Social Studies Teacher: Inspire Critical Thinkers

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university;

NM teaching License with endorsements as needed.

Skills/Aptitudes:

Good organizational ability; good written and oral communication skills; ability to maintain high level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding students, staff, parents, and school matters.

Essential Job Responsibilities of Teacher:

· Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.

· Demonstrates ethical behavior.

· Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations.

· Follows District Code of Conduct policies.

· Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.

· Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.

· Communicates accurately and effectively in the content area and maintain a professional rapport with students.

· Obtains feedback from and communicates with students in a manner which enhances student learning and understanding. Utilizes a variety of teaching methods and resources for each area taught.

· Encourages the development of student involvement, responsibility, and critical thinking skills.

· Manages the classroom to ensure the best use of instructional time.

· Creates an atmosphere conducive to learning, self-discipline, and follow board policies and administrative rules and regulations.

· Communicates accurate and current information to students in a way that enhances student learning, and includes demonstrating effective writing skills, and use of standard English.

· Manages time appropriately.

· Cooperates with administration, parents, and colleagues.

· Creates a positive atmosphere and arranges the physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning.

· Prepares for instruction and shows written evidence of preparation.

· Takes precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.

· Maintains accurate and complete records as required by the school district, and reports progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner.

· Attends and participates in faculty meetings.

· Completes duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned.

· Leaves adequate preparations for a substitute.

· Develops and implements appropriate classroom management strategies while maintaining high expectations for student behavior.

· Encourages cooperation between students.

· Maintains student involvement in appropriate tasks.

· Uses and applies appropriate conflict resolution skills.

· Demonstrates public relations skills.

· Uses appropriate techniques, strategies, and materials to achieve the desired instructional goal.

· Adapts the curriculum to meet the needs of individual students.

· Uses current technology for instruction and management purposes.

· Uses diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.

· Selects, uses, and interprets evaluation data.

· Maintains availability to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day, if needed.

· Attends extracurricular activities.

· Spends time beyond the school day grading, and recording papers, planning instruction, etc.

· Reports suspected child abuse and neglect.

· Monitors students on field trips and is accountable for each student.

· Acts as a good role model within the context of the school.

· Supervises educational assistants, practicum students, student teachers, and high school vocational lab students.

· Develops and uses community and professional resources.

· Understands and applies learning theories.

· Performs other job duties as assigned.