Teacher - Cosmetology

Chicopee Public Schools•Chicopee, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Cosmetology Teacher responsible for providing students with the knowledge and skills applicable to the care of hair, skin, and nails. While not necessarily preparing students for state board examinations, students will gain experience in hair care, facials, and manicures. Course topics may include human anatomy, sanitation and sterilization, chemistry and bacteriology, shop management, and state regulations. The teacher will instruct high school students in academic, social, and life skills through district curriculum, manage classrooms and student behavior, identify and refer students with academic issues, communicate with parents/guardians, maintain records, and assign homework. Teaching methods will include lectures, demonstrations, and audiovisual aids. The role involves planning and delivering differentiated instruction, maintaining discipline, providing feedback, and fostering critical thinking skills in a safe learning environment. The teacher will also communicate with staff and administration, participate in professional development, and perform related duties such as sponsoring activities, assisting with course selection, and counseling students. Additionally, the teacher will assist in enforcing laws, regulations, and district policies, and work cooperatively with administration, staff, and special education personnel. This includes respecting students, parents, and the community, assisting parents with concerns, maintaining professional relationships, and embracing diverse backgrounds. Operational duties involve assisting in the protection of students and property and aiding in emergency drills and student management during events like dismissals and field trips. Professional responsibilities include maintaining personal integrity, confidentiality, and a strong work ethic, as well as participating in district professional development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Education (any secondary license).
Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, adding machines, etc.
Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Must be able to stand, crouch and bend over for a long period of time at intervals throughout the day.
Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including giving instructions, assignments or directions.
Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, newsletters, schedules, manuals, invoices, requisitions, menus, recipes, journals, etc.
Ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, procedures, charts, surveys, articles, bid specifications, brochures, news releases, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
Ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, accounting and marketing terminology.
Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra and geometry.
Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools.
Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.)
Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Responsibilities

Provide students with the knowledge and skills applicable to the care of hair, skin, and nails.
Teach students academic, social, and life skills through district instruction, curriculum, and assessment.
Prepare, administer, correct, and analyze student assessments.
Utilize assessment analysis conclusions in developing lessons.
Instruct students on rules of conduct and expected behaviors.
Manage the classroom and other students on campus or at off-campus events.
Identify students with academic issues and refer them to appropriate service providers.
Regularly inform parents or guardians of student academic performance and behavior.
Maintain records, attendance, and grades as required by the district.
Assign lessons and correct homework in a timely manner.
Instruct students using various teaching methods, such as lecture and demonstration, and use audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations.
Plan, organize, and deliver differentiated instruction in an appropriate manner consistent with district curriculum.
Maintain school and classroom discipline.
Meet or call parents to discuss student progress and issues.
Teach one or more subjects to students in either Middle or High school.
Provide timely feedback to students, parents, and guardians on evaluations.
Use appropriate techniques and strategies that promote critical, creative, and evaluative thinking skills.
Strive to maintain a learning environment that is both physically and emotionally safe.
Effectively and regularly communicate with fellow staff members and school administration.
Participate in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
Perform related duties, such as sponsoring one or more activities or student organizations, assisting students in selecting course of study, and counseling students in adjustment and academic problems.
Assist in the communication and enforcement of federal and state laws and regulations as well as district policies and procedures.
Work cooperatively with school administration, staff, and special education.
Respect students, parents, guardians, and the community.
Assist parents with questions and concerns.
Maintain professional relationships with students, parents, and guardians.
Respect and embrace students of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Assist in the protection of students and property.
Assist Principal or Vice Principal in fire and other emergency drills.
Assist the Principal or Vice Principal in the management of students (e.g., dismissal, field trips).
Maintain a high level of personal integrity, confidentiality, and a strong work ethic.
Participate in district professional development.