Job Description

Summary of Work Activities and Responsibilities:
The Ateneo de Manila Grade School Teacher is the primary formator in the classroom. As a model of the Jesuit principle of cura personalis alumnorum (personal care and concern for the student), he/she is greatly responsible for the development and holistic formation of the students.
Following the principle of special parental authority, an equally important task of the Grade School teacher aside from teaching is to attend to the welfare of students.
The Grade School teacher is based in a grade level and is a member of a subject area task force. As a faculty member, the teacher is expected to be involved in the academic and social life of the school community. He/she also involves him/herself in professional learning communities, participates in school committees, and attends official school functions and outreach programs such as Bigay Puso and Brigada Eskwela.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
I. Regular Duties
Writes individual lesson plans, participates in articulation and collaboration sessions
Teaches the subject assigned to him/her, with emphasis on student-centered activities
Prepares instructional materials such as visual aids, Learning Activity Sheets (LAS), Information Sheets (IS), and Evaluation Sheets (ES)
Gives seatwork, homework, and quizzes regularly
Notifies parents of each student's performance and confers with parents during regular parent-teacher conferences, or upon the request of either party
Attends grade level meetings; participates in and evaluates grade-level activities
Attends task force meetings; participates in and evaluates task forces projects
Attends and actively participates in Faculty general assemblies and other committees assigned to him/her
Takes responsibility for the care of instructional materials, school equipment, and facilities
II. Prefecting and Proctoring Duties
Monitors the students at specific locations during Quiet Time, Mind-Setting Time, recess, and lunch on assigned days
Monitors the class when assigned as table prefect in the cafeteria (for Grades 3-6 Teachers)
Monitors the students during the Sportsfests and Intramurals
Proctors a class during quarterly examinations.
Proctors a class during dismissal (for Grades 1-4)
III. Advising and Counseling Duties
Gives counsel and direction to individual members of his/her class and makes referrals to the Child Development Center when appropriate
Handles disciplinary cases of his/her students; and refers serious cases to the GLC
Follows up on referrals with the class teacher/adviser and/or the Child Development Center
Gives group guidance to his/her class during ST-Ar period and Quiet Time and coordinates with the Guidance Counselor (for CT/CA only)
IV. Student Recording and Reporting Duties
Checks the students' attendance and punctuality.
Corrects seatwork, homework, quizzes, and quarterly examinations
Scores, records, encodes, and validates student marks in grading sheets
Recommends to the GLC stars and bars for Grades 3-4 and merits and demerits for Grades 5-6
Submits records of student attendance and deportment and other reports to the GLC
Submits reports on students' honors and awards to the GLC
sures the confidentiality and integrity of official school records pertaining to the students (e.g. report cards, exams, guidance test results)
Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's/College Degree, Professional License (passed board/bar/professional license exam) in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or equivalent
At least one (1) year of teaching experience in elementary education
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a team, with a warm personality and a flexible attitude
Proficient in MS Office and G Suite applications