Health Science Teacher - Tennessee High School

Minimum bachelor's degree and a valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate endorsement to teach health occupations. The appropriate endorsement code is 577 or 720. Three years experience preferred. See the job description below for more information.

Salary schedules may be accessed here. The 2026-2027 salary schedules will be posted after school board approval.

This position is for the 2026-2027 school year.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Valid Tennessee teaching certificate at appropriate grade level.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO

Principal

JOB GOAL

To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the location and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students to the extent possible.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Prepares for classes daily and will provide written evidence upon request of principal.
• Develops and encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Designs, develops, and coordinates field trips to meet the district’s goals and objectives.
• Strives to implement through instruction the district’s philosophy of education.
• Monitors on an ongoing basis the progress of students and provides reports as needed.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains complete, accurate, and correct records as required by law.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct; develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure; and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional conferences and workshops.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Performs such other duties as may reasonably be prescribed by the principal or assistant principal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

• Pushing and/or pulling
• Climbing
• Stooping and/or kneeling
• Reaching
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.
• Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and work year to be established by the Board.