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Elementary Teacher

@ Target Range School District
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Missoula, Montana, United States
$42k-$63k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Manage classroom, Plan lessons, Collaborate staff
Requirements Summary:Montana elementary teaching license with an elementary endorsement; bachelor’s degree preferred/required.
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Job Description

TARGET RANGE SCHOOL


POSITION DESCRIPTION


 


JOB TITLE:     Elementary Teacher (4th grade)


                      Start date: Beginning of the 2026-2027 school year


 


REPORTS TO: Building Principal


 


SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENT:


Create a flexible program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; establish effective rapport with pupils; motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for education, in accordance with each pupil’s ability; and establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members.


 


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:



  • Valid Montana teaching licensure with an elementary endorsement


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:



  • Experience teaching at the elementary level

  • Experience teaching a multi-age classroom

  • Experience teaching in a remote, technology-based learning environment

  • Experience with and demonstrated ability to supervise/coach extra-curricular activities/athletics


CORE COMPETENCIES:



  • Mission-driven: You have a desire to help all students succeed in environments based in rigor, relevance and relationships.

  • Track record of leadership: You know that being a great teacher means being a dynamic leader, and your life and professional experiences demonstrate your ability to lead others to achieve great outcomes.

  • Goal-oriented: You set high goals for yourself and your students, and you take the steps necessary to achieve those goals.

  • Organized: You have a systems mindset that enables you to be organized, focused on team success and to be a professional and collaborative colleague.

  • Growth mindset: You are a lifelong learner; you know that you continually improve to be the best educator possible for your students, and you desire the next steps to help you get there.

  • Reasoning and strategic thinking: You believe in the power of data to help you and your students get the best results possible.


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):



  • Demonstrate relentless drive to improve the minds and lives of students

  • Take holistic accountability for student success - taking ownership of each student’s academic success or failure.

  • To live and model the school’s core values with colleagues, students, parents and the larger community

  • To reinforce the school’s core values, guiding philosophy, rules and school spirit

  • To devote the necessary time and energy required to master the craft of teaching

  • To be open to innovative approaches to teaching, feedback from colleagues and school administration.

  • To actively participate in the school’s professional development programs including data analysis and planning, leading and participating in best practice sessions, peer coaching, and attending conferences

  • Is a member of instructional team

  • Is technology and multi-media oriented

  • While working towards goals and objectives, uses a variety of instructional strategies, such as inquiry, group discussion, discovery, etc.

  • Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction

  • Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss students’ progress and interpret the school program

  • Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems

  • Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by professional growth activities

  • Respects authority and carries out Board Policy and administrative directives

  • Commands good verbal and written skills

  • Practices teaching as an integration of disciplines

  • Provides individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs

  • Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers

  • Evaluates academic and social growth of pupils to prescribed criteria and keeps appropriate records

  • Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned school day

  • Plans and coordinates the work of parent assistants and volunteers


ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:



  • Display a positive attitude towards work

  • Display a positive attitude towards students, staff and associates

  • Display a dependability, responsibility, and reliability

  • Accept changes and assignments positively

  • Demonstrate knowledge of job requirements

  • Respect supplies and equipment

  • Display neatness, maintaining proper appearance and dress

  • Be punctual and meets time schedules and work assignments

  • Be an integral part of the Target Range School team

  • Be performance oriented


PHYSICAL DEMANDS:


This type of work involves walking, standing, and sitting for extended periods of time as required by situations of job position. Perceiving the nature of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, providing oral and written information, the manual dexterity to move related equipment, and the skills necessary to handle and work with various materials and objects are important aspects of this job. May be required to lift or move up to 20 pounds. The physical demands & work-environment characteristics described within this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


 


MENTAL/MOTOR DEMANDS:


While performing the duties of this job, the employee rarely performs routine work. The employee frequently exercises flexibility (ability to shift from one task to another). Guidance and reinforcement are usually available. The employee frequently works within time constraints and maintains attentiveness intensity. The employee is frequently involved in social interactions which require oral and written communications. The physical demands & work-environment characteristics described within this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


 


TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:


Employed for prescribed term, salary, benefits and other working conditions to be determined by District Policy, Federal and State Law, collective bargaining agreement and funding from state, federal, and/or passage of levies.


 


Revision history: 4/20/2026