JOB DESCRIPTION

New procedures by the Cabinet for Health & Family Services call for each new employee and volunteers to complete a Central Registry Check. This form can be found on the Cabinet for Health & Family Services website: http://manuals.sp.chfs.ky.gov/Resources/sopFormsLibrary/DPP-156 Central Registry Check.doc.pdf. 

Title:                           Teacher 

Qualifications:           As set by the state certification authorities

Reports To:                Principal

Job Objective:            To help students learn subject matter and/or skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible adults.

Performance Responsibilities:

1.   Plan a program of study that, as much as possible, meets individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.

2.   Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.

3.   Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals, and in harmony with the goals, establish clear objectives at the correct level of difficulty for all lessons, units, and projects to communicate these objectives to students.  Teach to all student learning styles.

4.   Employ instructional methods and materials that most appropriate for meeting stated objectives.

5.   Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.

6.   Diagnose the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis; seek assistance of district specialists as required.

7.   Counsel with colleagues, students, and parents on a regular basis.

8.   Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct for the classroom behavior and procedure; and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.

9.   Strive to maintain and improve professional competence.

10.  Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees.

11.  Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.

12.  Prepare for classes assigned, and show written evidence of preparation upon request from immediate superior.

13.  Strive to implement by instruction and action the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

14.  Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

15.  Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.

16.  Make provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

17.  Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods.

18.  Assist in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional media.

19.  Accept a share of the responsibility for co-curricular activities as assigned.

20.  Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning  both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.

21.  Establish and maintain cooperative relations with others.

22.  Strive to maintain regular attendance.

23.  Strive to use without abuse the principles of learning:

       a.  Motivation

       b.  Reinforcement

       c.  Retention

       d.  Transfer

24.  Strive to develop high self-esteem in students.

25.  Make every effort to maximize the use of classroom instructional time.

26.  Maintain a positive attitude toward students.

27.  Perform other responsibilities as directed by the principal.