Classroom Teacher

About the role

This position is responsible for the professional instructions designed to provide academic, social, physical, and skills development for students in specific grades/subject areas to prepare them to be successful citizens and workers in the 21st century.

Responsibilities

• Create an educational environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and needs of the students.
• Prepare instructional materials for classes assigned and provide written evidence of preparation to supervisor/administrator upon request.
• Establish a standard of classroom behavior; maintain classroom management in and outside of the school.
• Absess the accomplishments of students on an established timetable, and provide written and oral progress reports to parents/guardians, administrators, and selected staff.
• Administer tests and assessments.
• Plan curriculum and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students within state and school requirements based on the educational, physical, and emotional levels of student development.
• Confer with parents, administrators, specialists, mental health staff, and appropriate resource staff to develop educational programs for students.
• Create learning materials geared to students' abilities and interests.
• Instruct students by using educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory, language, communication skills, cognition, social, and emotional development.
• Motivate students and provide consistent reinforcement of learning skills, and provide continuous assessment and feedback to students for all learning activities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, and district and administrative regulations.
• Aid administration in implementing all policies, rules, and guidelines governing student activities and conduct.
• Sponsor student activities/clubs/teams/organizations and tutor students as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and endorsement in the grade/subject taught with a valid Tennessee certificate.
• Must be highly qualified.
• Governed by the Rules and Regulations of the Tennessee Code Annotated and the collective bargaining agreement.
• Must be physically and mentally able to perform the responsibilities and duties of the position.