Elementary School Teacher
Mission Statement
• We serve as trusted partners in education with our students, families, and community.
• We prepare our students to be critical thinkers, responsible digital citizens, innovators and visionaries, resilient individuals, and global collaborators.
• We commit to inclusive practices and equity with an expectation of excellence from every student and employee every day.
Job Summary
This position plans and implements an instructional program and provides related educational services for students in grades K-5. This position manages student behavior, assesses and evaluates student achievement, and modifies instructional activities as required; carries out a variety of student monitoring and control activities; performs related duties as assigned. This position, covered by this specification, serves as a general education, elementary classroom teacher (K-5); classes taught may be single or team or departmental setting, but teacher might work independently in a unique teaching specialty. Some positions are assigned to reading or technology labs. This position is under the general supervision of a principal and or other designated administrator.
Essential Responsibilities
This job description is a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Additionally, the scope of this job may change as necessary by the school division.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities.
PWCS requires that each employee:
- work collaboratively with all stakeholders in providing a World-Class Education,
- establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others,
- communicate effectively,
- relate to and interact with a non-traditional and diverse student and employee population,
- report to work on a regular and punctual basis as scheduled,
- perform all other related work delegated or required to accomplish the objectives of the total school program,
- have knowledge of and be able to use relevant technology,
- participate in the annual professional growth planning process, and
- recognize that they are in a position of public trust and are held to a high standard of personal and professional conduct.
Essential Responsibilities - specific to this job
•Implements an instructional program, which provides appropriate learning for each student by differentiating instruction
•Plans and delivers instruction in adherence to the Prince William County Curriculum documents regarding specific teaching assignments
•Assesses student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes
•Plans appropriate instructional and/or learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate principles of learning, classroom organizational structures, and kind and level of materials
•Manages the behavior of learners in an instructional setting to ensure environment is conducive to the learning process and assists and participates in management of student behavior in other parts of the school, school grounds, and during lunch; this will not include the duty-free lunch, except in emergency situations; no student should be left alone
•Cooperates with and participates in the planning and the evaluation of the school program
•Requests the assistance of resource personnel as needed and works cooperatively to ensure an appropriate learning environment for all students
•Participates in the professional development program of the school and School Division
•Coordinates instructional activities and collaborates with other professional staff both school and non school-based, as required, to maximize learning opportunities
•Follows the ethics of the profession
•Supports actively a parent/teacher or parent/student organization and promotes parent/teacher partnerships
•Enforces policies and regulations as established by the Prince William County School Board and staff in accordance with any program guidelines
•Supervises pupil activities in buildings and on grounds during and after school hours and is responsible for the conduct and safety of students in the classroom and on school grounds; no group of students should be left unattended
•Demonstrates prompt and accurate written communications and reports
•Adheres to county and school disciplinary procedures