Pre-K Teacher Position Available In Morgan, Alabama

Pre-K Teacher Hartselle City 305 College St Ne, Hartselle, AL 35640 ALABAMA

FIRST CLASS PRE-K PROGRAM

Pre-K Lead Teacher School/worksite:

Crestline Elementary School Posting Period:

April 16, 2025- April 22, 2025 Interested applicants may apply through the ALSDE HireTrue website: https://hiretrue-prod.com/hiretrue/ce3/job-board/e64590f9-2bf7-449a-83a5-2e87b4bbf99?subdivision=Hartselle%20City Deadline for accepting applications: April 22, 2025, or until filled

JOB DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFICATIONS TITLE

: Pre-K Teacher

REPORTS TO

: Principal

CONTRACT TYPE

: 187

Days FLSA :

Exempt SUMMARY :

Instructs children in activities designed to promote social/emotional, physical, and cognitive/language growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

: Plans individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, and using play equipment, manipulating a variety of art and hand-on learning materials. Instructs children in practices of personal cleanliness and self-care. Demonstrates the ability to decide on the best use of developmentally appropriate methods and materials to help students acquire necessary skills, taking into account the different needs and abilities of individual students. Demonstrates qualities of patience, understanding, trustworthiness, and attention to work. Possesses a thorough knowledge of the developmental needs of students. Alternates periods of strenuous activity with periods of rest or light activity to avoid overstimulation and fatigue. Helps children develop habits of caring for their own clothing, picking up/putting away toys/books, and learning to be a responsible, contributing member of the group. Serves meals and refreshments to children. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to achieve a functional learning atmosphere. Encourages growth of strong self-concept through successful learning outcomes and experiences with positive relationships. Attends professional meetings, writes reports, and maintains records. Assist in TS Gold Assessment and other technology used to support classroom instruction and communication. Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts. Ability to work well with parents of small children. Ability to work with children and families from diverse social, economic, and cultural backgrounds. The Teacher is responsible for working in a leadership role building a team atmosphere with the Teacher Assistant and other program staff to provide children with a safe and healthy learning environment.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

: Other duties may be assigned as required.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE

: Lead teachers must have at least one of the following: Human Environmental Science Degree with a concentration in Early Childhood Development or Child Development. Early Childhood Education degree (B.S., B.A., or

M.A./M.S.

) with P-3 teacher certification. Special Education degree in Early Childhood with a minimum of 18 credit hours in early childhood/child development coursework, and teacher certification.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY

: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

: Alabama Class B Certificate with proper endorsements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly push, pull, carry, lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Occasional restraining of out-of-control children is necessary. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job goals, qualifications, and responsibilities and the employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned. The Hartselle City Board of Education reserves the right to amend the job description as needed. The terms of employment shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Hartselle City Board of Education Policy Manual, the Students First Act and the Hartselle City Board of Education Salary Schedule. Non-Discrimination Policy It is the policy of the Hartselle City Board of Education that no person shall be denied employment, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination in any program or activity on the basis of sex, race, religion, handicap, national origin, age, or ethnic background.

SALARY SCHEDULE

A Link to

HCS Salary Schedule:

https://www.hartselletigers.org/Page/4972