Elementary school teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Elementary school teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Elementary school teacher key duties/responsibilities, Elementary school teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Elementary school teacher duties:

1.      Create a positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment that excites and invests students.

2.      Motivate students to realize high academic and behavioral standards.

3.      Build classroom community by investing families in children’s academic success and development of REACH values (REACH stands for Respect, Enthusiasm, Achievement, Citizenship and Hard work).

4.      Utilize data from Achievement First’s interim assessments to drive instruction and intervention.

5.      Design and implement unit and lesson plans in collaboration with grade or subject team.

6.      Hold all students accountable during transitions, meals, trips and school events.

7.      Exemplify AF’s core values in all interactions with students, families and colleagues.

8.      Collaborate with coach, grade-level chair and school team to improve instructional, culture-building and leadership skills.

9.      Attend all professional development, team planning and data analysis meetings.

10.  Participate enthusiastically in structured and informal learning and development opportunities.

II. List of Elementary school teacher qualifications

1. Strong instructional and classroom management skills.
2. High level of personal organization and planning.
3. Team player: maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a “roll-up-my-sleeves” attitude.
4. Strong belief in the Achievement First mission and educational model.
5. Mastery of and enthusiasm for subject matter.
6. Two years of teaching experience highly preferred with a proven record of high student achievement.
7. Bachelor’s degree from a competitive college or university; Master’s degree preferred.
8. Willingness to seek valid state certification if needed.
9. At least 2 years of relevant experience preferred
10. Bachelor degree preferred
11. Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.