Primary Responsibilities:

The Lower School Instructor reports to the Director of Lower School and is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• The teaching, management, and discipline of assigned classes.
• Accept assignments and duties as determined by the Division Director, including study halls and various hall, lunch, and after-school patrols.
• Arrive punctually and leave after the official school day.
• Being punctual assumes being prepared for classes.
• After-school availability is assumed to assist students and to meet with teachers, parents, and/or administrators.
• Dress professionally and be well-groomed.
• Recognize that extra-curricular activities are essential to students, and students appreciate teacher interest in these activities.
• Attending athletic contests, performances, and evening or weekend events are assumed.
• Recognize the importance of appropriate relationships with parents.
• Professional attitude must be maintained but should be mixed with informal exchanges that are pleasant and respectful.
• Understand the parent consumer attitudes towards their school and their needs to see positive academic and social growth in their students.
• Be personally and professionally aware of students' emotional and intellectual stages in grades 1-5.
• Support their achievements, correct their mistakes, and recognize their uncertainties and fears.
• Integrate technology into all aspects of the curriculum
• Utilize technology to increase productivity, efficiencies, and efficiency (including email, word processing, presentation, and communication software
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School
• Support the school and its leadership.

Desired Knowledge and Skills:

• A proven track record of student success
• Digital literacy; proficiency in web-based applications, databases, and videoconferencing

Personal Qualities:

• Demonstrates a love for children
• Enthusiastically embraces school life/functions/mission
• Has a growth mindset
• Sees the promise and possibilities in people
• Values humility and collaboration
• Possesses strong organizational skills and punctuality

Compensation:

• Competitive with full benefits
• Commensurate with experience, education, and local independent school markets

Physical Requirement:

• Ability to sit at computer and keyboard for moderate periods
• Mobility sufficient to move about campus includes climbing stairs
• Sight and hearing are adequate to perform the duties of the job, including communicating clearly
• Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds on an occasional basis.

About Saint Paul's School

Saint Paul’s School is an independent, Episcopal, co-educational school located in Clearwater, Florida, serving ages two months through Eighth grade. Saint Paul’s 10-acre campus is nestled in a Clearwater neighborhood in mid-Pinellas county. Saint Paul’s students learn to become young leaders in a school that offers a strong core academic foundation coupled with programs in the arts, physical education, media/technology, foreign language, and extracurricular areas. In a society of multiple cultures, faith traditions, perspectives, and talents, we prepare our students to grow into competent, caring and creative young adults who understand their responsibility to others and to the greater community.

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