JOB TITLE:  Secondary Teacher

SUMMARY OF POSITION/PURPOSE:
To help students reach maximum cognitive, affective, psychomotor development; to help each student demonstrate competencies as defined by local, state and national statements of student outcomes, specifically the New Mexico Content Standards and Benchmarks.

SUPERVISOR:
Middle School Principal

SUPERVISES:
Instructional Assistants and assigned volunteers

EDUCATION REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
Required:  Bachelor's Degree

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
 Preferred:  At least three years teaching experience in the content area

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE:
Required:  Valid New Mexico Public Education Department Secondary Teaching License with endorsement in appropriate content area

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Teaches courses in specific content areas to secondary pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and appropriate curriculum publications as guidelines in teaching individual course content.
2. Instructs pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
3. Develops lesson plans and appropriate instructional aids stressing hands-on learning activities.
4. Demonstrates concepts using models, chalkboard, educational technology, and other teacher-prepared instructional aids.
5. Provides opportunities when needed for individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
6. Designs learning activities that will relate content area to the physical world.
7. Establishes and maintains standard of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
8. Evaluates each pupil's progress in content area knowledge and skills.
9. Selects and requisitions books, instructional aids and supplies; maintains required inventory records.
10. Communicates with parents to interpret contemporary methods in teaching specific content area and with parents and school counselors to discuss the individual pupil's progress.
11. Identifies pupil needs, and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
12. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
13. Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district, and in self-selected professional growth activities.
14. Integrates the use of educational technology into instructional program.
15. Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned work day. 

 

 

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Employee's work:

Standing	60%	Inside	95%
Walking	35%	Outside	5%
Sitting	5%
Total	100%		100%

Requirements While Performing Job:

Physical Activity	Daily:  Yes/No	Description
Twist:  Waist	Yes
Wrist	Yes
Neck/Shoulder	Yes
Stoop, bend	Yes
Squat, kneel or crawl	Yes
Repetitive motions of hands or wrists	Yes
Run	No
Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment	No
Ride equipment	No
Walk on uneven terrain	No
Fine finger dexterity	Yes
Manual dexterity	Yes
Reaching above shoulders	Yes
Reaching at shoulder height	Yes
Reaching below shoulders	Yes
Other

 

 

 

Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight

No. of lbs. from the floor	Push	Pull	Lift	Carry	Frequency:  Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while
0-25			X	X	Daily
26-50			X	X	Weekly
51-150
Above 150
No. of lbs from chest high
0-25			X	X	Weekly
26-50			X	X	Once in a while
51-150
Above 150
No. of lbs. over head
0-25			X	X	Once in a while
26-50
51-150
Above 150

Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:

Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others
Cold/heat of outside work
Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas
Contact with the public	Yes
Dampness
Electrical
Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners
High work spaces
Machine noise	No
Radiation
Sun	Yes
Vibration
Protective equipment required

 

Vision Demand and Capabilities                                            Hearing Demands and Capabilities

Normal night vision
Normal depth perception	X
Normal depth vision	X
Normal color vision	X
Red/Green/Amber color vision	X
Uncorrected Vision
Corrected Vision	X

Hearing essentially normal	X
Some high tone loss
Significant high tone loss
Low tone loss
Other requirements:  Corrected hearing	X

PRIMARY JOB LOCATION:
Middle School Building

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (LENGTH OF CONTRACT):
School year as scheduled on the school calendar.  

EVALUATION PERFORMED BY:
 Middle School Principal

Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.