Classroom Teacher

Purpose and Scope

This position is responsible for the professional instructions designed to provide academic, social, physical, and skills development for students in specific grades/subject areas to prepare the to be successful citizens and workers in the 21st century.

Essential Job Functions

This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the primary job elements.

Creates an educational environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and needs of the students; prepares instructional materials for classes assigned and provides written evidence of preparation to supervisor/administrator upon request.

Establishes a standard of classroom behavior; maintains classroom management in and outside of the school.

Assess the accomplishments of students on an established timetable and provides written and oral progress reports to parents/guardians, administrators and selected staff; administers tests and assessments.

Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students within state and school requirements based on the educational, physical, and emotional levels of student development.

Confers with parents, administrators, specialists, mental health staff, and appropriate resource staff to develop educational programs for students.

Instructs students by using educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory language, communication skills, cognition, social, and emotional development.

Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, and district and administrative regulations.

Assists administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student activities and conduct.

Sponsors student activities/clubs/teams/organization and tutor students as requested.

Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have a bachelor's degree and a Tennessee teaching license endorsed in Information Technology and NOCTI/Comp Programming Certification OR 12 semester hours of computer course work including at least 6 hours of programming language.

 

Must be available for assignment at any school within the Shelby County School district.

(PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED).

 

Degree Equivalency Formula:

Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master’s Degree=6 years plus required years of experience. 

Additional Job Details

Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday Location: Memphis Shelby County Schools 160 S. Hollywood St. Memphis, TN 38112 Contact: LaShundia Brooks, Executive Director of Talent Management *Employer has also posted this opportunity on the company intranet* There is no bargaining representative for the job opportunity with the employer in the location(s) of intended employment. This notice was clearly visible and unobstructed while posted. It was posted for at least ten (10) consecutive business days in a conspicuous location in the workplace, where the employer’s U.S. workers could readily read the posted notice, including but not limited to locations in the immediate vicinity of the wage and hour notices. This notice is being provided as a result of the filing of an Application for Permanent Employment Certification (ETA Form 9089). The employer intends to permanently employ a foreign national in the job opportunity described above. Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the Certifying Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor. The address of the Certifying Officer is: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Foreign Labor Certification 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5311 Washington, DC 20210