4th Grade Teacher
Sublimity School


POSITION TYPE: Licensed
START DATE: August 18, 2025, for Orientation
WORK DAYS: 190 
PAY: Pay for the 2025-26 school year ranges from $47,500 to $91,308.  Placement is dependent on verifiable experience and education level.  We also cover your PERS contribution.

Please note that our Administrators are off work for the summer and will review applications when they return at the end of July.

HIRING MANAGER:  Ryan Westenskow, Principal - ryan.westenskow@nsantiam.k12.or.us

Teaching Job Description
Sublimity School is excited to welcome a 4th Grade Teacher to our team for the 2025-26 school year! Our mission is to help students reach their full potential and become productive citizens. We are looking for a full-time elementary teacher to join our collaborative and diverse team of teachers. Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, positive, and passionate about teaching. 

About Us
Sublimity Elementary is a unique K-8 school located approximately 20 minutes east of Salem, Oregon. While our students often perform well on standardized tests and other academic measurements, our primary goal is to help them perform well in life. We are fortunate to have the support of a very involved community, which is often reflected by our PTC's involvement and financial support. Our staff believes in setting high expectations for students, taking time to create intentional relationships within our community, and mentoring each other. We offer peer leadership opportunities, parent/family support, involvement, and experienced administration. Sublimity School is an AVID school, and we pride ourselves on having high-level instruction and rigor in every classroom.

Essential Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each requirement satisfactorily.  The requirements below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the position.

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree and current valid Oregon Teaching License with Reading Endorsement Preferred
• Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of subject matter, seek professional growth, improve classroom instruction, and qualify for license renewal by following both state and district regulations
• Ability to maintain strength of knowledge and practice in instructional skills and strategies.
• Ability to demonstrate standards of moral character and behavior and to serve as an effective role model for students.
• Ability to work harmoniously with others and to communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) with students, parents, teachers, and community
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with student, staff, and parent information
• Ability to communicate with individuals of varied cultural and educational backgrounds
• Ability to work effectively in an environment that can be both physically and emotionally fatiguing
• Perform physical requirements related to classroom teaching and supervision
• Such alternative to the above requirements as the School Board or the Administration may deem appropriate and acceptable

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned):

1. Demonstrate knowledge about at-risk students and intervention strategies for working with at-risk/low-achieving students
2. Plan and implement a program of study following state and district goals/curriculum that reasonably meet students' individual needs and development
3. Employ effective diagnostic and prescriptive procedures for identifying students at or below grade level, and analyze test data to determine academic growth
4. Demonstrate knowledge of learning modalities and self-concept factors that affect student learning
5. Guide the learning process toward achieving curriculum goals; establish clear objectives for all instructional units, projects, and lessons to communicate these goals and objectives to students
6. Possess a wide range of knowledge about children’s literature and methods for teaching reading and language
7. Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student conduct and, for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and attendance
8. Develop and maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning with the resources provided by the District
9. Establish and clarify acceptable standards for student behavior and demonstrate effective classroom management skills
10. Establish and maintain open lines of communication with parents concerning students' academic and behavioral progress
11. Assess the accomplishments of students regularly, maintain such records as required by law and district policy, and grant compliance
12. Assist the administration in implementing District policies, rules, grant requirements, and school improvement efforts
13. Satisfactorily perform teaching responsibilities and continually evaluate and reappraise professional performance using District guidelines
14. Assume the responsibility for seeking help and advice, and take full responsibility for demonstrating professional growth and needed improvement
15. Serve as a role model to students in the areas of appearance, actions, behaviors, and interpersonal interactions with peers
16. Take reasonable precautions to provide for the health and safety of students and protect equipment, materials, and facilities
17. Maintain accurate, complete, and confidential records as required by law, District policy, and administrative regulations
18. Cooperate with other staff members in planning District curriculum and instructional methods, goals, and objectives
19. Direct and assign activities of assigned instructional assistants, volunteers, and other para-professionals
20. Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues
21. Attend meetings and serve on committees as directed
22. Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students, parents, and staff
23. Act as a friendly ambassador of the North Santiam School District
24. Perform other tasks (which may require knowledge of different job descriptions) that may seem appropriate to the Board or Administration

North Santiam is a PBIS District - Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) focuses on creating an educational environment that supports student learning and growth. PBIS schools use classroom and school-wide strategies to promote and teach expected behavior, provide positive reinforcement, and use data-based information to guide intervention and management.