Social Studies Teacher 6-8

Position Type :

Middle School Teaching / Social Studies Teacher

Date Posted : 10 / 31 / 2024

Location :

Calhoun Middle School

Date Available : 07 / 28 / 2025

Closing Date :

04 / 01 / 2025 Social Studies Teacher 6-8

Division / Department : CCS School Sites

Evaluation Instrument : TKES

Pay : CCS Certified Salary Schedule

Pay Type : Salary / Exempt

Retirement : TRS

Contract Work Year : 10 Months

Reports to : School Principal

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Education and Experience : Must hold a current Georgia teaching certificate or meet the professional qualifications as outlined in the Consolidate LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP).

GOAL :

This position provides appropriate learning experiences and educational opportunities based on knowledge of each child and plans for his / her maximum development.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Demonstrates appropriate verbal and written communication skills with students, parents and other school personnel.
• Is available to students and parents for conferences according to system policies.
• Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communication.
• Uses state, benchmark and other test results to develop and improve the instructional program for all students assigned to the teacher.
• Serves all students with appropriate instructional strategies at appropriate levels.
• Follows direct / or school prescribed assessment strategies and procedures.
• Mitigates deficiencies through a Professional Learning Plan for improvement, if required.
• Implements a Professional Growth Plan or Goal each year.
• Provides instruction based on designed curriculum and / or individual student needs.
• Demonstrates adequate, current knowledge of subject matter.
• Uses research based best practices throughout instruction.
• Effectively assesses and encourages student progress by promoting engagement, monitoring student progress, responding to adequate and inadequate performances and showing support of students in an appropriate manner.
• Participate in professional organizations and staff development activities.
• Participates in professional development enhances knowledge and remains current in grade level content, instruction best practices, effective instruction strategies, and assessment administration.
• Completes reports, documentation, duties and other assignments in a prompt and professional manner.
• Complies with school, system, state and federal regulations and policies, including the PSC Coe of Ethics, as related to job requirements.
• Maintains a professional attitude with students, parents, community and other school employees.
• Attends / participates in faculty meetings and other assignment meetings.
• Serves on a variety of school committees to continually improve student learning.
• Maintains a pattern of prompt and regular attendance.
• Assumes responsibilities for supervising students on Campus while away from building on school-related activities.
• Provides adequate information, plans, and materials for a substitute teacher.
• Keeps adequate records and upholds confidentiality of students and records.
• Maintains accurate records to document student performance and attendance.
• Adheres to the dress code described in the Calhoun City Schools Board of Education policy.
• Adheres to the chain of command.
• Manages the learning environment by using time efficiently, maintaining an effective physical setting for instruction and maintaining appropriate student behavior in and out of the classroom, and adhering to the school behavior / discipline plan.
• Incorporates the use of technology into instruction in an appropriate manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Ability to be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
• Constant and consistent ability to supervise students required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES :

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employee (supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform assigned tasks. It should also be noted that the order of duties / responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.