6th Grade Teacher

Candidates must submit a resume, cover letter, 3-5 letters of recommendation, and a certificated application (https://hcoe.org/employment/) to Alyse Nichols at Trinidad School.

Job Title: Elementary Classroom Teacher
Reports To: Superintendent/Principal
Work Days: 183

JOB SUMMARY
The teacher is the primary instructional delivery person in the classroom. Student learning and growth are primarily dependent on the work and efforts of the classroom teacher. The position is demanding, varied, and complex. The classroom teacher must have excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills and be well trained in content knowledge and research based effective teaching strategies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Embrace and implement innovative instructional strategies.
2. Be flexible and adapt to student and school needs.
3. Be organized, reflective, participatory, and punctual.
4. Be passionate about instructional excellence.
5. Focus on making learning visible through effective student engagement.
6. Work cooperatively with other team members to improve the instructional program.
7. Effectively use computers and technology to support instruction and student learning.
8. Evaluate and differentiate student progress and adapt individual programs to meet student needs.
9. Implement Common Core curriculum with rigor, purpose, and planning.
10. Maintain appropriate licensure and continuing education hours as required.
11. Comply with applicable District, state, local, and federal laws, rules and regulations.
12. Adhere to all standards established by Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
13. Adhere to all California Administrative Rules related to licensed educators.
14. Attend work regularly.

MARGINAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Marginal duties of this position include the following. Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Serve on District committees and councils.
2. Report issues to authorities as necessary (animal control, suspicious activity, etc.)
3. Reports safety, sanitary and fire hazards immediately to the supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position may supervise volunteers, student aides, and educational assistants. All school employees have some responsibility for supervising students and assisting in maintaining a safe environment at all times.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor’s Degree.

2. Must have and maintain a valid California Teaching license appropriate to assignment with both proper authorizations and endorsements.

3. Must have and maintain a CLAD endorsement.
4. Submission of professional application materials.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Two years teaching experience at the elementary level.
2. Experience teaching the California state standards.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

▪ Ability to obtain a valid CPR/First Aid card.
▪ Work well with others from diverse backgrounds. Focus on solving conflict, maintaining confidentiality, listening to others without interrupting, keeping emotions under control, remaining open to others’ ideas and contributing to building a positive team spirit.

▪ Experience: Demonstrated ability to successfully work with adolescent students and the public in a school setting. Student teaching also applies.

▪ Ability to communicate fluently verbally and in writing in English. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from students, parents, staff or members of the community.
Ability to draft simple correspondence and some routine reports. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

▪ Ability to provide students with an intuitive understanding of the concepts of math at the established grade-level standards.

▪ Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

▪ Ability to proficiently use Google Suite Apps. Ability to type accurately and proficiently..
▪ Ability to appropriately communicate with students, teachers, parents, members of the community, and others including vendors, law enforcement and other agencies. Ability to exercise good judgment and work in an environment with constant interruptions. A belief that all students can learn.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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.

Occasionally perform work beyond a standard 40-hour work week when workload requires.

OTHER
Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment.
The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $40,634.91 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person