Gateway Charter Academy Hiring for 3rd-5th Grade Social Studies Teacher Job at Dallas, TX Full Time

POSITION DESCRIPTION

DATE REVISED: September 2019 JOB NAME: Teacher

EXEMPT STATUS: EXEMPT WORKDAYS: 181 REPORT TO: Associate Principal

SUPERVISES: None

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
EDUCATION:

Valid Texas teacher certificate with required endorsements for subject and subject level assigned preferred

EXPERIENCE: 1 year of student teaching or approved internship

POSITION FUNCTION/PURPOSE: Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experience designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society. Assist and support building principal to ensure on-site administration and execution of the district’s educational programs, policies, and regulations and quality instruction for all students in a safe and healthy environment.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill requirements of the district’s curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation required.
2. Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles.
3. Present subject matter according to guidelines established by The Texas Education Agency, Board of Trustee policies, and administrative regulations.
4. Structure a physical classroom conductive to learning.
5. Establish efficient classroom management procedures.
6. Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior.
7. Establish a system of student’s evaluation within the guidelines prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
8. Continually evaluate and record various aspects of students’ progress and report to parents as needed and required.
9. Teach within the course of study for the subject area at the grade level as prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
10. Understand and plan lessons leading to subject are objectives and assume the responsibility for written lesson plans for substitutes.
11. Provide a variety of planned learning experiences using a variety of media and methods in order to motivate students and best utilize available time for instruction.
12. Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students resolve health, attitude, and learning problems.
13. Share the responsibility of interpreting the educational programs to the community through such activities as open house and parent meetings.
14. Plan and coordinate the work of aides and other paraprofessional and student teachers (when applicable).
15. Participate cooperatively with the principal to develop the system by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with the district’s uniform guidelines for evaluation and assessment.
16. Keep accurate records of student information; compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required by the school and district.
17. Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Directly supervises none.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of this job:

• Demonstrated general knowledge of curriculum and instruction.

• Demonstrated knowledge of various routine tasks, duties, and procedures and the ability to follow specific instructions with little or no previous experience.

• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

• Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession.

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POSITION DESCRIPTION

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made if necessary.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; move throughout the room and/or facility; communicate verbally and electronically; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; kneel, stoop, crouch, and/or crawl; and climb or balance; occasionally required to drive. Regularly required to lift or exert force of up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Occasionally required to travel to facilities within the district and community.

Job Description Acknowledgement Statement
This position description is intended to provide an overview outlining the role and the requirements of this position. The duties and responsibilities may be varied at any time by the supervisor. As such, it is not necessarily all inclusive and the position may require other essential and/or non-essential functions, tasks, duties, or responsibilities not listed herein.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 – $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to wear a mask at all times.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dallas, TX 75241: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location