Certified: Bilingual Social Studies High School

Summary

This class facilitates learning, academic achievement, and personal development by providing instruction to students. Responsibilities include developing and implementing curriculum and lesson plans, utilizing technology, and understanding diverse student needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Connecticut State Board of Education teaching certificate/endorsement(s) for Social Studies 7-12 and Bilingual endorsement
• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Special Requirements: Current Motor Vehicle operator's license may be required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Core curriculum knowledge and specialized knowledge in certain fields
• Educational philosophy, teaching methods, and current educational research
• Child development
• Classroom management techniques
• Instructional technologies
• Learner outcomes and learning theory
• Multicultural, gender, and disability fair curriculum concepts
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Scientific Research Based Interventions (SRBI)
• Community resources
• Listening skills
• Classroom management and organization
• Classroom presentation
• Human relations, mediation, conflict management, and interpersonal interactions
• Maintaining and developing reports
• Effective communication, both orally and in writing
• Evaluation of student performance
• Ability to adapt teaching styles to diverse student populations
• Ability to apply PBIS and SRBI principles
• Ability to work in a cooperative learning environment
• Ability to utilize computer and multimedia technology
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds

Essential Functions

• Advises, assists, and supervises students with internships, volunteering, and community service projects
• Evaluates student performance through examinations, homework assignments, and other methods
• Implements goals, objectives, and standards of the District, school, and specific program or department
• Maintains contact and communications with parents of students, schedules and holds parent conferences, and recruits students into classes and specialized programs
• Participates in staff development and professional growth activities
• Performs classroom management duties, enforcing school rules, and ensuring the safety of students
• Provides instruction in the core and age-appropriate curriculum, assesses initial knowledge or skills, and develops and implements instructional activities for students
• Coordinates co-curricular and extracurricular school activities, participates in bus, lunch, and playground duty assignments, attends and participates in school planning and staff meetings, serves on various school committees, monitors classroom and student budgets and accounts, provides information for grant-writing processes, and develops, organizes, and implements students' classroom and school performances, presentations, and exhibits
• Assists with the mainstreaming of special needs students, and in conjunction with special education teachers, determines the least restrictive environment, and assists with the completion of due process reports and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
• Participates in Planning and Placement Team (PPT) and/or Central Planning and Placement Team (CPPT)

Working Conditions

• Physical Demands: Depth Perception, Standing, Color Distinction, Walking, Peripheral Vision, Sitting, Driving, Lifting, Physical Strength: Carrying, Pushing, Pulling, Climbing, Heavy Work (50-100 lbs.), Balancing, Very Heavy Work (100+ lbs.), Stooping, Kneeling, Crawling, Temperature Changes, Reaching, Wetness, Handling, Humidity, Grasping, Extreme Noise or Vibration, Twisting, Exposure to Chemicals, Feeling, Exposure to Gases and Fumes, Talking, Exposure to Unpleasant Odors, Hearing, Exposure to bodily fluids, Repetitive Motion, Exposure to dampness, Hand/Eye/Foot Coordination, Confinement to Small or Restricting Area, Visual Acuity/Near, Mechanical Hazards, Visual Acuity/Far, Physical danger or abuse
• Environmental Conditions: Cold (50 degrees F or less), Heat (90 degrees F or more), Crawling, Temperature Changes, Reaching, Wetness, Handling, Humidity, Grasping, Extreme Noise or Vibration, Twisting, Exposure to Chemicals, Feeling, Exposure to Gases and Fumes, Talking, Exposure to Unpleasant Odors, Hearing, Exposure to bodily fluids, Repetitive Motion, Exposure to dampness, Hand/Eye/Foot Coordination, Confinement to Small or Restricting Area, Visual Acuity/Near, Mechanical Hazards, Visual Acuity/Far, Physical danger or abuse

Equal Opportunity Employer

The District provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages discussions about potential accommodations when necessary.