Job Description
Job Description
UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOLS
Location: Jones Middle School
Position: Mathematics Teacher
Reports to: Principal
Employment Status: Regular/Full-time
Licensure: 7-12 Integrated Mathematics; 4-9 Middle School
FLSA Status: Exempt
Description: Instruct students in the specific area of specialty; serve as a role model; help students learn subject matter and skills that will broaden their learning experiences and contribute to their development as mature, capable, and responsible adults; create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning; guide the process toward the achievement of curricular goals
NOTE: The lists below are not ranked in order of importance
Qualifications:
This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties assigned by the incumbent's supervisor and/or appointing authority.
This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties assigned by the incumbent's supervisor and/or appointing authority.
UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOLS
Location: Jones Middle School
Position: Mathematics Teacher
Reports to: Principal
Employment Status: Regular/Full-time
Licensure: 7-12 Integrated Mathematics; 4-9 Middle School
FLSA Status: Exempt
Description: Instruct students in the specific area of specialty; serve as a role model; help students learn subject matter and skills that will broaden their learning experiences and contribute to their development as mature, capable, and responsible adults; create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning; guide the process toward the achievement of curricular goals
NOTE: The lists below are not ranked in order of importance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in education with an appropriate subject area from a four-year college or university
- Appropriate State of Ohio licensure
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate
- Knowledge of academic area and teaching methodology
- Basic knowledge of all other subject matter
- Ability to work effectively with others
- Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
- Effective, active listening skills
- Organizational and problem-solving skills
- Record-keeping skills
- Classroom management skills
- Experience working with children
- Training in varied instructional design
- Computer/word processing skills
- Ensure the safety of students
- Teach and evaluate the students using sound instructional practices
- Effectively manage the classroom and individual student behavior to maintain a good learning environment
- Prepare clear and timely lesson plans
- Maintain accurate and complete records as required
- Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development
- Attend parent/teacher conferences
- Distribute course-related assignments
- Ensure students are learning all subject material by appropriately assessing on a regular basis
- Provide complete lesson plans for substitutes
- Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with parents through effective use of interim reports, report cards, conferences, and personal telephone calls
- Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life
- Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and present clear, complete, and accurate explanations utilizing a variety of instructional techniques and media suitable to the level of learners
- Act as a teacher, facilitator, and information source in the subject area specialty
- Teach new concepts and facilitate different activities, enabling students to learn in different ways
- Act as a mentor for teachers new to the district
- Organize various subject-specific programs within the assigned building
- Act as department chairperson when requested and agreed upon
- Maintain respect at all times for confidential information
- Attend meetings and in-services as required
- Refer attendance, health, and psychological/emotional problems to the Principal and/or Guidance Counselor
- Interact with the public in an official capacity when required
- Interact with the Superintendent and/or Board of Education and present information as requested
- Teach students using sound instructional practices
- Collaborate with colleagues
- Attend educational field trips
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
- Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team
- Follow the scope and sequence of the instructional program as defined by the State Department of Education Content Standard, proficiency outcomes and courses of study as approved by the Board of Education
- Notify parents if the student is not meeting classroom goals
- Implement instructional strategies that incorporate content standards for the subject matter area of expertise
- Promote good public relations
- Serve as a role model for students
- Supervise student teachers
- Respond to routine questions and requests in a timely, appropriate manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships
- Assist in the selection of textbooks, equipment, and other educational materials
- Participate in committees, study teams, and co-curricular activities
- Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional seminars, workshops, etc., to keep current on relevant issues
- Counsel, advise, encourage, and motivate students
- Computer
- Calculator
- Telephone
- Subject-specific equipment
- Printer
- TV/DVD player
- Copy machine
- Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
- Occasional interaction among unruly children
- Occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull various items up to a maximum of 25 pounds, e.g., paper boxes, deliveries of supplies and equipment
- Frequently move and position oneself as necessary to access and operate equipment
- Frequently move around the workspace and travel throughout the school building and/or the school district
This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties assigned by the incumbent's supervisor and/or appointing authority.
This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties assigned by the incumbent's supervisor and/or appointing authority.
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