2024-2025 Math Teacher- Jarrett Middle School

Job Title: Teacher - SecondaryDepartment: Learning - SecondaryPay Grade: Teacher's Salary ScheduleFLSA Status: ExemptReports to: Principal GENERAL PURPOSE This position is responsible for providing support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for ensuring secondary age students' success in academics, interpersonal skills and activities of daily living. Supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group an individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teachers, otherprofessional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students' parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress. Essential FunctionsInstructs students improving their success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through a defined course of study.Monitors students in a variety of educational environments providing a safe and positive learning environment.Manages student behavior providing a safe and optimal learning environment.Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals providing feedback to students, parents and administration.Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations; student's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.Administers developmental testing programs, subject specific assessments, etc.

for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.Counsels students improving performance, health status, problem solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments providing an effective program that address individual student requirements.Directs student teachers, paraprofessionals, volunteers and/or student workers providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.Facilitates student learning achieving success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through defined lesson plans.Maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents files and records providing up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legal requirements.Participates in a variety of meetings and workshops conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.Prepares a variety of materials documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.Reports health and safety issues to assigned administrator and appropriate agencies maintaining students' personal safety, a positive learning environment and complying with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.Responds to emergency situations resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.Performs other related duties as required/assigned. Qualification and Requirments Education and ExperienceBachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.Certificates, Licenses and Other Special RequirementsPossession of Math 5-9 Missouri Teacher Certification.Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance, the results of which must be satisfactory to the District, required.Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesKnowledge of basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages, and/or ratios; read technical information, compose a variety of documents, and/or facilitate group discussions; and analyze situations to define issues, draw conclusions and create action plans.Knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include appropriate codes, policies, regulations and/or laws; age appropriate activities; lesson plan requirements; stages of child development; and behavioral management strategies.Skill to perform multiple, technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.Skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job, including: applying assessment instruments; operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications; and preparing and maintaining accurate recordsAbility to schedule a number of activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment.Ability to work with others under a wide variety of circumstances; working with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using defined methods.Ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of widely varied types and/or purposes; and utilize job-related equipment.Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.Ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving to improve work processes.Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.Ability to set high expectations for self and others; set and monitor progress toward goals; and utilize and offer effective feedback for continuous improvement.Ability to work as part of a team; adapt to changing priorities; and apply logical processes and analytical skills.Work Environment & Physical Requirements The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 20% sitting, 5% walking and 75% standing.The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.