JOB GOAL: To help students master subject content and credentialing skills that contribute to their educational, social development, and career/college readiness, incorporating a framework clustered into four domains of teaching responsibility: planning and preparation, classroom environment, instruction, and professional responsibilities.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten (10) month contract (205 days) on teacher's salary schedule plus Benefit Package NOTE: Precise placement on the salary schedule will be determined based upon experience. FLSA: EXEMPT.
Salary Range: $36,000 - $71,054
QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree required.
- Demonstrates a willingness to try new teaching and assessment strategies that would benefit all students.
- Willingness to participate in on-going staff development.
- Ability to teach to differences and sensitivity to cultural differences.
- Commitment to staff development and to apply new techniques in the classroom.
- Demonstrates the conviction that all children can and will learn in the Little Rock School District.
- Evidence of a strong commitment to quality desegregated education.
- Ability to articulate student progress clearly to parents.
- Evidence of the ability to design and implement hands-on activities and thematic units in all content areas.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The following statements of duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of all personnel within this position.
- Planning and Preparation: Plans, prepares, and delivers instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences, demonstrating pedagogy, knowledge of students, instructional goals, knowledge of resources, coherent instruction, and assessing student learning.
- Classroom Environment: Establishes a culture of learning: managing classroom procedure and student behavior, as well as organizing physical space. Applies appropriate disciplinary measures when necessary.
- Instruction: Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved - communicating with students, using questioning and discussion techniques, engaging students in learning, using assessment in instruction, and utilizing technology. Effectively infuses technology into instructional activities and the overall learning experiences.
- Professional Responsibilities: Develops and adheres to professional responsibilities - reflecting on teaching, maintaining accurate records, communication with families, contributing to the assigned School and the District at large, growing and developing professionally, showing professionalism, using data to inform instruction.
- Administer a yearly aptitude-based talent discovery assessment to uncovers student's natural talents and align them with their best-fit, high-demand pathways and careers.
- Provide individual or small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students and to accommodate circumstances where a variety of projects and lessons are being worked on simultaneously.
- Plan and deliver lessons on Leadership development, mentorship, social skill building,
problem-solving skills, making good choices/decision-making skills
- Design learning activities that will allow students to focus on learning more about themselves and their interests and aptitude as well as learning study skills, life skills, and career knowledge.
- Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
- Evaluate each student's growth in college and career knowledge and skills.
- Select and requisition books and instructional aids, and instructional supplies and maintain required inventory records.
- Communicate with parents and school counselors on student progress.
- Supervise students in and out-of-classroom during the assigned work day.
- Participate in curriculum and other developmental programs.
- Maintain professional competence through professional learning activities provided by the District, and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.
- Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrator in the evaluation process.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mental Functions, Physical Requirements, and Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, go up and down stairs, operate foot and hand controls, use a telephone and write. Occasionally the employee must lift and/or move up to twenty (20) or more pounds. This position requires accurate perceiving of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, handling and working with educational materials and/or objects, and providing oral information. Must have the ability to work for the duration of the daily contracted time period, and to be physically present and at assigned work, with only infrequent unexcused absences, during the contract year. Additional technical skills, knowledge, and abilities may be recommended by immediate supervisor and approved by the Human Resources Director.