Science Teacher Grade 6

Science Teacher Grade 6

Vance County Schools Vance County Middle School - Henderson, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Job : 5917253

Final date to receive applications: Oct 05, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 17, 2026

Grade 6

Teacher Job Description

TITLE : TEACHER

REPORTS TO :
Principal

SUPERVISES :
May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

PURPOSE :
To plan, organize and present instruction and instructional environments

that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their

educational and social development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• MAJOR FUNCTION :
  Management of Instructional Time

  The teacher has materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of the

  lesson or instructional activity; gets the class started quickly; gets students on task quickly at the

  beginning of each lesson; maintains a high level of student time-on-task.

• MAJOR FUNCTION :
  Management of Student Behavior

  The teacher has established a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine

  administrative matters; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal

  participation and talk during different types of activities—whole-class instruction, small group

  instruction, etc.; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in

  the classroom during different types of instructional and non- instructional activities; frequently

  monitors the behavior of all students during whole-class, small group, and seat work activities

  and during transitions between instructional activities; stops inappropriate behavior promptly

  and consistently, yet maintains the dignity of the student.

• MAJOR FUNCTION :
  Instructional Presentation

  The teacher begins lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials;

  introduces the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate;

  speaks fluently and precisely; presents the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and

  language understandable to the students; provides relevant examples and demonstrations to

  illustrate concepts and skills; assigns tasks that students handle with a high rate of success; asks appropriate levels of questions that students handle with a high rate of success; conducts lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student

  understanding but avoiding slowdowns; makes transitions between lessons and between

  instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly; makes sure that the assignment is

  clear; summarizes the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional

  activity.

• MAJOR FUNCTION :
  Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance

  The teacher maintains clear, firm and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulates

  during class work to check all students’ performance; routinely uses oral, written, and other

  work products to check student progress; poses questions clearly and one at a time.

• MAJOR FUNCTION :
  Instructional Feedback

  The teacher provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth; regularly provides prompt feedback on assigned out-of-class work; affirms a correct oral response appropriately, and moves on; provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue, or allowing more time.

• MAJOR FUNCTION :
  Facilitating Instruction

  The teacher has an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system- wide

  curricular goals; uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment

  procedures to develop and revise…