Job Title: Teacher – Secondary
Department: Learning - Secondary
Pay Grade: Teacher's Salary Schedule
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Principal
GENERAL PURPOSE
This position is responsible for providing support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for ensuring secondary age students' success in academics, interpersonal skills and activities of daily living. Supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group an individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teachers, other
professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students' parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.
Essential Functions
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Instructs students improving their success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through a defined course of study.
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Monitors students in a variety of educational environments providing a safe and positive learning environment.
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Manages student behavior providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
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Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
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Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
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Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations; student's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
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Administers developmental testing programs, subject specific assessments, etc. for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
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Counsels students improving performance, health status, problem solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.
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Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments providing an effective program that address individual student requirements.
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Directs student teachers, paraprofessionals, volunteers and/or student workers providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
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Facilitates student learning achieving success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through defined lesson plans.
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Maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents files and records providing up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legal requirements.
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Participates in a variety of meetings and workshops conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
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Prepares a variety of materials documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
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Reports health and safety issues to assigned administrator and appropriate agencies maintaining students’ personal safety, a positive learning environment and complying with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
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Responds to emergency situations resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
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Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.
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Performs other related duties as required/assigned.
Qualification and Requirments
Education and Experience
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Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
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Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.
Certificates, Licenses and Other Special Requirements
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Possession of Math 5-9 Missouri Teacher Certification.
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Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance, the results of which must be satisfactory to the District, required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Knowledge of basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages, and/or ratios; read technical information, compose a variety of documents, and/or facilitate group discussions; and analyze situations to define issues, draw conclusions and create action plans.
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Knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include appropriate codes, policies, regulations and/or laws; age appropriate activities; lesson plan requirements; stages of child development; and behavioral management strategies.
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Skill to perform multiple, technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
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Skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job, including: applying assessment instruments; operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications; and preparing and maintaining accurate records
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Ability to schedule a number of activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment.
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Ability to work with others under a wide variety of circumstances; working with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using defined methods.
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Ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of widely varied types and/or purposes; and utilize job-related equipment.
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Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
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Ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving to improve work processes.
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Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.
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Ability to set high expectations for self and others; set and monitor progress toward goals; and utilize and offer effective feedback for continuous improvement.
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Ability to work as part of a team; adapt to changing priorities; and apply logical processes and analytical skills.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 20% sitting, 5% walking and 75% standing.
The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.
