0000000704.TEACHER.JUV-PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

Responsibilities

• Teaches instructional subjects according to guidelines established by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), charter policies and administrative regulations.
• Develops and implements instructional and skill development lesson plans that conform to the charter school curriculum, and all knowledge, skills, and assessment requirements.
• Implements appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities and materials to ensure comprehension of learning styles and student needs.
• Affords assistance to students in assessing and improving study methods and habits, uses results to design instructional activities, and produces formal and informal testing to evaluate student success.
• Collaborates with special education teachers and staff to modify curricula as needed for special education students according to guidelines established by Individual Education Plans (IEP).
• Maintains professional relationships with colleagues and collaborates with staff to determine charter requirements for the instructional goals, objectives, and methods.
• Maintains current knowledge, understanding and skill in teaching strategies and the learning process and participates in staff development programs.
• Gathers, manages, and files all reports, records and other documents as required.
• Serves as back-up to staff and assumes all duties as necessary, i.e., administering medications, transporting youths to appointments, processing intake assessments or discharges, and disciplining youths.
• Maintains physical ability to perform “handling with care techniques, including takedowns, chasing and restraining youth” as outlined in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) requirement.
• Assists in the selection of textbooks, equipment and materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an appropriate major for the assigned classroom subject.
• Texas state teacher certification preferred.
• Skilled in the use of standard software applications.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments and the general public.