Teacher Science

Teacher- Science

The perfect Mountain Education employee: has a heart for at-risk and wounded students is a student advocate is compassionate, dependable, and accountable is passionate about the ME mission and vision is empathetic to the needs of our students and believes that all students are capable of success will go above and beyond the call of duty to meet our students' unique individual needs and ensure that our students achieve their goals has the skills, experience, and/or the alacrity to learn to meet the demands of their position has a positive attitude that contributes to a supportive and productive work environment is willing to accept feedback and seeks continuous personal and organizational improvement has superior communication skills is eager to collaborate with coworkers and values the knowledge, skills, and experience that each staff member contributes to the organization Fingerprinting and criminal background check required. Mountain Education is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, creed, nation, original age, or disability.

Mountain Education

Job Description

Position Title: Teacher- Science

Division/Department: Teaching and Learning Evaluation Instrument: Teacher Eval

Pay Grade: $42/hour Employment Basis: Part-Time, As needed

Reports To: Principal

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Education or related field

Certification: Valid Georgia teaching certificate. Professionally qualified according to ME standards.

Experience: Ability to relate well to students, parents, and co-workers Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Goal Statement

To provide support as a professionally qualified content area expert to all students by engaging with them, ensuring that students are making academic progress while guiding them through mastery learning of the GA Standards of Excellence.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. It is the expectation of ME Administration that teachers interact and formatively assess each student approximately every 20 minutes to ensure that the student is progressing in their coursework.

2. Teachers are expected to facilitate best practices in their classroom at all times. This includes teachers walking around the classroom, being actively engaged with all students, working one-on-one with all students, and differentiating based on student needs.

3. Teach one or more subjects in the school, and within the framework of the goals established by the school system; plan and implement appropriate long and short-range objectives for each assigned course.

4. In the spirit of continuous improvement, faithfully participate in the system and local efforts of professional learning; teachers will utilize and implement skills and best practices obtained in professional learning in the classroom to raise the achievement of students.

5. Effectively instruct students in subject matter, utilizing various teaching methods such as lecture, demonstration, technology and other materials to supplement presentations.

6. Promote student engagement in learning by continually assessing student abilities as it relates to desired educational goals, objectives and outcomes.

7. Support students with encouragement.

8. Utilize time efficiently.

9. Effectively manage the behavior of learners to ensure the environment is conducive to the learning process and assist in the management of student behavior in other parts of the school and school grounds.

10. Work in a self-contained, team, departmental or itinerant capacity as assigned; teachers will work collaboratively in horizontal and vertical teams on a frequent basis to review assessment data and modify instruction to improve student achievement.

11. Maintain up-to-date and accurate student grade records and attendance records.

12. Ensure continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of student progress and behavior.

13. Support and/or participate in school-wide student activities, social events and fundraisers.

14. Effectively supervise teacher assistant performance, if applicable.

15. Participate in facility and professional meetings, professional learning and other training working through the Superintendent and/or Director of Teaching and Learning and apply concepts learned in the classroom to increase student learning.

16. Contribute to an atmosphere of harmony and good will in the workplace.

17. Follow professional practices consistent with school and system policies in working with students, student records, parents and colleagues.

18. Adhere to the Code of Ethics for Educators in Georgia, as established by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

19. Meet the performance and behavioral expectations of the Superintendent.

20. Follow federal and state laws, as well as Board policies.

21. Supervision of students in an ME setting.

22. Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and security of all records.

23. Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information.

24. Maintain a pattern of prompt and regular attendance and perform all duties as assigned effectively and efficiently.

25. Participate in professional learning as assigned.

26. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

27. Demonstrate appropriate verbal, written and telephone communication skills.

28. Complete routine tasks with little or no direct supervision.

29. Able to perform tasks involving periods of standing, walking, and sitting.

30. Able to perform the essential job functions with reasonable accommodations.

31. Follow COVID-19 Guidelines posted at all ME locations.

32. Perform other duties as assigned.

Important Notes

Essential Duties

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be responsible for as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. It should also be noted that the order of duties/responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

Minimum Requirements

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

Revised: March 2022