AUGUST 8, 2025                     Notice of Vacancy

POSITION:  ELEMENTARY TEACHER (PRE-KINDERGARTEN/KINDERGARTEN)

 
CONTRACT: 188 days, beginning August 2025
                         
QUALIFICATIONS:   Required: Valid Alaska teaching certificate or program enrollment. Preferred: Early Childhood teaching certificate (prek-3rd) and/or Elementary Teacher Certification
 
REPORTS TO: Principal
 
JOB GOAL:   To prepare preschool/kindergarten students to succeed by addressing the cultural, social/emotional, motor, cognitive, and language/literacy development of early childhood students.
 
SALARY:  Depending on experience / negotiated salary schedule
 
DUTIES: Under the supervision of the site principal, responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. School Readiness: Structure and implement preschool and kindergarten activities to maximize student learning, adhering to the Alaska Early Learning Guidelines and Kindergarten standards. Utilize the adopted curriculum, write daily lesson plans, and integrate local Alaska Native cultural activities, dramatic play, language instruction, and literature each month.

2. Students in Need: Implement whole-group, small group and individualized learning strategies; adhere to student IEPs as needed; communicate and work collaborative on home strategies.

3. Behavioral Support: Utilizes Trauma Informed Practices, Social Emotional Learning, and Self-Regulation in order to support positive behavior. 

4. Family Engagement: builds strong home-school collaboration through the use of student individual learning plans, family kit checkout, monthly family events, and conferences.

5. Assessment: implements fall and spring screening; maintains formative assessment student portfolio.

6. Professional Development: Strives to maintain and improve professional competence. Participates in a professional development plan (i.e. self-assessments, in-services, meetings with team members, independent learning, coaching, professional learning community, etc.) to aid in teacher growth and children’s development.

7. Reports: Maintains accurate, complete, and updated records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation. Submit reports and documents (i.e. gather data on - children’s learning to inform teaching practice, curriculum usage, parent engagement, self-assessments etc.) to the principal and/or Director of Special Projects.

 
SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Able to meet deadlines and follow instructions

• Strong interpersonal skills, including collegiality, collaboration and communication.

• Knowledge & experience with differentiated instruction and intervention

• Positive, energetic, flexible, organized and efficient

• Knowledge of social emotional learning and positive guidance strategies for classroom management.

 
CONTACT:        Michael Robbins, Superintendent
                          Bristol Bay Borough School District 
                          907-246-4265 Ext 349 or HR@bbbsd.net
 
The above job description is intended to describe the duties of an employee in general terms and does not necessarily describe all job duties. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, handicapping condition or national origin.