Elementary Education Support Teacher
SUMMARY JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Glenview New Church School is currently seeking an Illinois certified Early Education teacher to join our faculty. Past certification that has recently expired is acceptable. This individual will be interested in working in a multi-graded classroom setting ranging from preschool through grade 2; have a desire to individualize the education of each student; and have a willingness to engage in all team building and professional growth opportunities, as stipulated. As a school that is focused on providing an academically sound and spiritually oriented education to all students, this individual will be excited about teaching in a New Church school, and will be willing to work with the team to further the school’s mission in our community.
The Glenview New Church School is at a pivotal point in its 100+ year history, with a hard-earned system-wide commitment to expanded relevance within the Glenview community. It is developing its core competencies, restructuring its governance, exploring educational best practices, and continuing to engage in a multi-year commitment toward system improvement.
- We have a brand new and totally supportive board dedicated to mentoring, nurturing, and adequately funding every teacher.
- Our campus is truly one-of-a-kind which makes for great outdoor learning opportunities!
- Every teacher every day is asked to consider “Is this in the very best interests of the students?”
- The sponsored student-teacher relationship involves lots of love and tolerance, encouragement, pride-building, and one-on one attention.
- We are a loving environment where tolerance and kindness are modeled for each student by each teacher every day.
- We have very few disciplinary issues to deal with, partly due to our size and partly due to the good fit of parents, teachers and students.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establish with the Homeroom teacher behavioral and learning targets, procedures for proactively and responsively achieving those targets with each child, methods for tracking results, and appropriate responses when those targets are not being met.
- With the Homeroom Teacher, plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, investigate, and lead.
- Maintain a consistent focus on the learning and not only the teaching.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- With the Homeroom teacher, adapt the environment and teaching methods to the students in the class recognizing that there is diversity in learning styles which require diversity in teaching.
- Support the Homeroom Teacher in the preparation of materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods.
- Read books to entire classes or small groups.
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:
Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook a plus.
WORK STYLES:
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
WORK VALUES:
- Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
TO APPLY:
Please reference the position applying for and submit resume and letter of interest to Erik Synnestvedt, Director, at Glenview New Church Schools, 74 Park Drive, Glenview, IL 60025, via mail, email or by phone 847-724-0057.