What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Education Chickasaw Language Teacher position at the Chickasaw Nation?
We are currently looking for a Full Time Public Education Chickasaw Language Teacher to join our Curriculum and Instruction Team team located at the Language Building working 8:00AM-5:00PM - Mo Tu We Th Fr.
Summary:
Responsibilities:
- Teaches Rosetta Stone Chickasaw Curriculum to secondary students in Oklahoma public schools, in person or virtually
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
- Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom. Treat students with respect and dignity
- Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student’s progress and interpret the school program. Interacts with students, staff, and parents in a positive and professional manner
- Maintains academic honesty & integrity
- Establishes rapport with students and provides a pleasant, safe, and orderly climate conducive to learning
- Establish and maintain standard of students’ behavior needed to provide an orderly productive classroom environment
- Maintains equipment and orderly workspace/service zone
- Increase language proficiency through continuing education provided by the Division of Language Preservation
- Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records required by state law, district policy, and administrative regulations to be submitted to the Curriculum/Instruction Manager
- Demonstrates ingenuity in problem-solving, particularly in public education settings
- Actively works toward proficiency in speaking the Chickasaw language
- Follows the Line of Support
- Follows Tribal Policy and Procedures
- Maintains strict confidentiality
- Cooperates with all team members and leadership.
- Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
- Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
- Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
Essential:
- Ability to develop and implement inquiry-based and hands-on learning strategies within public education
- Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
- Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
- Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
- Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Second Language Learning training or facilitator
- Knowledge of youth programs in public education settings
- Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
Skills:
Essential:
Essential:
- Conversant in Chickasaw
- Fluent Bi-Lingual Speaker
Experience:
Essential:
Essential:
- 1 year directly related experience
Education:
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Essential:
- Bachelors Degree in directly related field
Essential:
- Preferred: Major in Education, Early Childhood Development, Second Language Learning, or Linguistics
Credentials:
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Essential:
- Pass general background check
- State Teacher Certification
- Native American Language Teacher Certification
- Standard Driver's License
Essential:
- Possess (or be willing to obtain) a State of Oklahoma Teaching Certification or Native American Language Teacher Certification and provide 60 to 120 clock hours/points of a professional teaching development program, seminar, or conferences
Working Conditions:
Essential:
Essential:
- Interacts physically and socially with program duties
- Works in an office setting
- Requires light travel
- Must be flexible with work schedule
- Pass pre-employment drug test