Alternative Learning Program Teacher (318302)

Hickory City Schools • Hickory, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Alternative Learning Program Teacher is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills contributing to their educational and social development. This role involves managing instructional time, student behavior, instructional presentation, monitoring student performance, providing feedback, facilitating instruction, and interacting effectively within the educational environment. The teacher also performs non-instructional duties as assigned and adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations, while also pursuing professional development.

Requirements

• Degree in education or a related area qualifying for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
• Ability to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs.
• Ability to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Physical requirements consistent with Light Work due to time spent standing and/or walking.
• Ability to compare and/or judge the observable characteristics of data, people or things.
• Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions.
• Ability to read various documents and prepare correspondence, reports, and instructional materials.
• Ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions; interpret technical instructions; and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in various professional languages.
• Ability to utilize mathematical formulas, perform calculations, and apply principles of statistics.
• Ability to inspect items for proper dimensions.
• Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
• Ability to handle various items such as office equipment and hand tools.
• Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Adaptability to performing under stress and in emergency situations.
• Ability to talk and hear.
• Ability to communicate via telephone.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly in inclusive activities.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
• Ability to perform general clerical duties.
• Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
• Ability to operate common office machines.
• Ability to maintain basic files and records.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Management of Instructional Time: Ensuring materials, supplies, and equipment are ready, starting lessons quickly, getting students on task, and maintaining high student time-on-task.
• Management of Student Behavior: Establishing rules and procedures for routine matters, student participation, and movement within the classroom; monitoring behavior and promptly addressing inappropriate actions while maintaining student dignity.
• Instructional Presentation: Reviewing previous material, introducing new lessons and objectives, speaking fluently and precisely, using understandable concepts and language, providing relevant examples, assigning tasks with a high success rate, asking appropriate questions, conducting lessons at a brisk pace with necessary slowdowns, making efficient transitions, clarifying assignments, and summarizing main points.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintaining clear work standards and due dates, circulating to check student performance during class work, using various work products to check progress, and posing questions clearly.
• Instructional Feedback: Providing feedback on in-class work to encourage growth, regularly providing prompt feedback on out-of-class work, affirming correct responses, and providing sustaining feedback after incorrect responses.
• Facilitating Instruction: Having an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide goals, using diagnostic information for objectives/tasks, maintaining accurate student performance records, aligning objectives, strategies, assessment, and student needs, and using available resources.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treating all students fairly and equitably, and interacting effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
• Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carrying out assigned non-instructional duties, adhering to laws and policies, and following a plan for professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level