Preschool Teacher – Sibley East Public Schools

Licensure Desired: Early Childhood (Birth-Grade 3) and Family Educator
Date Posted:  April 9, 2024
Start Date:  August 2024
Closing Date:  Open Until Filled

Essential Functions
Applicants should demonstrate a love for teaching, passion for serving early childhood students and families, and ability to successfully communicate with families and fellow staff members.  In addition:

• Promote and communicate a positive image of Sibley East Public Schools

• Demonstrate regular attendance, arrive on time, follow work schedule correctly

• Using district and program instructional procedures

• Provide preschool education to children in the assigned classroom. This includes implementation of social-emotional strategies and supports, assessment, curriculum, and instruction

• Supervise support staff including effectively training, scheduling, and evaluating assistant site managers/paras, workers, and subs

• Serve as an active member of a self-directed work team overseeing site-based day-to-day operations of preschool programs. Share the responsibilities with support staff to build a team concept

• Assist in implementation and evaluation of site programs. Assist in setting and working to achieve program goals based on yearly parent survey results

• Assist in development and implementation of field trips and on-site activities throughout the year, and special events district-wide

• Assist in planning and implementation of a preschool program in accordance with policies, philosophies and goals of Sibley East Public Schools

• Provide leadership to children and work and interact with children in a caring, positive, supportive and respectful manner on a daily basis

• Design and maintain a safe and stimulating environment and determine effective use of facilities and equipment

• Develop strong relationships with children to promote learning and partnerships with parents/caregivers to promote family engagement; conduct parent-teacher conferences, open house and on-going communication with families

• Accommodate all special needs issues effectively and appropriately in partnership with Early Childhood Special Education

• Collaborate with district lead and kindergarten teachers to ensure pre-K and K alignment

• Attend professional development provided by the district and program, including workshops, presentations, coaching sessions, staff meetings, implement the learning in instructional practice

• Assist with preschool registration, screening, and related state reports

• Coordinate and implement parent/caregiver educator and Early Childhood Family Education classes

• Perform other related functions or additional duties as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• Holds current, valid Minnesota Teaching License in Early Childhood (Birth – Grade 3) and Parent Educator

• Knowledge of and commitment to community education mission

• Demonstrates customer and human relations skills

• Demonstrates employment experience in preschool setting

• Ability to work independently and prioritize work assignments

• Skill in use of computers

• Demonstrated writing, planning and organizational skills

• Maintain current First Aid and CPR certifications

• Knowledge of curriculum, and assessment tools

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds

• Position may require a significant amount of walking or standing in order to work directly with children

• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the Principal and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.  

• Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities.  It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility. 

Additional Information 

• Sibley East Elementary School is a newly constructed Pre-K thru Grade 5 campus located in Gaylord, Minnesota which is fifty-five miles southwest of the Twin Cities Metro area.  The communities of Arlington, Gaylord, and Green Isle make up ISD #2310. 

• Per the Sibley East Master Agreement between the district and the teacher’s union, the district may be willing to pay for an educator to acquire credits, certification, or an advanced degree to attain additional licensure.  Qualified applicants with teacher licensure outside of the desired fields are encouraged to apply.   

• Internal and External applicants apply online at: https://www.applitrack.com/sibleyeast/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=1278