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

• Instructs students improving their success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through a defined course of language study.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Manages student behavior providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
• 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.
• 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.
• Administers developmental testing programs, subject specific assessments, etc. for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
• Counsels students improving performance, health status, problem solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments providing an effective program that address individual student requirements.
• Directs student teachers, paraprofessionals, volunteers and/or student workers providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Facilitates student learning achieving success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through defined lesson plans.
• Orchestrates the learning environment of English learner students.
• Prepares to learn and supports the creation of learning environments for English learner students in a variety of setting such as small groups, teacher collaboration, co-teaching, and/or strategy implementation.
• Participates in department meetings and department PLC meetings.
• Adheres to WIDA ACCESS testing security and administration assessments evaluating students' levels of English proficiency.
• Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress by communicating expectations; student's achievements; develops methods of improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Analyzes student assessment data in order to enhance student achievement.
• Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations and/or goals providing feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources improving the overall quality of student outcomes, and achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Counsels students improving performance, health status, problem-solving techniques, and a variety of personal issues.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments providing an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Differentiates classroom work providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans within established lesson plans.
• Facilitates student learning integrating technology, arranging field trips, organizing age appropriate activities for the purpose of achieving success in academic, interpersonal, and daily living skills through defined lesson plans.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic files and records providing up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established guidelines and legal requirements.
• Models English communication developing student ability to communicate effectively in the English language.
• Participates in a variety of meetings conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Reports health and safety issues to administrative personnel and/or appropriate agencies maintaining student's personal safety, a positive learning environment, and complying with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

Qualification and Requirments

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.

Certificates, Licenses and Other Special Requirements

• Missouri TESOL Teaching Certification is required, or ability to become certified.
• Missouri Spanish Teaching Certification is required, or ability to become certified.
• Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance, the results of which must be satisfactory to the District, required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Skill to perform multiple, technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
• 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
• Ability to schedule a number of activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving to improve work processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to set high expectations for self and others; set and monitor progress toward goals; and utilize and offer effective feedback for continuous improvement.
• 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.