ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FINANCIAL LITERACY TEACHER

CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

JOB DESCRIPTION

CLASSIFICATION: CERTIFIED CLASSROOM

JOB TITLE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FINANCIAL LITERACY TEACHER

REPORTS TO: PRINCIPAL

SALARY: CERTIFIED

Notice of Nondiscrimination
Notificación de Non Discriminación

Job Goal

Lead students toward developing the attributes of a CUSD Portrait of a Learner (global citizenship, adaptability, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and empathy) through entrepreneurship, career literacy and professional pathways, and financial literacy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid State of Arizona Teaching Certificate, K-6
• Meets all certification requirements for the grade level(s) or subject area including proper teaching area endorsements
• Meets certification requirements for North Central Accrediting Association where applicable
• Preferred: In possession or commitment to pursue an endorsement in the area of Gifted education

Core Job Functions

• Plan and implement a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities with students in entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
• Guide students in career literacy and professional pathways.
• Design lessons and outcome measures using a combination of state and national standards outlined by the National Financial Educators Council, Financial Literacy and Education Commission, and ADE K-8 Career Literacy Standards and CTE Professional Skills Standards.
• Create a quarterly plan describing learning experiences, correlated with aims and objectives of specific standards in each grade level.
• Communicate to and collaborate with students the aims and objectives for the specific standards in each grade level.
• Use effective teaching strategies and innovative resources and materials to implement established curriculum goals and objectives.
• Monitor, assess, and communicate student progress to students and their parents.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to support grade level standards across subjects, expanding on financial literacy standards in each grade level band.
• Develop and implement classroom norms and procedures that support student learning and achievement.
• Create educational experiences that provide each student the opportunity to develop their potential in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, commerce, creativity, and confidence along with financial intelligence and resiliency.
• Promote and follow adopted school district philosophy, policies, regulations, and administrative procedures.
• Communicate ideas and concerns with colleagues, students, parents and community in a positive, professional, and ethical manner.
• Assume legal responsibility for the supervision of students on school property or in attendance at school-sponsored activities.
• Maintain and grow your own professional competence.
• Assume individual responsibilities which may be assigned by the principal/supervisor and which may relate to committee work, student activities, student supervision or other planning and professional assignments.
• Maintain accurate, complete, legible and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students equipment, materials, and facilities.

Core Values/Professional Qualities

• Promote positive interactions with colleagues
• Promote positive interactions with students and parents
• Be responsible, reliable and punctual
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Positively accept direction
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Exercise positive problem solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Adhere to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
• Share sensitive student and staff information on a need to know basis
• Be a positive role model for students
• Adhere to District and school rules and procedures

Physical Requirements

Positions in this classification typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, pushing, reaching, lifting, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Employees may be subject to travel, body fluids, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, workspace restrictions, and intense noise. Employees may be required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.