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Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Teacher 

LOCATION: Green Bay Early Childhood Center

REPORTS TO: Principal

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Teaching and leading the implementation of Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies to support the enhancement and maintenance of a positive school climate, effective classroom management, social & emotional skills development and effective behavioral interventions systems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Licensure:
2. Required Professional Educator License
3. Preferred Masters in School Counseling or Type 75 Principal Endorsement
4. Experience:
5. Required Elementary classroom teacher experience and familiarity with SEL Standards and Strategies
   
   
   

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work closely with the school MTSS team and school administrators in strategic planning and to address the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) needs of students and support their academic success;
2. Conduct SEL lessons in classrooms and with small groups of students;
3. Coach classroom teachers and school staff in SEL strategies and effective responses to student behavioral needs;
4. Collaborate with the school MTSS team in developing and maintaining intervention systems to support student social-emotional and behavioral needs;
5. Assist in analyzing school behavioral and climate data sources
6. Participate in SEL professional development activities;
7. When individual student social, emotional, and/or behavior issues arise, collaborate with school staff on prevention, de-escalation, and intervention strategies, and identify opportunities for minimizing or addressing behavior issues in the future;
8. Participate in the school Crisis Team;
9. Support student attendance initiatives;
10. Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Passion and urgency for the critical role of SEL/School Climate in improving the lives of students and families in the district
2. Knowledge of best practices in school climate and SEL supports;
3. Experience in the analysis of data to ensure improvement in professional practice;
4. Experience in having critical conversations for the purpose of continuous improvement among peer and non-peer colleague groups
5. Experience in consultation and assistance to peer and non-peer audiences
6. Ability to coordinate and collaborate with diverse groups of professionals across multiple departments and organizations to achieve consistent practices
7. Ability to provide professional development for a variety of stakeholders
8. Ability to effectively achieve multiple goals and manage multiple projects simultaneously;
9. Ability to think critically and strategically;

DISTRICT CORE COMPETENCIES: 

1.      Willingly anticipate, identify and adopt to change;

2.      Engage in all job-related interactions and activities, with contacts from within and outside the 

District, in a courteous and professional manner;

3.      Communicate with styles that are approachable and respectful;

4.      Participate in professional development and training to become more effective and efficient;

5.      Take initiative to manage multiple tasks;

6.      Effectively organize work to be as productive as possible.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Manual Dexterity: Work requires definite skilled and accurate physical operations requiring some closely coordinated performance.

Physical Effort: Work required handling average weight materials or equipment, but not for sustained periods.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:   180 day contract

SALARY RANGE: See collective bargaining agreement

EVALUATION:  Conducted annually

This description has been prepared to assist in properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, working conditions, etc.  It is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title.  It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit, or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision.  Scheduling flexibility is required to accommodate changing school/district needs.  The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.  
The North Chicago Community Unit School District #187 is an Equal Opportunity Employer with established policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,  sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, marital status, arrest record, military status, order of protection status, unfavorable military discharge, citizenship status provided the individual  is authorized to work in the United States, use of lawful products while not at work, being a victim  of domestic or sexual violence, genetic information, physical  or mental handicap or disability, if otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation, credit history, unless a satisfactory credit history is an established bona fide occupational requirement of a particular position, or other legally protected categories.  The Superintendent of Schools/designee (847-689-8150) addresses questions regarding student discrimination, and the Director of Human Resources (847-689-8150) answers questions concerning staff discrimination.

CREATED: 5/20/19

UPDATED: 6/16/2026