Teacher-first Grade

**Job Title**:General Education Teacher

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Appropriately licensed/certified by the Illinois State Board of Education
- Teachers in grades 6-8 must have Middle School Endorsement in Content Area

**Accountable to**:

- Building Administrator(s)

**Primary Objective**:

- To establish effective rapport and good relationships with pupils, parents, other staff members, and community members in order to create a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth, motivating pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for elementary grade education, in accordance with each pupil’s ability

**Evaluation**:

- Per the Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010 (PERA), Senate Bill 7, and Articles 24A and 34 of the Illinois School Code

**Essential Job Functions**:

- Teach district-approved curriculum
- Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil
- Translate lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences
- Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere
- Evaluate pupils’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports
- Identify pupil needs, makes appropriate referrals, and develops strategies for individual education plans
- Available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day, within contractual hours
- Plan and coordinate the work of paraprofessionals, parents, and/or volunteers in the classroom and on field trips
- Provide individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the student
- Create an environment for learning through functional and attractive displays interest centers and exhibits of student’s work
- Supervise classroom, students, and volunteers
- Seek out professional growth opportunities and reflects on teaching practices in order to develop and grow professionally
- Participate in a professional community to contribute to overall school program
- Other duties as assigned

**Requirements**:

- Bending, carrying, climbing, must be able to travel between job sites, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, sitting, standing, and walking
- Must be able to occasionally lift, move, or push items of 50 lbs., such as assisting children or moving/rearranging furniture
- Must be able to supervise students in all types of weather, meet multiple demands from several people, and interact with the public and other staff

**Working Conditions**:

- Includes extremes of temperature and humidity
- Hazards include stairs and communicable diseases

**Terms of Employment**:

- Per MTA Professional Collective Bargaining Agreement

**FLSA Status**:

- Salary/Exempt