What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Science Teacher Pool - 2025-26 School Year position at Aromas San Juan Unified School District?
Description of Basic Responsibilities:
To plan, prepare, and instructs students in accordance with California State Curriculum Standards.
Supervisor: Principal or designee.
Essential Duties:
- Provides instruction to students using the course of study adopted by the Board of Education and appropriate standards based curriculum materials guidelines in teaching individual course content.
- Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
- Develops standard based lesson plans and appropriate instructional aids.
- Demonstrates concepts using appropriate technology and/or teacher prepared instructional aids. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
- Provides opportunities when needed for individualized and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
- Design learning activities that will relate curriculum to the real world situations.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior, based upon the school discipline program, needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
- Assesses each student's progress in curriculum knowledge and skills.
- Selects and requisition books, instructional aids, and instructional supplies; maintains required inventory records.
- Communicates with parents/guardians to discuss the individual students’ progress.
- Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
- Participate in student studies teams, 504, and Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings to maximize each student's potential.
- Supervises students in out of classroom activities during the assigned workday.
- Participates in professional learning community (PLC) for curriculum and other developmental programs.
- Participates in the analysis of data through a PLC to improve student achievement.
- Administers benchmark assessments to provide teacher feedback on student achievement in a timely manner.
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the District and in self-selected professional growth activities.
- Participates in staff committees and sponsorship of student activities.
- Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of Principal.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of standard based curriculum goals and establishes clear standard based objectives for all lessons, units, and to communicate these objectives to students.
- Strives to implement by instruction and action the District’s philosophy of education and standard based instructional goals and objectives.
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, District policy, and administrative regulation.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing behavior and for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedures, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
- Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
- Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively provide input on their job performance.
- Attend staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
- Must possess a valid California teaching credential appropriate to assignment.
- Must possess a valid California driver’s license.
Salary : $64,260 - $102,874
