Itinerant Talented Teacher - Theater Arts

Scope Of Responsibilities:

• Instructs students in history, aesthetics, criticism, and production in talent area in which students have been identified talented: visual art, drama, or music.

Performance Responsibilities/ Essential Functions:

• Develops a curriclum appropriate to meeting the needs of each talented student as dictated by the individual education program.
• Completes accurately, neatly, and on time all records and reports.
• Encourages parent interest and is available for conferences in order to keep the parent informed of the student's progress and needs.
• Acts as a resource to administrators, teacher, and parents for drama, music, or visual arts.
• Creates an aesthetic environment in which students can develop their individual talents.
• Provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their talents to appropriate audiences.
• Fosters an understanding of the arts which goes beyond representation by encouraging students to use creative thought processes.
• Performs all other duties assigned by the principal.

Work Environment / Hours Worked:

• A talent education teacher is required to work in a school setting.
• The talent education teacher may be itinerant; therefore, the work day consists of the number of hours required of teachers at the school at which the gifted education teacher signs in on any given day.
• The talent teacher may sometimes work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required by job responsibilites.

Communication Skills:

• A talent education teacher must be able to communicate in English both orally and in writing; must have the ability to accurately give and receive information both in person and via a telecommunication system; must be able to communicate successfully and pleasantly with students, peers, supervisors, and the community.

Equipment Used:

• Telephone, computer, Xerox machine, videocassette recorder and monitor, video camera, audio cassette recorder.
• Music education teachers: musical instruments, as appropriate.
• Visual arts teachers: media, as appropriate.

Physical Involvement:

• The teacher must be able to operate audio-visual and office equipment.
• Standing, walking, reaching,bending, and lifting up to ten pounds is sometimes required.
• The teacher must have the ability to provide own transportation to schools, work locations, and meeting sites.
• Mobility skills are necessary to access a variety of work locations.

Mental Involvement:

• The teacher must understand and interpret written and verbal instructions from supervisor; the teacher must be able to manage, direct, supervise, and evaluate student learning activities.

Human Relations Involvement:

• The teacher must be able to work compatibly in group settings; must be able to respond positively to supervision and to accept suggestions for improvement; serves as liaison between the school and community.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Louisiana teaching certificate
• Master's Degree
• Ancillary certification in talent area of music, visual arts, or drama
• Three years' successful teaching experience.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Will vary with specific positions.

Physical Involvement:

• Must be able to operate office equipment.
• Standing, walking, reaching, bending, and lifting up to 10 pounds is required.

Compensation:

• JPS offers a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.
• JPS also offers a competitive benefits package.