Primary Purpose:
To plan, organize and implement an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential.
Education/Qualifications:
Must have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
Valid Texas Teaching Certificate not required but encouraged.
Prior classroom teaching experience desired, will accept successful completion of student teaching/internship or Alternative Certification Program.
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Ability to work with children, love for children and learning.
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Experience:
Experience working with and teaching children preferred.
Responsibilities and Duties -
Instruction & Student Achievement:
- Teach students the importance of hard work through joyful rigor -engaging, dynamic learning that is academically, intellectually and personally challenging.
- Understand that classroom observational feedback/scores will emphasize the successful implementation of the above teaching methods.
- Foster a love of learning and celebrate student successes.
- Challenge students to reach their highest potential.
- Model and promote EKHLA’s character traits to students and stress the importance of each student being a responsible, contributing citizen to society. Recognize and reward students for displaying EKLHA’s character traits and uphold zero tolerance for bullying and disrespect.
- Implement the technology and software programs provided by EKHLA, Operating and using technology for optimum results. Ensure students also know how to operate and use technology and software provided.
- Monitor and assess students’ daily work to reflect excellence in neatness, thoroughness and student mastery of instructional goals. Ensure students do their best in every subject and use neat legible handwriting on assignments. Anything but a student’s BEST is unacceptable.
- Take ownership of tutorials and apply the same standards as above.
Management & Organization:
- Supervise students with your full attention at all times (including recess, enrichment, lunch, etc).
- Implement classroom rules/procedures (including consequences) and follow school drills and sub protocol procedures in accordance with the Parent/Student Handbook and utilize the
Handbook as a first point of reference.
- Maintain a neat, clean, orderly, and educationally-centered environment that demonstrates EKHLA’s standards of excellence. EKHLA teachers take ownership of the campus and instill this in students daily.
- Perform a daily uniform check and understand students are expected to follow the EKHLA appearance guidelines.
- Follow attendance-taking procedures and use TxEIS software to ensure timely reporting.
- Ensure student folders/files such as diagnostic tests, intervention plans, benchmarks, class exams, communication logs, report cards and grading portal are updated timely, accurately, and in accordance with EKHLA standard of excellence.
Professionalism & Communication:
- Demonstrate professionalism by being in regular attendance and arriving on time to work, staff meetings, tutorials, cafeteria duty, parent nights and other assigned duties.
- Complete required training on time.
- Work cooperatively to create an atmosphere of unity among the school community and refrain from gossip, negativity and unsupportive comments.
- Demonstrate professionalism at ALL times. Exercise wisdom by remaining calm, respectful and non-defensive during parent meetings, disagreements, and personal attacks.
- Utilize professional communication with strong grammar, syntax, usage and/or spelling skills during phone conversations, personal conversations, emails, and social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. Refrain from attacking others, fighting, or engaging in controversial subjects on social media. Use professional communication on and off campus, refraining from attacking others, fighting, or engaging in controversial subjects on social media. Professional communication is used on and off campus.
- Exhibit professionalism in appearance and follow the EKHLA standard of dress. Apply this standard of dress to social media posts in regard to modesty in dress and action (ex: swimsuit, or inappropriately dressed pictures, in addition to post with alcohol, cigarettes and bars etc.).
- Regularly communicate to parents about student achievement levels, class behavior, assigned homework, academic needs, and any concerns.
- Share information regarding school calendar, planned school activities, field trips, money collection, and other events within the classroom and school that are imperative and time sensitive to the parents of the classroom.
- Check staff email a minimum of three times daily during normal working hours and check teacher in-box daily and commit to read updates, notes, and employee notices in a timely manner.
Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress
Frequent standing, stooping and bending
The foregoing statements describe general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be assigned or required.
Job Types: Contract, Full-time
Pay: From $46,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience teaching kindergarten students?
Education:
Experience:
- teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
