Job Title: Teacher

Contract Days:  190

The Teacher is directly supervised and evaluated by the school's Administrative Team.
 

Qualifications of Employment:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in the subject area.
• A teaching license or plan for obtaining one approved by the district.
• A passion and love for learning and teaching students.
• Excellent time management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Resilience and a positive attitude.
• Superb interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to establish rapport and build professional relationships with students.
• A high degree of professionalism.
• A growth mindset.

Russellville School District Teacher Responsibilities:

• Following all TESS rubric "proficient" level expectations for their role.
• Developing lesson plans in the relevant subject area and grade and ensuring all lessons align with curriculum objectives.
• Drawing up classroom rules and safety regulations and ensuring all students understand them.
• Using a range of appropriate teaching materials and methods to deliver content.
• Providing additional support and interventions for struggling students and extra resources to those ahead of the class.
• Preparing students for tests, exams, presentations, experiments, and other assessments.
• Grading assessments and providing feedback and reports to students and parents.
• Attending and interacting in staff and parent meetings to provide helpful recommendations or voice concerns.
• Working at the building for the established hours of 7:45am - 4:00pm
• Establishing rapport and professional relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Supervising students in class, during events, and on field trips.
• Monitoring students' overall wellbeing and liaising with school counselors and other staff members when there are concerns or issues.
• Attending ongoing learning initiatives like workshops, lectures, conferences, and other events where you can expand education networks.
• Attending 1-3 night events such as family nights, literacy nights, award assemblies as requested by the principals.
• Collaborating with colleagues to analyze data.
• Other duties as assigned.