POSITION: Kindergarten Teacher
REPORTS TO: Site Administrator
LOCATION: Various Locations
NATURE OF WORK: This is a professional position to meet the instructional goals of the school and school system by delivering instructional programs effectively to ensure student achievement.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students and community members
- Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
- Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students and community members
- Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
- Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
- Possess excellent time management skills and ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
- Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public School System
- Ability to report to work daily and on time
- Ability to direct and evaluate student learning experiences
- Ability to provide guidance to students to promote education development and welfare
- Ability to plan and coordinate the instructional program in accordance with the current curricula.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides care and protection of school property
- Supervises student activity on school property
- Participates in co-curricular activities
- Maintains accurate student attendance
- Assists students with learning activities
- Takes part in professional development activities
- Cooperates with students and staff
- Maintains open lines of communications with students, staff and parents
- Maintains current lesson plans
- Performs other related and non-related job duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
Preferred:
- Eligibility for professional certification/licensure of the appropriate grade and or content
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
Full-time ten-month position
SALARY GRADE RANGE: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten-month employees
BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY: EASMC
Updated: 7.2024, 04.2025