What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Consumer Science Teacher position at Comstock Park High School?
Comstock Park is seeking candidates who display a strong desire and ability to make an impact on students and the greater community both within and outside of the classroom.
A Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) teacher instructs students on vital life skills like notirition, culinary arts, personal finance, child development, and family resource management.
- Curriculum Delivery: Plan and execute engaging, hands-on lessons aligned with the State of Michigan FAmily andConsumer Sciences (KH) Standards.
- Maintain Compliance: Deliver state-aligned helath and reproductive health curricula in accordance with Michigan Department of Education (MDE) guidelines and district policy.
- Life Skills Instruction: Teach students how to evaluate the interrelationship between economic systems, consumer behavior, and personal budgeting.
- Classroom Management: Foster a safe, respectful learning environment (especially in lab settings like kitchens), encouraging student engagement and independent living skills.
- Assessment: Develop formative and summative assessments to track and adjust student outcomes.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Education:Bachelor’s degree in Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, or a related field.
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Required Certifications & Endorsements
- KH Endorsement: Qualifies you to teach departmentalized human services and consumer science courses.
- Standard Teaching Certificate: Requires a bachelor’s degree in education or Family and Consumer Sciences and passing the MTTC (Michigan Test for Teacher Certification).
- CTE Requirements: Many Michigan districts require—or heavily prefer—a Career and Technical Education (CTE) certificate. If you do not have this, districts may require you to obtain an Annual Career Authorization, which typically requires 4,000 hours of recent industry experience.
- Professional Skills: Strong organizational skills, technological proficiency for lesson delivery, and excellent interpersonal abilities to communicate with parents and school staff.
If you have a passion for this position but hold a different secondary endorsement and are willing to pursue an accelerated pathway or test out to add the KH or MA endorsement, we encourage you to apply and discuss alternative certification routes with us.
This position requires a valid Michigan (secondary) teaching certificate. We will work with individuals that do not possess a Michigan Teaching Certificate but have a Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences or a related field for certification.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on district and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication. Ability to operate a personal computer and related software.
The final candidate for this position will be required (at their cost) to furnish the district with a current Michigan State Police and FBI criminal records LiveScan check prior to our recommendation to hire.
How To Apply
You must complete the entire online application to be considered for a position.
Providing a resume, and additional attachments are optional. Please also provide complete reference information for each reference including name, address, phone and email address.
Equal Employment Opportunity
EQUAL RIGHTS: Comstock Park Public Schools are committed to a policy or nondiscrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, and disability in all its programs and activities.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES: Any person believing that the Comstock Park Public School District or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of (1) Title IX of the Education amendment Act of 1972, (2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (3) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and (4) Title II of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 may bring forward a complaint, which shall be referred to as a grievance, to the local Coordinator at the following address: 101 School Street, Comstock Park, MI 49321. Phone (616) 254-5000.
** The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.