Classroom Teacher

Responsibilities

• Provide professional instruction 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.
• Create an educational environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and needs of the students.
• Prepare instructional materials for assigned classes and provide written evidence of preparation to supervisor/administrator upon request.
• Establish a standard of classroom behavior and maintain classroom management inside and outside of the school.
• Assess student accomplishments 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 student needs within state and school requirements based on 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 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; 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.
• Assist administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student activities and conduct.
• Sponsor student activities/clubs/teams/organizations and tutor students as requested.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or directed.

Qualifications

• 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.