Job Description
Social Studies Teacher Job Description
NOTE: ALL VACANCY POSTINGS ARE PENDING UNTIL BOARD APPROVED.
NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL THREE REFERENCES ARE RECEIVED.
REPORTS TO: Site Director
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelors degree or higher in education or related field with a valid Georgia teaching certificate. Highly qualified to teach class assigned as defined by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. Ability to relate well to students, parents, and co-workers. Access to a personal computer and reliable internet
DUTIES:
- 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.
- Participate in 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.
- Instruct students in subject matter, utilizing various teaching methods such as lecture, demonstration, technology, and other materials to supplement presentations.
- Promote student engagement in learning by continually assessing student abilities as it relates to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
- Support students with encouragement.
- Utilize time effectively.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate student grade records and attendance records.
- Ensure continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of student progress and behavior.
- Support and/or participate in school-wide student activities, social events, and fundraisers.
- Effectively supervise teacher assistant performance, if applicable.
- Participate in faculty and professional meetings, professional learning, and other training working through the site director and/or curriculum director and apply concepts learned in the classroom to increase student learning.
- Meet the performance and behavioral expectations of the site director.
- Performs tasks in accordance with the teacher evaluation system, TKES.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Site Director
Primary Location: Ben Hill, Dougherty, Irwin, Valdosta (Select the location when filling out the application)
Salary Range : $40.00- $40.00 Per Hour
Shift Type: Part-time Discovery Regional HS
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Part time, Local area, Shift work,