Part Time Social Studies Teacher - Concord Junior High

Concord Comm; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Community Schools seeks a certified Secondary Teacher (Social Studies) to lead classroom instruction and support student learning in a public middle/high school setting.

Ideal candidates will hold Indiana certification, demonstrate excellent teaching and communication skills, and collaborate with colleagues to develop engaging curricula while maintaining records and participating in professional development activities.

Qualifications

• Indiana Department of Education certification required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Compassionate, patient, observant, detail-oriented and creative.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and communicate with parents about student progress.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Instruct students in Social Studies using varied teaching methods with audiovisual aids.
• Assess student learning and adapt instruction to meet individual needs.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop engaging lesson plans and curricular approaches.
• Create teaching outlines, assign lessons, and correct homework.
• Administer tests, record results, and report progress to parents.
• Maintain classroom discipline and manage school activities.
• Discuss academic and behavioral issues with parents and suggest remediation.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and professional development.
• Keep attendance and grade records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Job Description

CONCORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Secondary Teacher (Social Studies)

POSITION: Certified

REPORTS TO: Principal

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Instruct students in subject matter, utilizing various teaching methods, such as lecture and demonstration, and use audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations.
• Review, analyze and evaluate the student’s history, background, learning ability and assessment to meet the individual educational needs.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop lesson plans and research different curriculum methods to implement that is coherent, purposeful and engaging.
• Prepare teaching outline for the course of study, assign lessons, and correct homework assignments.
• Administer tests to evaluate student’s progress, record results, and issue reports to inform parents of progress.
• Maintain discipline in the classroom and in other school activities.
• Discuss student’s academic and behavior problems with parents and suggest remedial action.
• Participate in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
• Keep attendance and grade records.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Appropriate certification as required by the Indiana Department of Education.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, excellent teaching skills, interpersonal relations skills, time management and organizational skills
• Must be compassionate, patient, observant, detail-oriented, creative and think outside the box.
• Coach students individually or as a group; communicate with parents and other teachers about a student’s progress
• Other qualifications as deemed desirable by the School Board.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to fifty (50) pounds. 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 should be able to use the following machines, tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work: computer, projector, phone, copy machine and any other office equipment .

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position

TERMS:

Length of year and salary to be determined by the School Board.

EVALUATION

Evaluation of performance on this job will be in accordance with the provisions of the policy handbook.