Teacher / Girls Basketball Coach (26-27 SY)

Reports to: Principal | Receives guidance from: Principal or Lead Teacher | Overtime Status: Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations

About the Role

In keeping a tradition of excellence, a teacher in the Rankin County School District is expected to help students learn required subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible individuals. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Meet and instruct assigned classes at the assigned school and at times designated by Principal
• Plan a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students
• Ensure lessons are aligned to standards and represent a coherent sequence of learning
• Design lessons with high levels of learning for all students
• Assist students in taking responsibility for learning and monitor student learning
• Provide multiple ways for students to make meaning of content
• Manage a learning-focused classroom community
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
• Manage classroom space, time, and resources effectively for student learning
• Create and maintain a classroom of respect for all students
• Engage in professional learning; possess a growth mindset
• Establish and maintain effective communication with families/guardians
• Prepare for classes assigned and show written evidence of preparation upon request of Principal
• Encourage students to set and maintain high standards of classroom behavior
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to communicate these objectives to students
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location and the needs and capabilities of individuals or student groups
• Implement, by instruction and action, the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as assigned
• Identify and report the possibility of learning disabilities of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Assist the administration in implementing policies and rules governing student life and conduct
• Develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner
• Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested under reasonable terms
• Plan and supervise purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with department heads, evaluate their job performance
• Strive to maintain and improve professional competence by participation in training sessions and classes
• Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district-owned fixed asset item assigned to the employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, timely, and dependable in-person attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform other duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director, or established by district policy, state, or federal guidelines
• Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district policies, applicable procedures and protocols, and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Education or higher
• Hold an appropriate Mississippi Teaching Credential or valid emergency certification issued by the state of Mississippi Educational Board
• Required references and background check

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch, or crawl
• Must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work environment is not a standard office setting; encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities
• Noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high

Terms of Employment

Salary, days, and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education. Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.