QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Illinois State certificate in the teaching field qualifying
the teacher to teach at the elementary level.2. Bachelor's
Degree3. Ability to function effectively as a member of the
school staff.4. Such other requirements as the Board may
establish.
REPORTS TO:
The Elementary School Principal
SUPERVISES:
(Instructs and evaluates the school work of
designated):StudentsStudent TeachersVolunteersAssists the
Principal with the evaluation of Teaching Assistants
MAINTAINS LIAISON WITH:
Parents. Communicates with parents as the teacher deems
necessary, or when requested by parents or administrators.
JOB GOAL:
To help students learn subject matter and skills that will
contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible
men and women.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
(In addition to those listed in 500.01, Certified Teacher, the
following are the essential fundamentals to include but not
limited to the following job duties.)
- Teaching in compliance with curricular requirements of the
State and of the Board of Education of District 61.
- Remaining current on research, new developments and
literature on education, especially elementary and/or the area
of special assignment.
- Compliance with Board Policies, Administrative Regulations,
and Board-Employee Agreements at the school level.
- Participation on an appointive, elective, or volunteer
basis in the curriculum development process at the building and
district levels, as is required to periodically review all
curricular areas to keep them up-to-date.
- Participation from time-to-time, in the development of
District Policies and Administrative Regulations, on an
appointive, elective, or volunteer basis.
The major instructional function of the elementary classroom
teacher
includes:
- Instructional Delivery - This includes an understanding and
the ability to use the principles of learning (motivation,
reinforcement, retention, transfer) and the ability to make
sound judgments above the use of such instructional techniques
as appropriate pacing, questioning, grouping, actively
involving the students, and directly vs. indirectly instructing
the students.
- Human Skills - This includes the ability to stimulate
students, bring enthusiasm to the learning process, and provide
both a concern and care for the worth and dignity of the
individual.
- Planning Skills - This includes the ability to
develop goals/objectives for content/skills based upon
evaluation of student needs, aptitude, and learning styles.
Provision for both individual and group learning experience is
involved.
- Evaluation of Students and Programs. This includes the
ability to construct and use diagnostic, criterion reference
and student achievement tests. Evaluation also encompasses the
maintenance and interpretation of records for students,
parents, administrators, and other teachers.
- Managing the Classroom - This includes controlling and
structuring the learning environment so that students adhere to
rules and providing opportunities for students to acquire that
self-discipline necessary in school and adult life.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary is based upon Schedules A & B, of the collective
negotiated Agreement.
EVALUATION:
Each employee in contractual continuing service shall be
evaluated at least once every two (2) years. Each employee not in
continuing contractual service shall be evaluated once every
year.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Handle work which deals mostly with people, objects, equipment
in a general setting; depth perception and field of vision are
important. Employee regularly is required to bend, stoop, twist,
turn, reach, lift (up to 50 pounds), carry, pull, push, climb,
and kneel; walking and standing approximately 50-75% of each
shift. Employee must recognize differences in sound, such as
voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and
combative; ability to differentiate tones and volumes in
conversation.
MENTAL DEMANDS
Caring for children can be stressful. The Preschool Teacher
must ensure that children are supervised at all times, and that
children are involved in safe and appropriate activities. There
may be a number of situations happening at once, and the
Preschool Teacher must be prepared to handle accidents and
emergencies at any time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. The Teacher will be working in a busy
and occasionally noisy environment. There may be a number of
activities and situations happening at once, and the Teacher will
have to supervise all students at all times.