SEL RELATED ARTS TEACHER

Job Title: SEL Related Arts Teacher

Job Status: Full-Time/10-Month

Location: Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School

Contact: kinardlm@rss.k12.nc.us

Position Overview

The Social Emotional Learning teacher operates as a core "Related Arts" teacher (similar to Art, Music, or PE). In this role, you will see all elementary classes on a rotating schedule to deliver universal, Tier 1 Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) instruction. Using arts and literacy as a medium, this specialist builds student resilience, emotional literacy, self-regulation strategies, and peer connection. This position integrates the CASEL framework with restorative practices, and Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS).

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

Primary Responsibility: Tier 1 Specialist Instruction

Deliver Weekly Related Arts Instruction: Teach a regular schedule of weekly, universal Tier 1 wellbeing classes to all grade levels (K-5) across the school.

Facilitate Arts & Literacy Integration: Design and implement high-quality, engaging lessons that use the arts and children''s literature as the primary mediums for SEL exploration.

Teach Nervous System & Regulation Literacy: Help students develop a concrete vocabulary around their emotional and nervous system responses, and explicitly practice actionable self-regulation strategies.

Foster School-Wide Belonging & Identity: Cultivate a classroom culture where students build strong community bonds, practice communication/conflict-resolution, and develop personal identity alongside respect for the identities of others.

Implement Core Frameworks: Embed evidence-based CASEL strategies, restorative practices, and Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, standards directly into the daily curriculum.

Champion School Culture & Student Leadership: Empower student voice by supporting student leadership initiatives across the school; help anchor community-building structures such as Leader In Me and school-wide Circles to reinforce a cohesive, positive school climate

Facilitate professional development, workshops, or staff-meeting mini-sessions as needed.

Additional Job Functions

Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the principal and carries out non-instructional duties as assigned and/or as needed.