OSR Pre-K Lead Teacher

POSITION TITLE: PreK Teacher (OSR)

SALARY SCHEDULE: Click here PreK Teacher Salary Schedule (Salary based on

employment for complete year)

REPORTS TO: Principal and Children's Services Classroom Support/OSR Monitors and Coach

EVALUATION: Current Alabama evaluation program

DAYS/HOURS: 187 Days/ 7.5 hours

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development. Teacher certification is required. Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
• Experience preferred, but not required.

Required Skills and Abilities:

1. Extensive know/ledge of early childhood education including all domains of learning and

development

2. Familiar with current research of early childhood education and understands how research can be translated into classroom instruction

3. Ability to individualize using assessment data to drive instruction

4. Proficient with Google Drive

5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills

6. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

7. Ability to prioritize tasks

8. Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Teaching Strategies Gold

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Determines individual and class needs.

2. Supervises students in educational settings.

3. Established objectives and develops and implements a program of instruction that meets the individual needs and abilities of students.

4. Develops instructional activities that are consistent with local and state course of study and curriculum guides.

5. Implements activities using a variety of techniques that utilize instructional time to meet objectives.

6. Assesses students' abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives and student outcomes and maintains appropriate evaluation documentation.

7. Communicates to students and parents/guardian either in writing or verbally) instructional

expectations, student progress or lack or progress.

8. Assists in the documentation of student progress by efficiently maintaining and submitting

appropriate records and reports.

9. Participates as needed in IEP meetings for IDEA students.

10. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to achieve afunctional learning

atmosphere in the classroom and in other areas of the school.

11. Actively participates in and works with other school personnel in selection of books, equipment, and

other instructional materials and participates in the planning of effective instructional goals,

objectives, methods, and curriculum.

12. Exhibits positive human relation skills.

13. Demonstrates proficiency in written and oral communication.

14. Adheres to school system rules, administrative procedures, local board policy, and state and

federal rules and regulations.

15. Engages in personal professional growth and demonstrates professional ethics and leadership.

16. Maintains proper certification by attending college, workshops and professional development

courses.

17. Attend in-service workshops, trainings, meetings, etc. as required. Must attend a minimum of 15

hours of OSR sponsored training each year plus 15 additional hours of training offered by local or

regional programs for a total of 30 hours. Attendance at the OSR sponsored PreK conference is

mandatory.

18. Required to participate in EDUCATE Alabama.

19. Required to document all local and OSR training attendance in Power School and keep training

certificates on site for verification of attendance.

20. Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism and ethics, working cooperatively with the Board,

Superintendent, administrators, certified and non-certified personnel, parents, and students.

21. Attends all faculty meetings, PTA meetings, and other meetings as required by the Superintendent.

Performs co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and other school related duties (Hall,

lunchroom, playground, drop-off and pick-up, etc,) as assigned by the Superintendent.

22. Other job duties as required by the Principal or Children's Services Classroom Support/OSR Coach

or Mentor.

Background Check Required:

(Ala. Code §§ 16-22A-5) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible

fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and

use hands to finger, to handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls. The employee frequently is

required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms,

climb stairs, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, and kneel. The employee must occasionally lift, push,

pull, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near

vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Additional Details:

Position will be subject to the Students First Act of 2011. Cullman City Schools reserves the right

to fill this position by internal applicants by means of transfer

Under the Students First Act of 2011, no credit toward tenure or non-probationary status is earned in the initial year of employment if hired after September 30.

Cullman City Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities