Greenbrier Community School Hiring for Elementary Co-Teacher (K/1) Job at Lewisburg, WV Full Time

Elementary Co-Teacher | Job Description

Greenbrier Community School is dedicated to providing quality education to all students, committed to fostering young people’s talents, devoted to educating the whole person and driven to inspire a lifelong love of learning.

JOB PURPOSE:

This position will be a part of a team with a lead teacher for children ages 3 to 5 years old, that works to takes responsibility for the high academic achievement and social emotional development of every child in his or her classroom. Teachers co-teach and work collaboratively for student success. All teachers have daily planning and teaching responsibilities.

• Promotes a classroom culture that is fiercely positive and devotes the majority of time to creating an environment that promotes the academic, social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth of the student.
• Instills a joy of learning in students and works to develop self-motivated and self-disciplined learners with the skills to meet their own goals.
• Employs previous experience, best practices, and creativity to connect with students to ensure student academic achievement and the safety and welfare of the students.
• Consistently models the GCS mission and vision while maintaining its philosophy of education.
• Consistently models and implements teaching practices of Responsive Classrooms.

EXPECTATIONS, MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans and delivers lesson plans to students that are engaging and effective in order to meet individual and group educational goals.
• Implements classroom instruction that supports and nurtures the social-emotional growth of students based on child development philosophies and practices.
• To communicate clearly and build strong relationships with children, parents, lead teacher, staff, and administration.
• Works with Lead Teacher to assess and evaluate student growth and develop action plans to meet the needs of both the whole class and individual learners.
• Under direction of the Lead Teacher, this position will implement daily routine activities, including preparation work and clean up.
• Must meet physical demands of the job while showing good judgment and safety awareness.
• To ensure that school policies and philosophies are reflected in daily practice.
• To stay apprised of classroom activity and school announcements.
• Perform a variety of office assistance tasks such as photocopying, filing and preparing materials.
• Critical thinker with ability to analyze data and adjust plans to improve student achievement.
• Self-reflective, with a drive to continually grow as a teacher with a willingness to work hard and the flexibility to work through challenges.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• B.A./B.S. degree Focus in Elementary Education, Early Education, Childhood Development, similar degree from an accredited institution preferred. 2+ years’ experience working within a school or with children preferred.
• This is an ideal position for Education students and/or online students.

• General knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in Responsive Classroom teaching.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with teachers, students, and parents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $24,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lewisburg, WV 24901: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location