Elementary School Teacher Grades K-3

Vision:

Empowering and encouraging a commitment to learning for all students in every community.

Who We Are

At Liberty Grove, we envision a community of academic excellence that sparks innovation and creates opportunities. We achieve this by empowering students of diverse backgrounds and removing labels through community building, high standards of excellence, and embracing a wide variety of learning opportunities.

• We believe in the positive intersection of community and school and the collective ownership of raising well-educated, civic-minded children.
• We find the best in our students and accept them for who they are.
• We use our beliefs to act as a motivator and embrace the power of “why not us?”

Who You Are

You believe every student deserves an opportunity to participate in an exceptional educational environment and are inspired every day to demand the best for yourself and your students.

About the Role

Liberty Grove Schools is seeking committed educators to provide academic instruction in an elementary learning environment for grades 4th thru 6th. Instruction will guide and engage students to develop academically in math, science, English language arts, and social skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provide academic subject instruction in math, science, social studies, and ELA
• Lesson Plan Internalization: Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill requirements of the school’s curriculum and the Indiana Academic Standards
• Project-Based Learning Activities: Prepare class projects and activities to ensure subject matter mastery
• Differentiated Teaching and Learning Approach: Plan and use learning strategies, activities, equipment, and technology to accommodate the learning needs of each student while embracing the abilities students have already gained.
• Provide routine feedback to students, colleagues, and parents regarding progress based on observed performance and development
• Data-Driven Mindset: Conduct ongoing assessment of student academic achievement through formal and informal testing
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning, supporting the physical, social, and emotional development of students
• Cultivate positive student behavior by establishing meaningful relationships and transparent routines aligned to Liberty Grove Schools core values
• Collaboration: Participation in department, school, district, and parent meetings; including staff development
• Assign and grade classwork, homework, test, and assignments
• Perform additional duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Graduate Degree preferred
• Valid Indiana State Teacher’s License or equivalent in Elementary Education (K-6)
• Demonstrated competency in academic subjects

COMPENSATION

Liberty Grove Schools offers a

• Highly competitive salary ($40,000-$60,000)
• benefits structure
• 403(b) match