Gifted Education Teacher

POSITION TITLE: Gifted Education Teacher

JOB GOAL: To meet the needs of gifted students by providing advanced curriculum and enrichment of process skills and growth experience.

REPORTS TO: Principal

EVALUATION: Current Alabama evaluation program

SALARY SCHEDULE: T9 Click here

DAYS: 187

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Education and Experience:

• Valid Alabama Certification for Gifted Teacher; or is working toward such certification

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
• Ability to work well with others as a team

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of PowerSchool SIS and Special Program(s)
• Knowledge of Frontline applications

Performance Responsibilities:

• Develop program objectives, enrichment units and process curricula for gifted program
• Develop lesson plans, including activities and materials, and implement objectives through individual and small group activities
• Serve as a resource person in gifted education programs for all district personnel
• Provide students with opportunities for interaction with community, state, and national resources
• Monitor student’s progress, keep appropriate records, and prepare reports on a regular basis
• Communicate with students, parents, and regular classroom teachers and administrators through conferences and other means to discuss students’ progress and interpret the gifted program
• Maintain professional competence through professional development activities provided by the district and or self-selected professional growth activities
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques, strategies, and media, consistent with capabilities of the individual or student group involved
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy administrative regulations, and gifted program
• Assign tasks that are intellectually challenging to students
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills
• Assist in 2nd grade child find
• Maintain professional growth and competence through professional development
• Adhere to school system rules, administrative procedure, local board policy, and state and federal rules and regulations
• Perform other duties as may be assigned

Background Check Required:

• (Ala. Code §§ 16-22A-5) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to finger, to handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, and kneel. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Additional Details:

• Position will be subject to the Students First Act of 2011. Cullman City Schools reserves the right to fill this position by internal applicants by means of transfer
• Under the Students First Act of 2011, no credit toward tenure or non-probationary status is earned in the initial year of employment if hired after September 30.

Cullman City Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.