Criminal Justice Teacher at Rockwood High (26-27 School Year)

Criminal Justice Teacher.

Qualifications:

Applicants must be able to obtain an Occupational Teacher License with endorsement in Legal and Protective Services - 750.

Must have a high school diploma and 5 out of the last 8 years in one of the following occupations: Police Officer, Sheriff, TBI/FBI Officer, Military Police, Wildlife Officer, Correctional Officer, Crime Scene Investigator, Lawyer or Judge

Career 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:

1. Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
2. Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
3. Creates a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
4. Prepares for class assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior.
5. Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
6. Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the goals, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to the students.
7. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
8. Strives to implement, by instruction and action, the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
9. Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
10. Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
11. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
12. Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
13. Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
14. Makes a provision 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.
15. Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with department heads, evaluates their job performance.
16. Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
17. Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.

Terms of Employment:

200 days, salary and work year to be established by the Board.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation.

Legal and Protective Services 6-12 (750)

Minimum Education: High School Diploma

Experience: 

1. Three (3) years of relevant work experience, completed within the last five (5) years.
2. Five (5) years of relevant work experience, completed within the last ten (10) years.
3. Two (2) years of relevant work experience, completed within the last ten (10) years.
4. One (1) year of relevant work experience, completed within the last ten (10) years and an associate degree in Criminal Justice; or
5. Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice.

Example Qualifying Experience: Correctional officer, crime scene investigator, judge, lawyer, military police, police officer, parole officer, probation officer, sheriff, sheriff's deputy, state or federal bureau of investigation officer, wildlife officer, postsecondary technical school instructor in endorsement area. 

Industrial Certification:

• NOCTI Assessment (Criminal Justice 5269 OR Protective Services 5916);
• Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) Commission (regardless of issue date);
• State Law License (from TN or another state);
• Police Academy;
• FBI Academy; or
• Any directly aligned Tier 2 or 3 credential in the Criminal Justice and Correction Services or Pre-Law programs of study within the Law, Public Safety, & Corrections career cluster of Tennessee Promoted Student Industry Credentials.