Southeast Delco School District  

Gifted Program Teacher

Elementary and Secondary Locations

Position Summary: The ideal candidate will support the District's mission and vision and have the primary responsibility to plan and deliver developmentally appropriate lessons that meet state-mandated standards. Each teacher will also communicate regularly and effectively with students/parents.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Duties:

• To meet the needs of students who are gifted and/or talented by providing advanced curriculum, enrichment units, instruction in process skills, and effective growth experience

• Develop program objectives, enrichment units and process curricula for gifted and talented program

• Develop lesson plans, including activities and materials, and implement objectives through individual and small group activities

• Serve as a resource person in gifted education for all district personnel

• Provide students with opportunities for interaction with community, state, and national resources

• Monitor student’s progress, keep appropriate records, and prepare reports on regular basis

• Communicate with students, parents, and regular classroom teachers and administrators through conferences and other means to discuss students’ progress and interpret the gifted program

• Maintain professional competence through professional development activities provided by the district and/ or self-selected professional growth activities

• Employ a variety of instructional techniques, strategies, and media, consistent with capabilities of the individual or student group involved

• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy administrative regulations and gifted program plan

• Assign tasks that are intellectually challenging to students

• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skill

Knowledge, Skill, & Abilities:

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District.
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.
• Knowledge of PA Core Standards and Eligible Content
• Knowledge of Instructional Planning Guides as it relates to the instructional block
• Knowledge of Digital Curriculum components
• Ability to courageously lead conversations focused on equity, closing opportunity gaps, and equal access to technology-infused lessons of rigor.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parents or guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual environment.
• Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university in Education
• Valid Pennsylvania Certification or a confirmed pathway to certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Education or a related field of study
• 2+ years of experience teaching in education environment

Pre-employment Paperwork Requirements:

• Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
• Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure release (Act 168) forms
• School Personnel Health REcord and TB Test

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis
• Indoor office environment is subject to frequent interruptions
• Pushing, moving and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment
• Clarity of vision at varying distances
• Verbal, auditory and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
• Sitting and standing for extended periods of time
• Frequent sitting, standing and walking
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies
• Lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
• Occasional bending, reaching and stretching
• Occasional kneeling, crouching and squatting
• Occasional pulling, pushing

Level of Compensation: $52,283 - $104,397 (dependent on step and track placement as determined based on collective bargaining agreements)

Location:

District-Wide

This is a 10-month SDEA contract position with benefits

Disclaimer:

The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principle functions of this job, the scope of responsibility, and the level of knowledge and skills typically required, but should not be considered an inclusive listing of work requirements, skills or duties so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. 

All employment open positions are made available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability, or veteran status. 

Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee.

The Southeast Delco School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.