Criminal Justice Teacher (CTE)

Mt. Juliet High; Mount Juliet (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilson County Schools in Mt. Juliet, TN seeks a Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher for Mt. Juliet High.

The role involves teaching basic occupational skills, maintaining a safe shop, and fostering student growth in a collaborative setting. Immediate start with a 200-day schedule is offered, with required TN licensure and strong communication skills. The ideal candidate will manage classrooms, implement varied instructional strategies, prepare lessons, administer tests, and maintain

Qualifications

• Holds a Tennessee teacher's license with endorsement.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Meets health and physical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for assigned classes and shows evidence of preparation.
• Maintains a classroom and shop environment conducive to learning.
• Instructs students using diverse teaching strategies and materials.
• Prepares a course outline, assigns lessons, and corrects homework.
• Administers and corrects tests; records results.
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required.
• Discusses student progress with parents and suggests actions.
• Maintains up-to-date inventory and safe equipment use.
• Collaborates with staff, parents, and community partners.
• Attends meetings and professional development activities.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor degree preferred

Job description

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher

JOB GOAL

To teach students the basic skills and knowledge applicable to a specific occupation and to instill in each student safe working habits.

QUALIFICATIONS

Holds a valid Tennessee teacher's license with appropriate endorsement; has strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and meets health and physical requirements.

FLSA STATUS Exempt

SCHEDULE 200 Day

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepares for assigned classes and shows evidence of preparation upon request of his/her immediate supervisor;
• Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to learning, encourages students to maintain standards of classroom behavior, and maintains order in the classroom and shop;
• Instructs students in subject matter, using a variety of teaching strategies and materials;
• Prepares a teaching outline for the course of study, assigns lessons, and corrects homework papers;
• Is able to performs the task(s) that he/she teaches;
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests on a regular basis; records results;
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by the board of education;
• Discusses students' academic and behavior problems/progress with parents and suggests corrective action, as appropriate;
• Observes students to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and reports, as appropriate;
• Maintains up-to-date class and shop inventory records;
• Maintains shop and class equipment in a safe and workable condition;
• Ensures that students are instructed in the safe and proper use of equipment and monitors their use;
• Fosters cooperative social behavior;
• Reports to the principal any reasonable suspicion that a student's health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect;
• Works with students, associates, parents, community groups, and business/industry personnel in a cooperative and professional manner;
• Represents the school and the community in a positive manner;
• Complies with board policies, school rules, and administrative regulations;
• Meets assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated;
• Attends work regularly and on-time;
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops; and
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with students; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits. The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.

Criminal Justice Teacher (CTE)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5981851
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher

JOB GOAL

To teach students the basic skills and knowledge applicable to a specific occupation and to instill in each student safe working habits.

QUALIFICATIONS

Holds a valid Tennessee teacher's license with appropriate endorsement; has strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and meets health and physical requirements.

REPORTS TO Building Principal

FLSA STATUS Exempt

SCHEDULE 200 Day

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepares for assigned classes and shows evidence of preparation upon request of his/her immediate supervisor;
• Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to learning, encourages students to maintain standards of classroom behavior, and maintains order in the classroom and shop;
• Instructs students in subject matter, using a variety of teaching strategies and materials;
• Prepares a teaching outline for the course of study, assigns lessons, and corrects homework papers;
• Is able to performs the task(s) that he/she teaches;
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests on a regular basis; records results;
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by the board of education;
• Discusses students' academic and behavior problems/progress with parents and suggests corrective action, as appropriate;
• Observes students to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and reports, as appropriate;
• Maintains up-to‑date class and shop inventory records;
• Maintains shop and class equipment in a safe and workable condition;
• Ensures that students are instructed in the safe and proper use of equipment and monitors their use;
• Fosters cooperative social behavior;
• Reports to the principal any reasonable suspicion that a student's health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect;
• Works with students, associates, parents, community groups, and business/industry personnel in a cooperative and professional manner;
• Represents the school and the community in a positive manner;
• Complies with board policies, school rules, and administrative regulations;
• Meets assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated;
• Attends work regularly and on-time;
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops; and
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with students; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with students; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits. The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $50,016 Per Year

Job Categories:
Classroom Teacher > Career and Technical Education

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources , Wilson County Schools
• 415 Harding Dr.
• Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]