Position Title: EL Teacher 

Job ID#: 1810

Assignment: Elementary School 

Reports to: Building Principal 

Date Available: 2025-2026 School Year 

Contract: 186 days 

 

Crete Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the position of EL Teacher at Crete Elementary School for grades K-2 for the 2025-2026 school year. Benefits include paid health insurance, long-term disability insurance, and personal and sick leave. This position is open until filled. 

 

Essential Requirements: 

 

Required Job Tasks:

 

1. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students

    for whom they are responsible.

2. Observe and evaluate students'; performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
3. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to

    students.
4. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests.
5. Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as

    English, mathematics, or social studies.

6. Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress.
7. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that

    provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
8. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and

    administrative regulations.

9. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
10. Assign lessons and correct homework.
11. Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
12. Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to

    resolve students'; behavioral and academic problems.

13. Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to

    persevere with challenging tasks.

14. Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or

    requirements of the State and the school district.

15. Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's' progress and to determine priorities

    for their children and their resource needs.

16. Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
17. Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students'; needs and progress.
18. Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
19. Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate

    supervisors.

20. Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring,

    and bus loading and unloading.

21. Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine student

    strengths and areas of need.

22. Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and

    social development.
23. Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential

    activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.

24. Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

25. Serve as a role model to all students.
26. Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District’s

    reputation or image in the community.

27. Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the

    education of students.
28. Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with other staff and

    administration.
29. Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.
30. Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with

    law and District rules.
31. Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education

    (NDE Rule 27).

 

 

FLSA Status: Exempt 

 

Professional exemption: The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.

 

 

Other Responsibilities:

 

Perform other tasks or duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Principal.

 

 

Essential Functions:

 

The essential functions of the Teacher position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:

 

 

 

Physical Requirements

E = Essential
NE = Non-Essential

Item is not a requirement of the job

 

 


NE

Occasional - up to 33% of time

 

 

 

 

 

NE

Occasional - up to 33% of time, absolutely essential to the job

 


NE

Frequent - between 34%-66% of time

 

 


E

Continuous - over 66% of time

 

 


E
Stamina
1. Sitting       X  
2. Walking       X  
3. Standing     X    
4. Sprinting/Running   X      
Flexibility
5. Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person       X  
6. Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person       X  
7. Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling       X  
8. Reaching above the head       X  
9. Reaching forward       X  
10. Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.)       X  
Activities
11. Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)   X      
12. Hand/grip strength     X    
13. Driving on the job     X    
14. Typing non-stop       X  
Use of Arms and Hands
15. Manual dexterity (screwing a lid on a jar)     X    
16. Finger dexterity (typing)     X    
Lifting Requirements
17. Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)          
Floor to waist     X    
Waist to shoulder     X    
Shoulder to overhead   X      
18. Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)          
Floor to waist          
Waist to shoulder          
Shoulder to overhead X        
19. Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)          
Floor to waist   X      
Waist to shoulder   X      
Shoulder to overhead X        
20. Lifting 51 to 75 pounds (Mark all that apply)          
Floor to waist X        
Waist to shoulder X        
Shoulder to overhead X        
21. Lifting 76 plus pounds (Mark all that apply)          
Floor to waist X        
Waist to shoulder X        
Shoulder to overhead X        
22. Can load/items weighing over 50 pounds that are lifted or carried be shared, or reduced into smaller loads? X        
Pushing/Pulling
23. 25 to 50 pounds     X    
24. 51 to 75 pounds   X      
25. 76 to 90 pounds X        
26. Over 90 pounds X        
Carrying
27. 10 to 25 pounds     X    
28. 26 to 50 pounds   X      
29. 51 to 75 pounds X        
30. 76 to 90 pounds X        
31. Over 90 pounds X