Must hold a license issued by Utah State Office of Education.
The license position area must be in one of the following areas: Early Childcare Provider, Headstart, School Age Day Care, Computers, Elementary Teacher, Success for All, Title I.
The license must be in one of the following grades: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.
The license status must be active or about to graduate from a state-approved teacher preparation program.
Description
Company: Soldier Hollow Charter School Position: Elementary School Teacher (K-5) Department: Professional Teaching Staff
School Overview
Soldier Hollow Charter School is an award winning K-8 free public charter school located in beautiful Charleston, Utah. Our teachers incorporate the outdoors to deliver high quality place-based learning. With class sizes of about 20 students our teachers are able to build strong relationships with their students and enjoy a quality work/life balance. The charter school model provides a unique opportunity for hands on, collaborative problem solving without all of the red tape. We strive to build a team of innovative educational professionals who are driven to support one another in the achievement of meaningful outcomes.
TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop lesson plans that ensure the attainment of state learning standards and the additional specific grade-by-grade learning standards set forth in the charter;
• Coordinate lesson plans with other teachers to maximize possibilities for teaching similar topics in the same general time frame, thus reinforcing student knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis
• Utilize principles of standards-based grading to help students master learning standards and set high expectations that help and push students.
• Regularly utilize principles of Place-Based Learning in lessons and class activities.
• Maintain and enrich expertise in the subject area they will teach
• Collect, review, and analyze student data to improve the quality of instruction to meet student needs.
• Provide direct and indirect instruction
• Long and short-term planning addressing individual needs of students
• Prepare students adequately for all required assessments
• Evaluate students’ progress
• Prepare at least quarterly individual student achievement reports for parents
• Provide an inviting, exciting, innovative, learning environment
• Engage in effective and appropriate classroom management
• Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff
• Serve as an advisor to students, overseeing their academic and behavioral progress
• Perform other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the School Director
• Help students develop an appreciation and respect for the natural world and outdoor experience
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
• Demonstrated expertise in the subject they will teach, as evidenced by personal skills and knowledge,
• Meet any applicable credentialing requirements including the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended and a current Utah State Teaching License or meet all qualifications for the APPEL program.
• Have/be willing to obtain a current background check through BCI
• Demonstrated excellent in-person and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability and experience to engage the interest of school-age children
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse children, including those with special needs
• Teaching experience in a public or private school
• Demonstrated ability to work well with parents
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate tests and measurements of achievement
• Demonstrated willingness to be held accountable for student results