What are the responsibilities and job description for the Guided Opportunity Classroom Teacher (2025-26 School Year) position at Richland School District?
Minimum Qualifications & Abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree, including all courses needed to meet credential requirements.
- Valid California teaching credential authorizing service in grade levels and areas assigned.
- Must meet highly qualified teacher requirements.
- Must have ELL authorization.
- Must be able to work effectively with administrators, staff, parents, and community.
Essential Functions:
- Provides students instruction in the core academic subjects using a variety of instructional strategies.
- Prepares and delivers standards-based lessons in a multi-grade setting.
- Assesses students’ academic performance for the purpose of monitoring learning and student growth as per state-required testing and forming student Individual Learning Plan.
- Differentiates instruction for students while closing the gap between student performance and grade-level standards.
- Maintains attendance records, pupil assessment records, report cards, transcripts, and other reports as required.
- Communicates with authorized agencies, school district/school, parents, guardians, and/or foster parents for the purpose of exchanging educational records; providing attendance, behavior, and academic progress; and holding parent conferences.
- Integrates technology, social improvement skills, and character education into the educational program for the purpose of improving computer skills and research skills; addressing the social issues exhibited by students, and improving ethical decision-making skills.
- Collaborates and works effectively with various teams.
- Communicates with student’s counselor, School Social Worker, therapist, psychologist, and parent for the purpose of following-up with student’s progress and needs in order for the student to be successful with prescribed goals.
- Maintains professional competence through participation in professional development provided by or assigned by the District.
- Holds students accountable for appropriate conduct for the purpose of maintaining appropriate classroom control.
- Participates in faculty and/or District meetings to address student needs.
- Provides service to students through Tier 2 Interventions to include, but not limited to; Alternatives to Suspension, Behavior Contracts, Behavior Intervention Plan, Structured Breaks, Check In Check Out, Daily Behavior Monitoring Form Completion.
- Maintains an orderly, nurturing, and safe learning environment for the purpose of ensuring student safety and consistent control over students based on rules governing student behavior.
- Provides input on the overall program quality and program safety for the purpose of adjusting the educational program to meet the changing needs of students.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Superintendent or designee.
Salary : $55,011 - $100,081
