Job Description

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 :
High School Principal

SUPERVISES:
Instructional Assistants and assigned volunteers

EDUCATION REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
Required: Bachelors 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 pupils 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 pupils 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.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED/PREFERRED:

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:

Employees work:

Requirements While Performing Job:

Requirements for pushing lifting pulling or carrying obstacles of weight

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

Yes

Dampness

Electrical

Explosives flammables gas paint thinners

High work spaces

No

Radiation

Yes

Vibration

Protective equipment required

Vision Demand and Capabilities

Normal night vision

X

X

X

X

Uncorrected Vision

X

X

Some high tone loss

Significant high tone loss

Low tone loss

X

This position will be paid according to theTeacher Salary Schedule: will be adjusted for part time/0.2 FTE)

PRIMARY JOB LOCATION:
High School Building

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

EVALUATION PERFORMED BY:
Middle or High School Principal

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

***IF CHOSEN APPLICANT MAYNEED TO RE-APPLY FOR PERMANENT POSITION AT THE END OF THE2025-2026ACADEMIC YEAR

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