About the position
The job of the Teacher - Career Technical Education (CTE) responsibilities includes helping students develop an awareness and appreciation of learning and academic achievement. The CTE teacher must incorporate the responsibilities of the District Strategic Plan of preparing students for college, career, and life-ready situations, communication, and partnerships, and creating a highly effective work force. The CTE teacher must be a relationship builder, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be well trained in content knowledge and teaching strategies including the use of primary sources and inquiry-based instruction. The CTE teacher will deliver the CTE Model Curriculum Standards designed to assist the Tolleson Union High School District in developing high-quality curriculum and instruction to help ensure that students are career and college ready.
Responsibilities
- Create and deliver curriculum that maintains a positive learning climate incorporating rigor and relevance.
- Plan, develop, and execute lesson plans and provide instruction for individual students, small groups, and remedial instruction.
- Assess student learning using a variety of appropriate formal and informal methods.
- Prepare and correct examinations, proctor, and substitute as needed.
- Plan and supervise work-experience programs in businesses, industrial shops, and school laboratories.
- Organize and sponsor a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) and prepare students for competitions.
- Prepare and submit documentation for CTE state and federal compliance.
- Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Participate in student study teams, 504 planning, and IEP process as needed.
- Manage daily recording and publishing of student attendance and grading system.
- Assist in safety inspections and safety drill practice activities.
- Participate in professional development activities to stay current in teaching fields.
Requirements
- Must be appropriately certified with a valid Arizona CTE Teaching Certificate in subject area.
- Proficiency in teacher competency standards including design and plans instruction, creates and maintains a learning climate, implements and manages instruction, assesses learning and communicates results, collaborates with colleagues, parents, and others, and engages in professional development.
- Valid AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) Identity Verified Print (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card.
- 3-years work related experience in CTE skill area, or educational equivalence.
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's degree in CTE, Education, or other related program of study.
- Endorsements in any related field.
- Teaching experience in a secondary educational setting.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
