Allied Health Teacher

Waterbury Public Schools Job Classification Title

Teacher (Allied Health)

Teaching and Learning

Reports to:

Receives administrative direction from the Principal or other administrative official of a higher grade

Exempt

This class is accountable for providing instruction in selected areas of Allied Health to ensure that students gain appropriate knowledge and skills about the industry and are prepared for a career and post-secondary opportunities. This class also develops and implements curriculum and lesson plans, utilizes technology to facilitate learning, and demonstrates understanding of varying learning styles and the needs of a diverse student population.

Special emphasis will be placed on the development of leadership competencies and skills through a broad range of specialty topics:

• Exploration of Health Careers with clinical training at hospitals and health care facilities.
• C.N.A certification program
• Home Health Aide preparation
• CPR & AED certification
• EKG training
• Medical Office training

• Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
• One (1) year of satisfactory experience in health occupations work experience. Health field can be defined as working in a field with a Department of Public Health license such as LPN, RN, PA, paramedic, EMT, PT, OT, etc and/or other health services occupations.
• To be the teacher of record for a health occupations classroom an individual must meet the requirements of and obtain a #103 teaching certification through the State of Connecticut Department of Education (SCDE). Such certification can be obtained by demonstrating possession of a bachelor's degree, one (1) year of satisfactory experience in health occupations as listed above in an occupation or field of work with a valid license issued by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, a minimum of six semester hours of credit in professional education and a class in special education including gifted and talented, which may be deferred.
  
  Independent applicant contact and application through the CSDE is necessary.
• In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made prior to appointment.

• Employment in this class is conditional upon possession of a valid Connecticut State Board of Education teaching certificate and Health Occupations-Comprehensive High School (#103) endorsement(s) or other endorsement(s) appropriate to the teaching assignment.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a current Motor Vehicle operator's license.

• Advises, assists, and supervises students with internships, volunteering and community service projects, securing training stations and employment, and regarding various district, state and national competitions.
• Evaluates student performance through examinations, homework assignments, and other methods, promoting student achievement, maintaining the required student records, and submitting required reports, including report cards, to the principal or other school administrators, assessing students' academic, behavioral and vocational needs, determining student mastery of subjects, and facilitating district-wide testing of students.
• Implements the goals, objectives and standards of the district, the school, and the specific program or department, following a prescribed course of study as delineated in curriculum outlines and authorized by the building principal, developing, adapting, and updating curriculum, and developing and implementing lesson plans.
• Maintains contact and communications with parents of students and works with them in the development of each student, scheduling and holding parent conferences, and recruiting students into classes and specialized programs.
• Participates in staff development and professional growth activities, as required, and mentoring new teachers.
• Performs classroom management duties, enforcing school rules, taking appropriate disciplinary action, ensuring the safety of students, and maintaining an appropriate classroom-learning environment, including displays.
• Performs other related duties such as enforcing district and school guidelines regarding health and hygienic conditions and practices, coordinating co-curricular and extracurricular school activities, participating in bus, lunch and playground duty assignments as required, attending and participating in school planning and staff meetings, serving on various school committees, monitoring classroom and student budgets and accounts, providing information for grant-wrting processes, and developing, organizing and implementing students' classroom and school performances, presentations and exhibits.
• Provides instruction in the core and age-appropriate curriculum, assessing initial knowledge or…