Date Available:
26-27 school year

ELEMENTARY TEACHER – PRE K KINDERGARTEN PREP See attached salary schedule

Qualifications:
Early Childhood Teacher Certification
Bi-lingual skills preferred

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

Reports to:
Deputy Superintendent or designee

Job Goal:
To effectively supervise, plan, coordinate, and direct instruction in the preschool classroom.

Performance Responsibilities:
Provide a nurturing and appropriate learning environment for children in the early education program
Maintain orderly physical environment conducive to optimal growth and development of children
Responsible for providing instructional direction using approved curriculum, lesson planning, documentation, and goal setting for children in the classroom
Responsible for becoming knowledgeable in utilizing technology to support and enhance instruction
Responsible for high quality lesson plans and providing developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage diversity and recognize individual differences, regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture, or language
Responsible for developing and maintaining positive working relationships with support staff and key building personnel
Maintain visual and auditory awareness of children at all times to ensure their safety in the classroom and on the playground
Know and use appropriate, positive guidance and discipline techniques throughout daily routines and as children transition from one activity to another
Organize and implement authentic, ongoing student assessment, to include anecdotal notes, running records, checklists, portfolio items, etc.
Make a minimum of two home visits and two parent conferences per year
Complete required paperwork and maintain in an organized fashion
Safeguard the health and safety of children in the program
Participate in making and following a professional development plan to be updated annually
Follow district policies and procedures
Maintain client confidentiality according to established policy
Attend all required meetings and trainings, including designated evening meetings and trainings
Complete other duties as defined and assigned

Terms of Employment:
The Pre K Kindergarten Prep Teacher will be employed for a nine (9) month position. The salary and the work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.

Required Testing:
Pre-employment medical physical exam and essential functions test (EFT) required.

Work Environment/conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors with minimal temperature variations and under conditions with risk of injury and/or illness. The employee may also occasionally work with cleaning chemicals. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally can be loud. Generally the job requires 5 % sitting, 50% standing, and 45% walking.

Physical Demands:
The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and talk and hear.
The employee is frequently required to bend at the neck.
The employee is frequently required to climb or balance, reach, bend, crouch or crawl, squat, stoop, and kneel.
The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or hold, push, or move up to 50 pounds.

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Principal using the Performance Based Teacher Evaluation.