Elementary STEM Teacher

JOB/POSITION TITLE: Elementary School STEM Teacher

REPORTS TO: Elementary Principal

OFFICE/CAMPUS: Faculty/Richard Bento Elementary

STATUS: 10 months, Full-time, Exempt

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Instruct students in STEM and assist them in developing to their highest potential intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/FUNCTIONS:

• Share the love and faith in Jesus Christ with students
• Work collaboratively with the Principal, Curriculum Coordinator and STEM Coordinator to effectively implement and grow an innovative STEM lab
• Instruct students in STEM by implementing lesson plans and learning targets
• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers to integrate STEM concepts into classroom instruction
• Serve as lead advisor to the Robotics Team
• Support the K-6 science curriculum implementation
• Build professional relationships, solve problems and plan collaboratively
• Manage STEM budget
• Keep apprised of current teaching and assessment methodologies
• Engage in self-reflection and continuous improvement
• Design and evaluate developmentally appropriate curriculum for STEM lab
• Prepare daily lesson plans and materials for the STEM lab that engage and challenge students
• Motivate and challenge children to learn
• Monitor student behavior and administer a discipline plan fairly and consistently
• Evaluate students through formative and summative assessments and other procedures
• Communicate progress of students via report cards and during parent/teacher conferences affirming our commitment to student achievement, growth, and support
• Supervise students (i.e. playground, cafeteria, classroom, and field trips)

OTHER DUTIES/FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitate the elementary portion of the K-12 yearbook
• Assist the principal in providing an atmosphere conducive to learning and teaching.
• Attend meetings, workshops and school functions
• Order supplies; equipment; materials
• Other duties as assigned

CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF HBA: An employee of HBA must demonstrate the following core competencies:

• Christ-like Conduct: Imitate the life of Jesus Christ and take on his behavior, mindset, choices, and character and apply it to everyday life. Exhibit love, humility, compassion, and servanthood, and allow God the opportunity to work in us and to manifest His Glory within US.
• Passion for Our Calling: Respond to God's passion in our hearts to complete the things He calls us to do. Acknowledge that passion encompasses more than the work, it taps into one's whole life purpose. Reward of wages and prestige are peripheral to using the God-given gifts and talents to have an effect on the greater good and an impact beyond oneself. Yield passionately to God's calling to live a life full of joy, satisfaction and true fulfillment.
• Teamwork: Promotes teamwork through building consensus to develop mutual trust, respect, and commonality of goals. Supports team decisions, collaborates with others to develop team solutions, builds consensus, and resolves conflict.
• Customer Focus: Organizes and prioritizes resources to focus on and exceed customer expectations. Makes it "easy to do business with" HBA. Demonstrates understanding, helpfulness, sensitivity, and concern of the needs and feelings of external and internal customers.
• Effective Communication: Listens carefully to feedback and others' views and asks clarifying questions to confirm understanding. Clearly states views and opinions. Actively takes responsibility to ensure there is mutual understanding in all viewpoints and communication. Adapts oral and written communication to the needs and interests of the target audience. Openly shares information in a timely manner with others who need that information.
• Results Orientation: Can be counted on to achieve assigned or promised results in a timely manner by utilizing resources effectively. Clarifies expectations and measurements of performance. Seeks guidance or other resources needed. Takes personal ownership for results by holding self and others accountable for results. Shows strong desire and drive for success by identifying and overcoming obstacles. Demonstrates a sense of urgency and is persistent in using extra effort to achieve results. Focuses efforts on, and strives to attain, results that are important to the Registrar's Office and HBA.
• Practical Thinking and Decision-Making. Identifies, defines, and focuses on specific problem or issue. Determines information needs and collects, analyzes, interprets, and develops it for use in making decisions. Makes timely and appropriate decisions driven by the information, the needs of the organization, and the need for innovation and creativity to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Continuous Improvement. Strives to continually improve one's own job performance and to better the work environment, work quality, results, and how the work is done. Accepts both the need for and positive potential of change in the workplace. Is willing to take managed risks to test approaches that may better satisfy a customer's needs or to meet HBA's needs and goals. Develops alternative and imaginative solutions and approaches to problems. Actively looks for opportunities to redesign and improve work methods and makes changes to improve operating efficiency and quality of output.
• Supporting and Leading Change. Participates in all aspects of both the organizational and -process oriented change cycles to accomplish the goals set for their particular level of responsibility. Identifies, plans for, and leads change needed to support HBA's mission and values .

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Equipment and Software Use: Computer skills, photocopier, multi-line push button telephone, Smart Board, ipad, Google docs/calendars/forms, FinalSite, myBackpack.
• Work Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:00p.m., Monday - Friday. Some weekday after-hours and weekend work may be required. Occasional outside workshops and conferences (even during the fall, winter, spring, and summer breaks) may be required.
• Mental Demands: Ability to see both overall picture and detail. Ability to do long-range planning. Exercises good judgement, able to make sound decisions, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Physical Demands: Ability to stand for long periods of time. Flexibility in moving with children. Ability to move heavy objects.
• Social Demands: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholders in a friendly and concise way.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Spiritual: Must have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of his/her life and demonstrate a living relationship with Jesus Christ as described in "The Baptist Faith and Message", the tenets of the Southern Baptist denomination.
• Skills/Knowledge: Knowledge in core subject area. Understanding of child development. Strong organizational skills. Able to communicate effectively with students and colleagues. Ability to work with a variety of people; team player . Ability to motivate others to reach their fullest potential. CPR, First Aid, and AED training is required.
• Education/Training: Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Education from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: Minimum of three (3) years teaching at the elementary school level. Experience in teaching STEM or science/technology preferred.