Interim Science Teacher

Yancey County Schools • Burnsville, NC

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a one-year interim position for the 26-27 school year. The purpose of this role is to plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. The teacher will manage instructional time, student behavior, present lessons effectively, monitor student performance, provide feedback, facilitate instruction, interact within the educational environment, and perform non-instructional duties.

Requirements

• Must hold or be eligible to hold a valid NC license in Science Grades 9-12 (300).
• Degree in education or in a related area that will qualify for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students.
• 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.
• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs.
• Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Data Conception: Ability to compare and/or judge the characteristics of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions.
• Language Ability: Ability to read correspondence, reports, and handbooks; ability to prepare correspondence, reports, and instructional materials.
• Intelligence: Ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions; interpret technical instructions; deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Verbal Aptitude: Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow instructions; communicate effectively in professional languages.
• Numerical Aptitude: Ability to utilize mathematical formulas, perform calculations, and apply principles of statistics.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Ability to inspect items for proper dimensions.
• Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to handle office equipment and hand tools.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to differentiate between colors and shades.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; adaptability to stress and emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Ability to talk and hear; ability to communicate via telephone.

Responsibilities

• Management of Instructional Time: Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are ready, get the class started quickly, get students on task quickly, and maintain a high level of student time-on-task.
• Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for routine matters, student participation, movement, monitor behavior, and promptly stop inappropriate behavior.
• Instructional Presentation: Begin lessons with a review, introduce objectives, speak fluently and precisely, use understandable concepts and language, provide relevant examples, assign tasks with a high success rate, ask appropriate questions, conduct lessons at a brisk pace, make smooth transitions, clarify assignments, and summarize main points.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear work standards and due dates, circulate during class work, use work products to check progress, and pose questions clearly.
• Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on in-class work, regularly provide prompt feedback on out-of-class work, affirm correct responses, and provide sustaining feedback after incorrect or no responses.
• Facilitating Instruction: Have an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide goals, use diagnostic information to develop/revise objectives, maintain accurate records, align objectives, strategies, assessment, and student needs, and use available resources.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly and equitably, and interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
• Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out assigned non-instructional duties, adhere to laws and policies, and follow a plan for professional development.
• May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

What This Job Offers

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