Job Description

Certified Lame Deer Public Schools District #6 Job Description

Junior High/High School Classroom Teacher (P.E./Health 7-12)

Qualifications:

• Completed district employment application
• Must pass a background check
• Valid Montana Teaching Certificate
• Bachelor's degree in Education
• Successful teaching experience
• Must be able to successfully complete performance responsibilities listed below
• Any other qualifications as the School Board may find appropriate and/or acceptable

Reports To: School Principal

Supervises: Not Applicable

Terms of Employment: Salary, benefits, and work year to be established by negotiations with the School Board.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated, annually and in accordance with provisions of the School Board's policy on evaluations.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: standing 50 percent or more and ability to move around a classroom. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Goal: To create a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with pupils; to motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for further education and the world of work in accordance with each pupil's ability; to establish good relationships with parents and other staff members.

Performance Responsibilities (may include but not limited to the following):

• Supervise the daily opening of school routines
• Administer an attendance system that accurately reports and records student, school, and class attendance
• Implement and maintain a school program to discourage tardiness and absenteeism
• Work closely and continuously to identify poor school and class attendance patterns and minimize delay between recognizing patterns and referrals to guidance for follow-up action
• Administer disciplinary programs which are appropriate to the misbehavior of students and which are consistent with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the school and the school District
• Meet periodically with teachers, teaching teams, and various parent-teacher groups to review the code of conduct and to discuss problems or changes that seek continued program improvement
• Meet with teaching teams to discuss and develop remedial plans for students experiencing behavior problems
• Assist the Principal in the observation and supervision of faculty members
• Observe each faculty member as designed by the Principal in accordance with the supervision model of the school District
• Counsel teachers observed who have performance deficiencies and recommend specific direction for corrective action and plan for follow-up supervision
• Participate or chair meetings at the discretion or request of the Principal, and in the preparation of meeting agendas as required
• Work as a team member in the District supervisory structure, and support decisions made by fellow administrators in an effort to maintain positive staff morale
• Counsel individual students, and when necessary, make appropriate referrals for testing, guidance, or psychological counseling
• Resolve all discipline problems in a fair and just manner, and maintain records of any disciplinary actions taken
• Assist in interpretation of school programs, policies, and procedures to students, parents, staff, and community
• Cooperate with community and government agencies on student problems
• Provide guidance and counseling to students, parents, and teachers on problems relating to student behavior, concerns, and attendance
• Assist and cooperate with the school administration and teachers in developing and implementing policies to effect positive student behavior in the school
• Supervise extracurricular activities as assigned by the Principal
• Other duties assigned

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer: This employer does not knowingly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.

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