What are the responsibilities and job description for the ROTC Instructor - Interim - @ Hunter Huss High Career Academy position at Gaston County Schools Career Site?
Definition
Under general supervision, plans, organizes, and presents instruction and instructional environments which help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. Will adhere to the requirements set forth by the military branch and by the local school policy.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Administers and manages the ROTC program effectively according to law, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains supplies in strict compliance with military security regulations.
• Complies with military and School District safety guidelines in all instances when instructing, supervising, monitoring, accompanying, or escorting cadets.
• Maintains student records as prescribed in military regulations and local policies.
• Prepares unit for formal inspections.
• Counsels Cadets on their performance within the Corps of Cadets.
• Assists Cadets in applying for Senior ROTC scholarships and service academy appointments.
• Organizes, supervises and develops extracurricular activities including color guard, drill teams, rifle teams, orientation teams, and special programs.
• Provides learning experiences and teaches the course of study prescribed by the District approved curriculum.
• Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction of students with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturity.
• Provides individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs and motivate students.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student control required to achieve effective participation in all activities.
• Evaluates academic and social growth of students and keeps appropriate records.
• Provides appropriate instruction and activities for students to meet school/district policies, goals, and objectives.
• Communicates with parents through a variety of means.
• Holds parent conferences to discuss the individual student’s progress and interpret the school program.
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays such as bulletin boards, interest centers, etc.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and/or professional growth activities and university courses.
• Selects and requisitions instructional materials; maintains inventory records.
• Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities.
• Participates in faculty and/or district committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Performs other related work as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people, or things.
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments, and/or directions from superiors.
• Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
• Maintains positive rapport with students.
• Ability to promote positive student self-concept.
• Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials,
etc. using the prescribed format.
• Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages.
• Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Ability to manage instructional time.
• Ability to manage student behavior.
• Ability to consult with parents, teachers, and the community to enhance the learning of students.
• Ability to monitor student performance.
• Ability to interact within the educational environment.
• Ability to perform non-instructional duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; march; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must be able to perform medium work exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or up 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Must possess the visual acuity to prepare data, work with record processes, and do extensive reading and research.
Minimum Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree including all courses to meet licensure requirements
• Valid North Carolina Teaching License in the grade levels and areas assigned or eligibility for a license
This Position Reports Directly to: Principal
Classification: Exempt
Salary: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction JROTC minimum instructor pay formula
Disclaimer
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform this job.
If offered a position, prospective employee must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test.
