Classroom Teacher / Elementary School Classes Anticipated Kindergarten Teacher

Job Description:

Position: Anticipated Kindergarten Teacher

Location: Laurel Elementary School

Salary: Teachers BEA Agreement

Work Year: Ten-month position (186 days) 7.25 hours/day

Position Summary:

Laurel Elementary is seeking a dynamic, motivated, and highly qualified Kindergarten teacher to plan, implement, and assess lessons. Candidates should be able to work with a team of teachers who are dedicated to improving student achievement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills.
• Develop and use instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of pupils with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturates.
• Develop in each pupil an awareness of his worth as an individual and his role in his family and community.
• Provide appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes, and social skills.
• Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of pupils work.
• Provide individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of pupils in communications skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of self-concepts.
• Plan and coordinate the work of instructional assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.
• Communicate regularly with parents by means of a newsletter, notes, phone calls and individual parent conferences.
• Interpret school program to parents in order to strengthen parental understanding of the individual pupils needs and the schools role in the pupils life.
• Enrich educational program through study trips to community resources such as museums, parks and through classroom visits by resource persons from the school and community. Select and requisition, instructional aids, supplies, and schedule snacks.
• Promote parent participation and involvement in education activities provided for their children.

Required Certification and Qualifications:

• Connecticut State Teacher Certification
• Well-developed oral, written and speaking skills.
• Knowledge of Connecticut standards is a must.

Equal Opportunity Employer