June 30, 2030 (For working-after-retirement purposes, substitute teaching means instructing or guiding the studies of students in a teaching position which requires a DESE-issued certificate, in place of a regularly employed teacher who is temporarily unavailable).

POSITION SUMMARY
To provide instruction, guided practice, assessments, remediation, and enrichment through a variety of learning opportunities and ensure a positive, successful educational experience for students.  Ensures that all students acquire the grade level expectation skills set forth by Missouri Department of Education and Hillsboro R-3 curriculum.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Develops a program of study that meets individual needs, interests and abilities of students.
• Instructs students by lecturing, demonstrating and using audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations.
• Prepares course objectives and outlines for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.
• Assigns lessons, corrects homework, and provides students with positive feedback and constructive criticism on assignments.
• Administers tests to evaluate student’s progress, records results, and issues reports or conducts meetings to inform parents of progress.
• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
• Keeps attendance records.
• Maintains discipline in the classroom.
• Recognizes and refers students encountering medical, physical and/or psychological problems seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate working relationships by actively communicating with parents.

MARGINAL DUTIES

• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, mentor programs and teacher training workshops.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and/or volunteer (s).
• Performs related duties such as sponsoring one or more co-curricular activities or student organizations, assisting pupils in selecting course of study, and counseling student in adjustment and academic problems.
• Contributes to the decisions made by the District and building regarding budget, facilities, curriculum, and personnel well-being.
• Maintains a physically and aesthetically attractive classroom setting and exercises proper care of school equipment.
• Shares responsibility for supervision of students in all areas of the schools through activities such as monitoring student activity between classes.
• Performs additional tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises 2 or more employees (Teacher's Aide and Volunteers as assigned).

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from an accredited four-year College or University
• Missouri State Teaching Certificate

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  The employee is frequently required to feel, grasp, push, reach with hands/arms, stoop, kneel, crawl, perform repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement, and move up or down from/to sitting position. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: Hillsboro R-III Schools considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.