JOB DETAILS

Job Class Description: TEACHER

Class Code:  2060

Job Title:  HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER

Supervisory Responsibilities: STUDENTS, INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT(S) IF APPLICABLE

Position Type: FULL-TIME

FLSA Classification: EXEMPT

Reports To: PRINCIPAL

*Location: Heritage Park High School

Compensation:

Commensurate with salary range on the DCPS certified salary schedule

Hours Per Day: 7

Contracted Days: 186

JOB DESCRIPTION

Heritage Park High School is looking for a dynamic individual to teach English/Language Arts in a nontraditional high school setting. The candidate must be passionate, patient, and understand the unique needs of a struggling learner. The candidate must be focused on developing the College, Career, and Life readiness of students with many barriers to learning. Plan, organize and implement an appropriate instructional program in a secondary learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation.

• Positive Role Model for young adults 
• Enthusiastic
• Hard-working
• Team Attitude
• Positive Attitude 
• Desire to see ALL students learn and succeed
• Willingness to complete all job requirements per KDE and DCPS

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

· Instructs and supervises students in and out of the classroom. 

· Reports to work promptly and maintains continuity of instruction throughout the school year.

· Protect confidential information.

· Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.

· Prepares for classes assigned and shows documented evidence of preparation upon request of administrator.

· Encourages students to set and maintain high expectations of classroom behavior.

· Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, to meet the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.

· Strives to implement the district’s mission, instructional goals, and objectives.

· Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

· Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.

· Upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations, and Board policies.

· Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms through appropriate parent-teacher conferences.

· Attends and participates in faculty meetings and serves on assigned committees and co-curricular activities.

· Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods.

· Works to establish and maintain open and professional lines of communications with students and their parents/guardians.

· Responsible for professional growth in accordance with state and federal regulations.

· Represents the school in the community effectively and in a positive manner.

· Administer health services to students as necessary in absence of a school health professional.

· Prioritize, plan, and organize work to meet schedules and timelines.

· Demonstrate a positive attitude and act as a positive role model for kids.

· Must demonstrate a desire to see all students learn and succeed.

· Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Location, duties, responsibilities may be altered to meet the needs of the district.

Successful completion of post-offer, pre-employment screenings are required as a contingency of employment.

*Contracts are with the district of Daviess County Public Schools-not with individual locations. Location assignments are subject to change.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. Certified employee with a year-to-year contract until a continuing contract is granted

2. Participates in Kentucky Teacher’s Retirement System (KTRS)