Early Childhood Educator

About the Employer

Teacher (4K) Job Title

Job Summary

Under limited supervision, plans and presents innovative, developmentally appropriate opportunities for students to learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to the development of students' academic abilities.

Reports To

Principal

Shift Type

Full Time/Exempt

General Statement of Job

Plans a program of study that meets the needs, interests, and abilities of students. May teach multiple disciplines as assigned. Creates a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Plans a Program of Study

Plans a program of study that meets the needs, interests, and abilities of students. May teach multiple disciplines as assigned.

Classroom Environment

Creates a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.

Lesson Planning

Plans and prepares lesson plans and related activities for individual students or assigned classes. Guides the learning process toward achievement of curriculum goals; establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, etc., and communicates these objectives to students. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of students involved.

Grading and Record Keeping

Grades work completed by students; maintains accurate records of test scores/grades. Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.

Supervision and Support

Reports suspected learning and other disabilities to district specialist(s) as appropriate. Maintains accurate, complete, and up-to-date records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation. Assists the school administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct; develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner. Monitors the activities/behavior of the student body as scheduled to ensure student safety and well-being. Assists individual students in need of special attention. Supervises the work of teaching assistants and/or volunteers.

Parental Involvement

Maintains positive relationships with parents; schedules and conducts parent-teacher conferences; facilitates parent education workshops and conducts home visits as necessary. Maintains inventory of classroom supplies and equipment; prepares supply requisitions as needed. Coordinates and/or participates in special programs, projects, or events as required; serves as adviser to student organizations, staffs, and committees as appropriate.

Additional Duties

May provide remedial assistance to individuals, small groups, or entire classes of students as scheduled during or after regular school hours. Maintains a clean and orderly classroom. Performs related duties as required.

Essential Functions

Physical Requirements

Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of remaining standing for extended periods of time, writing on a chalkboard, stooping, kneeling, and crouching, and some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12 to 20 pounds).

Data Conception

Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.

Interpersonal Communication

Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisors and lecturing/giving instruction and/or assignments to students and assistants.

Language Ability

Requires the ability to read a variety of policy and procedure manuals, curriculum materials, texts, computer manuals, etc. Requires the ability to enter data into a computer and prepare reports, records, teaching materials, correspondence, etc., with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.

Intelligence

Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in oral, written, diagrammatic, or schedule form.

Verbal Aptitude

Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give oral and written instructions; to counsel and teach students. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying ages and educational/cultural backgrounds and using the terminology applicable to the subject area(s) taught.

Numerical Aptitude

Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine percentages and decimals, to determine time. Must be able to use practical applications of fractions, percentages, ratio, and proportion.

Form/ Spatial Aptitude

Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape, and visually read various information.

Motor Coordination

Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using automated office equipment and communications machinery.

Manual Dexterity

Requires the ability to handle a variety of items including computer keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Interpersonal Temperament

Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under minimal levels of stress when confronted with an emergency or tight deadline.

Physical Communication

Requires the ability to talk and hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to hear and understand communications.

Terms of Employment

190-day work agreement. Salary and work year to be established by the district.

PSC Codes

Florence 1 Schools does not discriminate in the selection, employment, or promotion of employees on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or S.C. law.

PSC Codes

40000: 4K Teacher
50000: 5K Teacher
80055: 1st Grade Teacher
80087: 2nd Grade Teacher