Middle Grades Math Teacher

Yancey County Schools • Burnsville, NC

14h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Middle Grades Math Teacher 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. The role involves managing instructional time, student behavior, instructional presentation, monitoring student performance, providing feedback, facilitating instruction, interacting within the educational environment, and performing non-instructional duties. The teacher will maintain clear work standards, circulate during class work, use various assessments to check progress, and provide feedback to encourage student growth. They will also maintain accurate records, align instructional plans with school and system goals, and use available resources effectively. The teacher must treat all students fairly and equitably, interact effectively with colleagues, parents, and the community, and adhere to established laws and policies. Professional development and growth are also key aspects of the role.

Requirements

• Must hold or be eligible to hold a NC Teaching License in Middle Grades Math (78200).
• 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, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
• 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 as necessitated by work assignments.
• 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.
• Physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking.
• 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 from superiors.
• Language Ability: Ability to read correspondence, reports, and handbooks; ability to prepare correspondence, reports, and instructional materials.
• Intelligence: Ability to apply logical/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 length, width, and shape.
• Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools; minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; adaptable to performing under stress and in emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Ability to talk and hear; communicate via telephone.

Nice To Haves

• Coaching experience also desired.

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, and movement; monitor behavior and address inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently while maintaining student dignity.
• 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, maintain a brisk pace, make smooth transitions, clarify assignments, and summarize main points.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear, firm, and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulate during class work to check performance; use oral, written, and other work products to check progress; pose questions clearly and one at a time.
• Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on in-class work to encourage growth; 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 curricular goals; use diagnostic information to develop/revise objectives and tasks; maintain accurate records; align objectives, strategies, assessment, and student needs; use human and material resources.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly and equitably; interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
• Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out assigned non-instructional duties; adhere to laws, policies, and regulations; follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate growth.
• Perform other related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree