Social Studies; Tuluksak

Yupiit School District

Tuluksa, Alaska

Reports To:

Principal

HRS:
Full Time

Location:

Tuluksak School

Job Purpose:

To teach 7-12 Social Studies

Qualifications:

Must possess an appropriate Alaska Teaching License. Must meet federal highly qualified standards in secondary Social Studies. Subsidized Furnished Housing Provided.

Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the location and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and instructional levels of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, culture and interests of the students.
• Prepares lesson plans on a weekly basis for classes assigned to include learning targets, activities and materials.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with Alaska standards, communicates objectives to students.
• Employs a variety of appropriate and engaging instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the needs and instructional levels of the individuals or student groups involved.
• Employs strategies to meet the unique needs of ELL learners.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Will, within a "reasonable time frame" return corrected student assignments and tests to insure their utility as pertinent learning tools.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Makes provision to maintain open communications with parents by providing appropriate student progress reports and reports cards, and by contacting parents in person or by phone when necessary.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s).
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence as articulated through Marzano's framework for effective instructional practices.
• Attends staff meetings "open house" and (continued) parent conferences, staff committees as required.
• Maintains a positive mental attitude as it relates to students, staff, administration and school board.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues on school improvement plans and other school initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Requires decision-making ability and the ability to work independently. Requires ability to plan, schedule, and prioritize work.
• Requires interpersonal skills to courteously and effectively assist individuals on the telephone or in person and to maintain good relations. Requires personal presence and appearance to appropriately act as a representative of the Superintendent and Board of Education. Requires ability to communicate with a variety of people to gather information or to communicate information to others. Ability to resolve issues involving conflict.
• Requires ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Requires willingness to perform various job-related duties as situations require, a strong sense of teamwork, and ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Requires ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, Board of Education practices, Alaska State Laws, and Department of Education and Early Development regulations and Alaska Teacher Code of Ethics.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as curricula guides and materials and testing protocols. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before colleagues. Ability to speak Yupik beneficial.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to apply mathematical functions in routine classroom situations such as calculation of grades.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems in a professional manner.
• Computer
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Requires knowledge and ability to operate a variety of software on computers. Experience with Mac platform, Powerschool, and email systems beneficial.
• Other
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Ability to develop effective working relationships with Board of Education, superintendent, colleagues, students and community. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment.
• Physical Demands:
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully…