JOB TITLE: Title I Reading Teacher
DEPARTMENT: Teaching REPORTS TO: Principal
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
BUILDING: Elementary SALARY SCHEDULE: Certified Teacher - 2025-2026 Contract Dates are in accordance with the school calendar
- Salary Range $44,000-$77,800
- Career Ladder eligible
- Benefits Package: Full Benefits package, includes Medical, Dental & Life Insurance
- Missouri State Teacher Certification Required
- Start date: 2025-2026 School Year
POSITION SUMMARY
To provide instruction, guided practice, assessments, remediation, and enrichment in reading through a variety of learning opportunities and ensure a positive, successful educational experience for students. Aid in helping students acquire the grade level expectation skills set forth by Missouri Department of Education and Hillsboro R-3 curriculum.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES - Develops a program of study that meets individual needs, interests and abilities of students.
- Provides reading skills instruction consistent with grade level expectations by lecturing, demonstrating and using audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations.
- Prepares course objectives and outlines for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.
- Assigns lessons, and provides students with positive feedback and constructive criticism on assignments.
- Administers tests to evaluate student’s progress, records results, and issues reports or conducts meetings to inform parents of progress.
- Acts as a resource for classroom teachers by providing supplemental instructional materials, attending parent/teacher conferences, and monitoring student progress.
- Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
- Maintains discipline in the classroom.
- Recognizes and refers students encountering medical, physical and/or psychological problems seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate working relationships by actively communicating with parents.
MARGINAL DUTIES - Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, mentor programs and teacher training workshops.
- Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
- Contributes to the decisions made by the District and building regarding budget, facilities, curriculum, and personnel well-being.
- Maintains a physically and aesthetically attractive classroom setting and exercises proper care of school equipment.
- Performs additional tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.
EVALUATION AND JOB PERFORMANCE - Certified Teacher evaluation
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS - 120 hours of college credits
- Missouri State Reading Specialist Certification
PHYSICAL DEMANDS - The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. The employee is frequently required to feel, grasp, push, reach with hands/arms, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, crawl, perform repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement, and move up or down from/to sitting position.
MENTAL DEMANDS - Ability to maintain confidentiality; communicate clearly both orally and in writing
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - Generally, this individual will be working in a quiet environment in the classroom.
- Occasionally exposed to loud noise levels.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.
Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.