CTE: Health/Science Teacher (Position Available January 2027)

Gadsden Independent School District•Anthony, NM

About The Position

Create a flexible instructional program and a classroom environment that supports learning and personal growth. Establish rapport with students, motivate them to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge in accordance with their abilities, and maintain positive relationships with parents and staff. The teacher meets and instructs assigned classes, plans and delivers instruction, evaluates student progress, maintains required records, communicates with families, and collaborates with school staff. The role also supervises students and, when assigned, instructional assistants, volunteers, and student teachers. The position is available January 2027.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education and experience pathways: bachelor’s degree including 32 credit hours of vocational-technical training related to the occupational area; associate degree plus two years of verified work experience related to the occupational area; certificate plus three years of verified related work experience; or high school diploma/GED plus five years of verified related work experience.
Hold a valid New Mexico Vocational Technical Teaching license.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and present information effectively and respond to questions.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts including probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to apply current research and theory to instruction and plan and implement lessons based on school objectives and students’ needs and abilities.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, and parents, and communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of Education policies.
Provide three professional reference letters, each dated within the last 12 months; current district employees must include a letter from their current supervisor.
Regularly stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, and talk or hear; occasionally push or lift up to 50 pounds.
Maintain emotional control under stress and manage demands from multiple people while interacting with the public and staff.

Responsibilities

Comply with the Education Profession’s Code of Ethics and uphold and enforce district rules, directives, regulations, board policies, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
Act as a positive role model for students and meet and instruct assigned classes.
Develop and maintain a classroom environment conducive to effective learning within the resources provided by the district.
Prepare for assigned classes and provide written evidence of preparation when requested by the immediate supervisor.
Encourage students to establish and maintain classroom behavior standards.
Use varied instructional techniques and media consistent with the learning needs of students and the physical limitations of the assigned location.
Implement the district’s educational philosophy, instructional goals, and objectives through instruction and conduct.
Take reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
Evaluate student progress regularly, test students, record grades, and send progress reports to parents effectively and on time.
Maintain records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
Attend staff, departmental, and grade-level meetings.
Maintain professional relationships with staff and cooperate in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods.
Assist in selecting books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
Accept voluntary or assigned responsibilities and perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain open communication with students and parents about academic and behavioral progress, and be available when required or reasonably requested in advance.
Use teaching techniques and classroom strategies that accommodate students’ varying learning styles and modes.
Work with the principal, counselor, and supervisory staff to identify and solve student-related problems.
Supervise students, instructional assistants, volunteers, and student teachers when assigned.