Grade 1 Faculty
Thaden School
Bentonville, AR, USA
Posted on Apr 30, 2025
Job Details
Bentonville - Bentonville, AR
Role and Responsibilities
- Facilitate student learning in core-curriculum subjects mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and social-emotional learning.
- Model Thaden’s philosophy in working with students, parents, colleagues, and administration.
- Create a classroom environment that facilitates the social-emotional development of each student.
- Support students in achieving their full potential of development and growth through observation of student behavior and needs and consult with the school counselor and learning support staff.
- Work with the Head of Lower School to carry out the academic program through effective curriculum development and implementation, classroom management, and parent communication.
- Collaborate with grade-level colleagues, as well as work closely with other Lower School faculty around teaching and learning.
- Write narrative progress reports for each child at the end of the three trimesters and hold parent-teacher conferences to amplify the information included in the progress reports.
- Attend and participate in faculty in-service meetings, faculty professional development, student gatherings, and other school functions, as requested.
- Participate in professional development opportunities and keep current on educational issues and trends.
- Effectively interact with a diverse population of students, families, and faculty and staff.
- Invest in the life of the school by participating in collaborative planning sessions, faculty meetings, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Administer assessments and interpret results to determine student strengths and areas of need.
- Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
- Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Skills, Qualifications, and Attributes
- Positive personality and love for children.
- Interest in and in-depth knowledge about the teaching of early childhood students, including those from a variety of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Strong interest in the social-emotional needs of early childhood students.
- Highly collaborative and collegial manner.
- Consistent, highly professional behavior, including discretion, judgment, and integrity.
- Dedicated work ethic: proactive, responsible, reliable, punctual, and attentive to deadlines.
- Effective time-management skills with the ability to manage, organize, and prioritize work.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- High proficiency with teaching and learning technology accompanied by a willingness to learn new technologies.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Flexibility with the special needs associated with an academic calendar and schedule.
- Ability to display strong initiative, internal motivation, and a willingness to take on responsibilities beyond those explicitly defined. Committed to professional learning and growth.
- Undergraduate degree (master’s preferred) in education or an appropriate content field.
- Three to five years of successful teaching experience.
- Candidate must also complete the required background check.
Physical Requirements
- Job frequently requires standing, walking, and handling objects with hands.
- Job occasionally requires reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Some work performed outside exposed to changing weather conditions.
- Moderate concentration/intensity, which includes prolonged mental effort with limited opportunity for breaks.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
