Prekindergarten Teacher

Prekindergarten Teacher

Reports To: Site Administrator

Location: Various Locations

Nature Of Work: This is a professional position to meet the instructional goals of the school and school system by delivering instructional programs effectively to ensure student achievement.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students and community members
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to report to work daily and on time
• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
• Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Possess excellent time management skills and ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public School System
• Ability to direct and evaluate student learning experiences
• Ability to provide guidance to students to promote education development and welfare
• Ability to plan and coordinate the instructional program in accordance with the current curricula

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Plans and coordinates the instructional program in accordance with the current curricula provided by the Maryland State Department of Education aligned with the SMCPS scope and sequence
• Provides care and protection of school property
• Supervises student activity on school property
• Participates in co-curricular activities
• Maintains accurate student attendance
• Assists students with learning activities
• Takes part in professional development activities
• Cooperates with students and staff
• Maintains open lines of communications with students, staff, and parents
• Maintains current lesson plans
• Performs other related and non-related job duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred:

• Eligibility for professional certification/licensure of the appropriate grade and or content

Term Of Employment: Full-time ten-month position.

Salary Grade Range: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten-month employees.

Bargaining Unit Eligibility: EASMC

Updated: 7.2024, 04.2025