Job Description
Job
Title: Night/Summer School Teacher
Department:
Reports
To: Principal
FLSA
Status:
Exempt
Salary Schedule: TT
Prepared
By:
Prepared
Date: 1/24/2013
Approved
By: Human Resources Director
Approved
Date:
SUMMARY
Under
the direction of the school principal, the teacher is responsible for the
education of assigned students and will create a flexible program and class
environment favorable for learning and personal growth. The teacher will establish effective rapport
with students; motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes, and the knowledge
needed to provide a good foundation for further education, and do so in
accordance with each student’s ability.
Professional relations will be developed and maintained with other staff
and parents.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
Provides
learning experiences and teaches the course of study prescribed by the District
approved curriculum.
Develops
and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction
of students with wide range of mental, physical and emotional maturity.
Provides
individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs and motivate
students.
Establishes
and maintains standards of student control required to achieve effective
participation in all activities.
Evaluates
academic and social growth of students and keeps appropriate records.
Provides appropriate instruction and activities
for students to meet school and District policies, goals, and objectives.
Communicates with parents through a variety of
means as needed.
Identifies
student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing
and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
Maintains professional competence through in-service
education activities provided by the District and/or professional growth
activities and university courses.
Provides
accurate attendance information in accordance with the procedure established by
the school where the teacher is assigned.
Cooperates
with the custodian(s) for the general housekeeping needs in the area(s) for
which the teacher is assigned.
Teachers are
expected to dress in good taste and be well groomed, befitting to members of a
respected profession. Cleanliness of
self and attire, neatness, and attractive grooming are stressed and expected. Teachers should always dress in a manner that
professionally sets them apart from students.
Exceptions to the dress limitations are teachers of P.E. may wear shorts
of modest attire during classes or other school approved special events or
activities.
Attendance is
critical to acceptably perform the above-listed job functions.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES: None unless otherwise specified by school
principal.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual
must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements
listed above and below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's
degree from four-year college or university.
CERTIFICATES,
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Active Teaching License
with proper endorsements authorizing areas assigned.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS: Fluent in English. ESL endorsement would be beneficial.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS: Ability
to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole
numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to
draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve
practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations
where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS: The
physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use
hands to handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands
and arms. The employee is occasionally
required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or
smell. The employee must regularly lift
and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25
pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT: The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside
weather conditions. The noise level in
the work environment is usually moderate.
**PLEASE REVIEW THE
TEACHER ADDENDUMS FOR ANY POSITION DESCRIPTION MODIFICATIONS AND/OR ADDITIONS
FOR PARTICULAR POSITIONS.