About This Role
Teaching science as a classroom teacher at the Riverside Indian School, a Bureau of Indian Education school, is the core of this role. The position involves planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional activities under established guidelines. This role is a school year contract that requires annual renewal.
Responsibilities
- Prepare yearly instructional outlines and related daily lesson plans covering relevant units of study and specifying objectives, activities, and evaluative methods/instruments for both group and individual programs
- Teach students by selecting, developing, adapting, and implementing appropriate instructional methods and techniques utilizing available resources to provide academic achievement
- Provide learning experiences in assigned subject areas, which develop cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills that are appropriate to the needs and interest of all students in the classroom
- Continuously evaluate individual and group academic progress using criterion-reference tests, periodic standardized tests, oral tests, and/or other relevant evaluative methods/instruments
- Use alternative instruction to meet individual needs
- Make progress reports to parents, confer with parents and other concerned individuals
- Maintain required records in accordance with applicable regulations
- Maintain control of assigned class and handle discipline independently except for chronic or extreme behavior problems
- Counsel individual students within established guidelines, using background information concerning each student to provide an effective instruction learning cycle as pertains to students' behavior and progress
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- If you are a male applicant born after 12-31-1959, you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act and the Defense Authorization Act of 1986
- A background security investigation will be required for all new hires; appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication
- Incumbent may be required, as an incidental duty, to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle, in the performance of duties, therefore, a valid driver's license is required
- Must possess and maintain valid Teacher licensure/certification in the State where the position is located AND in the specialty field identified by parenthetical
- Probationary period is one academic year (two full academic semesters) during which your fitness and continued employment will be evaluated
- Initial appointments under Public Law 95-561 do not confer competitive nor career status
- Possess a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) from an accredited education institution