Science Teacher (6th grade)

Warren County Schools • Warrenton, NC

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. The role is for a 10-month, full-time, 6th-grade Science Teacher.

Requirements

• Degree in education or a related area that qualifies for licensure by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
• Ability to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs.
• Ability to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Physical requirements are consistent with Light Work due to time spent standing and/or walking.
• Data Conception: Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
• Language Ability: Ability to read various documents and prepare correspondence, reports, forms, and instructional materials.
• Intelligence: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret technical instructions; and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Verbal Aptitude: Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow oral and written instructions. Must communicate effectively in various 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. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and in emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Ability to talk and hear, and communicate via telephone.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly in inclusive activities.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Management of Instructional Time: Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are ready for lessons, start and get students on task quickly, and maintain high student time-on-task.
• Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for administrative matters, student participation, and classroom movement. Monitor student behavior, stop 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 and demonstrations, assign tasks with a high success rate, ask appropriate questions, maintain a brisk pace, make efficient 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 to check performance, use work products to check progress, and pose questions clearly.
• 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 responses.
• Facilitating Instruction: Maintain an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide curricular goals. Use diagnostic information to develop and revise objectives/tasks. Maintain accurate records of student performance. Ensure instructional plans align with objectives, strategies, assessment, and student needs. Utilize 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, and follow a plan for professional development.
• Perform other related work as required.

What This Job Offers

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