Position Title:
AP Psychology & World History Teacher,
High School (1.0 FTE)
Department:
Social Studies Department
Reports To:
Principal and Department Chair
SUMMARY:
To instruct and assist students
in mastering subject matter and skills while at the same time
encouraging and supporting their positive academic and social
growth.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises classroom, students
and teacher aides (when applicable).
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree
from four year college or university.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES,
REGISTRATIONS:
Valid Illinois Teaching
certificate with appropriate endorsements
Certification registered with
Lake County ROE.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Other duties may be assigned.
The District 113 Teacher's
responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Performing the Characteristics
of an Effective District 113 Educator which include the
following:
Align teaching and professional
practices with the District 113 Beliefs and Guiding
Principles.
Be proactive about professional
growth, which includes maintaining a vision for personal
development, goal setting, and critical reflection.
Understand how learning occurs
and make choices about curriculum planning and instructional
methodology based on research, best practice, and
data.
Understand adolescent behavior
and make choices about classroom management based on
research, best practice, and data.
Develop skills as a
diagnostician and have an expansive repertoire of strategies
to adjust instruction based on an understanding of the
students.
Develop a sense of ownership with the
curriculum.
Ask questions and revise curriculum and
instructional strategies.
Develop and demonstrate a deep
understanding of the content of their discipline.
Align assessment with the
outcomes of the course to insure measurement of student
growth and learning.
Develop and model collaboration,
communication, problem-solving skills with students, other
staff members, parents and community members.
Model professional behavior
(including regular attendance and punctuality).
Know and utilize appropriate
people and resources when problem-solving.
Step into leadership roles
(e.g., involvement in building initiatives and
mentoring).
Adhere to Board policies and
District procedures.
Meeting and instructing assigned
classes in the locations and at the time assigned.
Accessing the accomplishments of
students on a regular basis and providing progress reports as
required.
Working cooperatively with other
school personnel in the identification, education and
remediation of individual students with specialized
needs.
Taking all necessary and
reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment,
materials and facilities.
Maintaining accurate, complete,
and correct records as required by law, district policy and
administrative regulations.
Assisting the administration in
implementing all policies and rules governing student life
and conduct.
Making provisions for being
available to students and parents for education-related
purposes.
Attending staff meetings and, as
needed, serving on staff committees.
Performing such other duties as
may be assigned by the building administrator.
Taking attendance, completing
grade and progress reports, and other reports as required by
the district and/or the State of Illinois.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,
ABILITIES:
Effective oral and written
communication skills.
Ability to work with students
and adults in a positive manner.
Ability to handle and maintain
the confidentiality of employee, student and other sensitive
District information per the district's confidentiality
guidelines.
Ability to work effectively with
a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK
ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this
job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend,
write, type, speak, and listen. In addition the
employee may occasionally be required to bend, twist, reach
and climb.
Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close, peripheral and distant vision.
The noise level in the work environment ranges
from quiet/moderate to loud. The employee is frequently
required to interact with the public and other
staff.
The employee is directly responsible for the
safety, well-being and work output of students.
The statements in this job description are
intended to describe the general nature and level of the work
to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this
position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties
and responsibilities related to the position. This job
description will be reviewed periodically as duties and
responsibilities change with business necessity and School
Board Policy and procedures.
Essential and marginal job functions are
subject to modification.
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.