About This Role
This teaching position is responsible for leading students toward their full potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation. The role involves instructing assigned classes, maintaining a positive classroom environment, and evaluating student progress regularly.
Responsibilities
- Meet and instruct assigned classes in the designated locations and times
- Develop and maintain a classroom environment conducive to effective learning within resource limits
- Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request
- Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior
- Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media consistent with limitations and student needs
- Strive to implement the Sumter County School System’s philosophy of education and instructional goals
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students
- Evaluate student progress on a regular basis
- Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, system policy, and administrative regulation
- Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and Board policy
- Make provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested under reasonable terms
- Attend and participate in faculty meetings
- Cooperate with other staff members in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods
- Assist in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials
- Accept a share of responsibility for co-curricular activities as assigned
- Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning academic and behavioral progress
- Establish and maintain cooperative relations with others
- Provide for professional growth through reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced course work
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education or a related field
- Valid teaching certification from the state’s Department of Education
- Strong knowledge of child development and educational best practices
- Ability to differentiate instruction and manage a diverse classroom
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Competence in using technology for instruction and record-keeping
Nice to have:
- Prior teaching experience, especially with elementary or high school students
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