CTE - Life Skills Teacher @ Bessemer City High

Definition

Under general supervision, provides extensive expertise to teach Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS) courses with a focus on Foods I & II as part of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program.  Designs and implements an effective and appropriate educational and vocational training program for assigned students to prepare them for employment; works collaboratively with pupils, parents, support staff, administrators, health organizations, agencies, and community groups to enhance the training and employment opportunities for students.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach North Carolina Standard Course of Study/Essential Standards.

• Teach courses in High School Curriculum Guide (http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us).

• Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction of students in a Family & Consumer Sciences program.

• Provides individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs and motivate students.

• Establishes and maintains standards of student control required to achieve effective participation in all activities.

• Evaluates academic and social growth of students and keeps appropriate records.

• Provides appropriate instruction and activities for students to meet school/district policies, goals, and objectives.

• Communicates with parents through a variety of means.

• Holds parent conferences to discuss the individual student’s progress and interpret the school program.

• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.

• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays such as bulletin boards, interest centers, etc.

• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and/or professional growth activities and university courses.

• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which s/he will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines.

• Selects and requisitions instructional materials; maintains inventory records.

• Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities; supervises students in fieldwork.

• Participates in faculty and/or district committees and the sponsorship of student activities.

• Experience with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs).

• Performs other related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skilled in assessment and using its data for teaching and learning.

• Knowledge of principles, concepts, and use of life management skills in the areas of personal and family living, wellness, nutrition and foods, financial management, and living environments.

• Knowledge of human services-related careers and work-based learning strategies.

• Knowledge of food preparation techniques while applying nutrition, food science, and food safety. Instructors prepare students for a culminating entrepreneurial project and preparation for the ServSafe food handling credential.

• Ability to meet the needs of all learners.

• Ability to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, calculators, pencils, scissors, equipment for children, etc.  

• Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.

• Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information.  Includes receiving instructions, assignments, and/or directions from superiors.

• Ability to manage a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.  Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc. using prescribed format.

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and d