Aspiring Teacher - 2026/2027 School Year JobID: 22529
Position Type: Aspiring Teacher/Aspiring Teacher Date Posted: 2/9/2026 Location: Various Additional Information: Show/Hide
ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205
Job Description
Job Title: Aspiring Teacher Job Code: 7064 Department: Education Supervisor: Executive Director of Education Date: October 26, 2018 FLSA Status: Exempt Compensation: $20,000 annually
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
The Aspiring Teacher continues to learn and understand the central concepts, methods of inquiry, and structures of disciplines to create learning experiences that make the content meaningful to all students. The Aspiring Teacher assists in providing an educational atmosphere conducive to learning where students have the opportunity to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and/or psychological growth.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In addition to the requirements listed below, regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Boards strategic plan. • Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job. • Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment. • Weekly meetings with MCL to determine focus for the week. • Analyze grade level data from formative and summative assessments. • Participate in weekly grade level(content area) meetings/PLC meetings. • Reflect with MCL from performed classroom observations. • Submit lesson plans to MCL*. • Lead small group/intervention lessons. • Create and maintain a safe learning environment. • Participate in student goal setting as well as their own goal setting. • Support first level of behavior intervention with students in their own classroom. • Uses a variety of explanations and multiple representations of concepts that capture key ideas to help students develop conceptual understanding. • Proactively communicate with parents and other stakeholders. • Provide differentiated instruction to students in all content area.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be in the final year of an accredited teacher prep program
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Superior collaboration skills and professionalism; dedication to team goals and success, including the ability to effectively partner with team members to achieve priority goals and a willingness and commitment to support other team members initiatives as needed. • Must have the ability to connect to a diverse student population.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. • Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.
OTHER:
This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.