Middle School Teacher - Art 6th-8th Grade

Spartanburg7•Spartanburg, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision, the middle school teacher is responsible for educating students typically ranging from grades 6th to 8th. They play a pivotal role in preparing students for the academic challenges of high school while fostering their personal growth and development. The position requires a deep understanding of the subject matter, the ability to engage young minds, and the capacity to manage a dynamic classroom environment effectively. The role also involves collaborating with colleagues, communicating with parents, and staying abreast of best educational practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or above.
Valid South Carolina teacher’s certificate in the assigned teaching area.
Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or compositional characteristics of data, people or things.
Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information.
Ability to receive assignments and/or directions from supervisor.
Ability to read a variety of policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, reference materials, etc.
Ability to enter data into computer and prepare reports, correspondence, minutes, etc., with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech.
Ability to speak with poise, voice control and confidence and to articulate information to others.
Ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in oral, written, schedule, mathematical or diagrammatic form.
Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to make independent judgments in the absence of supervisor.
Ability to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.
Ability to comprehend and interpret received information.
Ability to comprehend and implement basic office machinery functions.
Ability to record and deliver information.
Ability to explain procedures.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine percentages and decimals, to determine time.
Ability to use practical applications of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion.
Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information.
Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using automated office equipment and communications machinery.
Ability to handle a variety of items including computer keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc.
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.
Adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency or tight deadline.
Ability to talk and hear (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
Ability to hear and understand communications through a telephone.

Nice To Haves

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

Employs classroom management techniques that result in an atmosphere for teaching/learning in which students can know what they are expected to do.
Has a prepared lesson plan that is sufficient for instructing lessons for grades 6 through 8.
Exercises proper care of materials and equipment.
Communicates needs of the classroom to the proper personnel.
Arrives for work at the assigned hour and does not leave before the assigned time.
Communicates appropriately and effectively with other staff members, parents, students, and administration.
Accepts assistance, advice, and guidance from supervisors and makes a concerted effort toward improving or refining skills.
Shares ideas, plans, materials, and facilities.
Is alert to the district’s, school’s, and his/her own goals and priorities and seeks professional development appropriate to these needs.
Keeps in confidence information obtained in the course of professional service, unless disclosure serves a professional purpose or is required by law.
Respects the rights, feelings, and differences among individuals, and communicates directly with the person(s) involved in any situation.
Complies with state and local restrictions pertaining to the use of controlled substances, tobacco products, alcohol, and dress.
Does not verbally or physically harass students.
Does not use profanity in the presence of students.
Does not have any sexual contact with students.
Communicates to students those behaviors expected of them.
Chooses appropriate materials and/or equipment for teaching.
Handles efficiently the materials and/or equipment in the classroom.
Plans effectively with respect to establishing teaching strategies that allow students to attain the lesson’s behavioral objective.
Utilizes a clinical approach to teaching (adequate diagnosis and prescription of evidence by students).
Uses Lesson Plan Format.
Recognizes student differences in needs, abilities, and interests and imparts instruction so that these differences are met.
Tells the student exactly what is to be learned in the lesson.
Tells the student the purpose of the learning and makes it meaningful to them.
Relates the learning from the lesson being taught to previous learnings and verbalizes transfer for the students.
Gives students information about how they will be accountable for demonstrating proficiency.
Gives students information about the learning.
Demonstrates sound, up-to-date knowledge of the subject matter.
Checks periodically throughout the lesson for students’ understanding.
Provides practice experiences for students of the appropriate number and variety to ensure mastery.
Carefully monitors guided practice for experience to ensure that students get immediate feedback as to the correctness of their work.
Demonstrates knowledge of reinforcement theory throughout the lesson.
Ensures each aspect of the lesson gives evidence of the teacher’s attention to maintaining a classroom climate conducive to learning (Feeling Tone).
Ensures the activities of the lesson demonstrate the teacher’s desire to include the interests of the students in the classroom.
Encourages, praises, and/or acknowledges student effort.
Manages instruction in such a way that each student shows some measure of progress.
Schedules practice in such a manner as to guarantee retention.
Gives students the opportunity to verbalize the critical attribute(s) of the learning before leaving the lesson.
Collects data from the lesson that enables evaluation of each student’s performance and assists in planning for the next day.
Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at times designated.
Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students and state standards in the subject area.
Establishes clear objectives for all classroom activities and communicates these objectives to students.
Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
Provides for a programmed system of homework to support and reinforce daily learning activities.
Utilizes effective classroom management strategies to create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and developmentally appropriate for students.
Writes lesson plans, daily and long-term.
Utilizes technology to enhance student learning.
Maintains a current teaching certificate and highly qualified status.
Strives to implement by instruction and action the District’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of District specialists as required.
Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, District policy, and administrative regulation.
Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Provides full, willing, and helpful cooperation in carrying out all reasonable instructions or extra assignments given by the principal.
Records accurately the number of students present and absent each day in the manner prescribed by the principal.
Follows curriculum standards and local course of study, state rules and regulations, and policies of the local Board, and administrative procedures at the school and system level.
Maintains positive relationships with the home, parent(s), and the community.
Keeps parent(s) duly informed of the child’s progress and holds conferences with parents and appropriate others as necessary.
Reports any reasonable suspicions related to a child’s health or welfare because of abuse or neglect to the appropriate state/community agency, as well as the principal.
Abides by the SC Teacher Code of Ethics.
Participates in appropriate and required staff development sessions at the school and/or system level.
Ensures that the district’s resources (time, money, people) are used in the most strategic and effective way possible.
Reports all accidents/injuries on the required form to the principal in a timely manner.
Properly supervises students.
Keeps a current class record and submits it to the principal upon request and at the end of the year.
Keeps a complete cumulative record on each child.
Maintains a clean, orderly, safe classroom.
Administers appropriate assessments, records scores on cumulative records, interprets test scores as needed, and analyzes assessment data to improve instruction and student learning.
Plans, prepares, implements, and assesses instructional lessons that teach the standards and are appropriate for individual student needs.
Maintains proper classroom and school order that supports student learning.