Fifth grade teacher job description
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Example fifth grade teacher requirements on a job description
Fifth grade teacher requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in fifth grade teacher job postings.
Sample fifth grade teacher requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field.
- State teaching certification.
- A minimum of two years teaching experience.
- Familiarity with Common Core State Standards.
- Knowledge of current educational technology.
Sample required fifth grade teacher soft skills
- Strong organizational and collaboration skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage a classroom and maintain student discipline.
- Commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.
Fifth grade teacher job description example 1
Jeffrey C Still Middle School fifth grade teacher job description
+ + Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/ Primary - Grades 1, 2, 3
+ Date Posted:
8/30/2022
+ Location:
Builta Elementary School
+ Date Available:
08/2022
+ Closing Date:
until filled
Description: Perform functions to instruct students on established curriculum ensuring each individual is provided with the knowledge, proficiencies and experiences necessary to become successful contributing citizens in an ever-changing world. This assignment is approximatley 12 weeks
Job Summary:
1. Plan and instruct students on District and state standards aligned curriculum.2. Develop lesson plans and goals that meet District expectations.3. Enrich or modify lessons, curriculum, materials and resources as needed to meet individual student's needs and varying levels of progress.4. Conduct formal and informal assessments to evaluate student progress. Administer standardized assessments as directed. Interpret student assessment data for application of instructional methods and monitoring of student progress.5. Review student progress via assessments, maintain records of student work, and develop intervention strategies to ensure student success and growth.6. Communicate both verbally and in writing with parents and students on progress.7. Meet regularly and work collaboratively with other grade level or departmental teachers and support teachers to plan instruction across classrooms and to incorporate lessons across subjects.8. Meet regularly with support teachers, teacher assistants and specialists to discuss individual student's modifications or adaptations, ongoing learning issues, interventions or problems. Work collaboratively to ensure individual student's needs met.9. Assign work, instructions or lessons to student teachers and/or volunteers. Assess work, modify and provide regular feedback.10. Actively participate on various building and District teams or committees. Provide feedback and act as liaison to other building staff.11. Set clear expectations for class and manage classroom and school environment applying positive behavior supports and interventions as needed.12. Collaborate with other staff in planning, modifying, enhancing and implementing curriculum and school and district objectives.13. Establish a safe atmosphere conducive to a positive learning environment. Act as role model by encouraging appropriate behaviors that lead to social, emotional and physical development.14. Enforce and support school policies, philosophies and objectives with students and parents.15. Participate in staff development and school improvement activities in order to maintain professional growth. Plan and incorporate best practices or new strategies.16. Participate in events outside of the regularly scheduled work day such as orientation, open houses or conferences.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications: The qualified candidate will have a valid Illinois Professional Educator License with either a K-9 self-contained endorsement, a 1-6 self-contained endorsement, or a Birth - Grade 3 endorsement.
Rate of pay:Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Working Conditions:Elementary school.
Selection Procedure:Qualified candidates will be contacted by the appropriate building administrator.
Elementary School Teaching/ Primary - Grades 1, 2, 3
+ Date Posted:
8/30/2022
+ Location:
Builta Elementary School
+ Date Available:
08/2022
+ Closing Date:
until filled
Description: Perform functions to instruct students on established curriculum ensuring each individual is provided with the knowledge, proficiencies and experiences necessary to become successful contributing citizens in an ever-changing world. This assignment is approximatley 12 weeks
Job Summary:
1. Plan and instruct students on District and state standards aligned curriculum.2. Develop lesson plans and goals that meet District expectations.3. Enrich or modify lessons, curriculum, materials and resources as needed to meet individual student's needs and varying levels of progress.4. Conduct formal and informal assessments to evaluate student progress. Administer standardized assessments as directed. Interpret student assessment data for application of instructional methods and monitoring of student progress.5. Review student progress via assessments, maintain records of student work, and develop intervention strategies to ensure student success and growth.6. Communicate both verbally and in writing with parents and students on progress.7. Meet regularly and work collaboratively with other grade level or departmental teachers and support teachers to plan instruction across classrooms and to incorporate lessons across subjects.8. Meet regularly with support teachers, teacher assistants and specialists to discuss individual student's modifications or adaptations, ongoing learning issues, interventions or problems. Work collaboratively to ensure individual student's needs met.9. Assign work, instructions or lessons to student teachers and/or volunteers. Assess work, modify and provide regular feedback.10. Actively participate on various building and District teams or committees. Provide feedback and act as liaison to other building staff.11. Set clear expectations for class and manage classroom and school environment applying positive behavior supports and interventions as needed.12. Collaborate with other staff in planning, modifying, enhancing and implementing curriculum and school and district objectives.13. Establish a safe atmosphere conducive to a positive learning environment. Act as role model by encouraging appropriate behaviors that lead to social, emotional and physical development.14. Enforce and support school policies, philosophies and objectives with students and parents.15. Participate in staff development and school improvement activities in order to maintain professional growth. Plan and incorporate best practices or new strategies.16. Participate in events outside of the regularly scheduled work day such as orientation, open houses or conferences.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications: The qualified candidate will have a valid Illinois Professional Educator License with either a K-9 self-contained endorsement, a 1-6 self-contained endorsement, or a Birth - Grade 3 endorsement.
Rate of pay:Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Working Conditions:Elementary school.
Selection Procedure:Qualified candidates will be contacted by the appropriate building administrator.
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Fifth grade teacher job description example 2
Legacy Traditional Schools fifth grade teacher job description
Ignite your desire to be the best!
Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.
At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators' best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.
As a General Education teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you motivate students to achieve academic excellence. You will provide direct instruction using an accelerated, back-to-basics curriculum including Spalding (reading & writing) and Saxon Math as you:
* Create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages the interests of the students and allows them to perform at their very best.
* Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth that is needed for primary school success!
* Explore individual needs and give side-by-side support to discover how each student best learns and develop personalized solutions to each students' learning style and abilities.
* Master our proven curriculum as you implement our philosophy of education and guide the learning process and students toward the achievement of the curriculum goals.
* Evaluate each student's learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments,
* Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.
Meet the qualifications that set you up for success
* Have proven proficiency and experience in the subject of focus and specialty area of this teaching position.
* Holding a bachelor's degree in education, a current teaching certificate within the state the position is located, a IVP level one fingerprint clearance card, and passing a criminal history background check.
* Creating positive, powerful energy that fuels our school spirit. Filling our campuses with exceptional students and diverse talent. Modeling our values, inspiring others and having fun. Solving matters with composure, integrity and compassion. Immersing yourself in significant connections with our students, parents, and fellow educators. Having a passion for teaching others, helping others learn, and celebrating their success. Participating in events outside of normal hours and being active in the role when light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus and traveling to other campuses as required.
Enjoy the benefits of being the best
Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you work hard, learn, have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students' success, you'll experience:
A. our colorful school spirit
B. a fulfilling career
C. a culture of connection
D. our spirit of tradition
E. the benefits of being the best.
Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best, the answer is "All of the above"
Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority, even for part-time roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans - Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6% employer matching, Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness, equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.
Come be an educator with LTS
Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best, which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.
Our smart, talented, diverse educators across Arizona, Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best place learn, grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!
Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.
At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators' best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.
As a General Education teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you motivate students to achieve academic excellence. You will provide direct instruction using an accelerated, back-to-basics curriculum including Spalding (reading & writing) and Saxon Math as you:
* Create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages the interests of the students and allows them to perform at their very best.
* Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth that is needed for primary school success!
* Explore individual needs and give side-by-side support to discover how each student best learns and develop personalized solutions to each students' learning style and abilities.
* Master our proven curriculum as you implement our philosophy of education and guide the learning process and students toward the achievement of the curriculum goals.
* Evaluate each student's learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments,
* Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.
Meet the qualifications that set you up for success
* Have proven proficiency and experience in the subject of focus and specialty area of this teaching position.
* Holding a bachelor's degree in education, a current teaching certificate within the state the position is located, a IVP level one fingerprint clearance card, and passing a criminal history background check.
* Creating positive, powerful energy that fuels our school spirit. Filling our campuses with exceptional students and diverse talent. Modeling our values, inspiring others and having fun. Solving matters with composure, integrity and compassion. Immersing yourself in significant connections with our students, parents, and fellow educators. Having a passion for teaching others, helping others learn, and celebrating their success. Participating in events outside of normal hours and being active in the role when light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus and traveling to other campuses as required.
Enjoy the benefits of being the best
Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you work hard, learn, have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students' success, you'll experience:
A. our colorful school spirit
B. a fulfilling career
C. a culture of connection
D. our spirit of tradition
E. the benefits of being the best.
Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best, the answer is "All of the above"
Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority, even for part-time roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans - Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6% employer matching, Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness, equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.
Come be an educator with LTS
Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best, which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.
Our smart, talented, diverse educators across Arizona, Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best place learn, grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024