Reports To: Head of Lower School
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Position Summary:
Glenelg Country School is a coeducational independent school located in Howard County, Maryland has approximately eight hundred students, 2-year-old through twelfth grade. GCS offers a competitive salary including a full benefit package.
Typical Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education or a closely related field; a master’s degree is desirable. A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience in a lower or elementary school setting is preferred.
Overview of Essential Functions:
- Responsibilities include teaching core math, language arts, and social studies academics.
- Higher-level math experience is desirable.
- Complete progress reports including a written narrative for three trimesters.
- Plan and implement parent teacher conferences.
- Work with grade level coordinator and team members collaboratively.
- Have a working knowledge of project-based learning approach with experience.
- Additional responsibilities include regular faculty meetings, the supervision of students during faculty duties, recess, and dismissal.
Key Skills and Attributes:
The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, practical oral and communication skills, and experience working with cooperative and differentiated instruction. Experience with Reading and Writing Units of Study, Really Great Reading, and project-based learning would be expedient.
Typical Level of Interaction:
Requires strong interaction with all School divisions and departments.
Competencies:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
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Ability to participate in Professional Development and Curriculum Implementation- Recognizes the importance of learning and motivates others by own enthusiasm. Must be able to implement reading, math, social studies and writing curriculum.
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Time Management Skills – Conducts small group or individual differentiated groups in addition to providing whole group lessons. Planning time is given to plan engaging, effective, and differentiated lessons regularly.
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Organizational Skills – Plans implementation of curriculum, conferences, and reports. Must be able to gather, organize, and track growth data and apply it to instructional goals for students.
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Communications Skills –Must be able to reply to emails or texts promptly. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, and high levels of empathy and patience.
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Written Communication Skills – Must be able to participate in email, text, and phone calls. Effectively communicates with faculty, students, administration, or families.
Administration
All prospective employees must be able to clear background checks, as required by the State of Maryland.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to listen, physically direct, and speak. The employee is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, compute, handle, clean spills, tie shoe, zipper coats or feel and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus with screens, white boards, printed material, and ability to see children in detail. The employee must be able to lift at least thirty pounds. The employee is also regularly required to climb two flights of stairs.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those of a school and what an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate; however, variations in noise level may occur when the employee attends school functions such as assemblies, school dances, and other events.