CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
POSITION DESCRIPTION

Job Description: Teacher, Lotus Academy

JOB TITLE: Teacher LOCATION: Lotus Academy

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator WORK SCHEDULE: 10 month 200 day
PAY GRADE: Teacher Scale

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Ability to work with FLSA STATUS: Exempt students who have challenging behaviors

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree, eligible for teaching license. Four years of successful education experience preferred

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Under general supervision, provide classroom instruction to students enrolled in an alternative education setting. Reinforce instruction to individual students and small groups in a variety of academic subjects and other learning activities, including implementing personal education plans and behavior plans. The teacher will utilize various behavioral strategies and alternative programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

● Provides supervision of students in educational settings.

● Provides small group instruction to students enrolled in an alternative school setting.

● Assists in the development and implementation of an individual education service plan for students.

● Plans daily classroom instructional activities.

● Administers student assessments to ascertain academic needs of students enrolled in an alternative setting.

● Works collaboratively with school and agency counselors, teachers, administrators, parents and related service providers in the overall educational plan for students to include lessons that address the student’s behavioral needs.

● Prepares lesson plans to correlate with student needs.

● Maintains student records and files in a confidential manner.

● Keeps accurate documentation regarding student progress, needs, strengths, etc. (i.e. grades, observations, anecdotal records, other related data).

● Keeps daily student attendance.

● Communicates with parents, teachers, administrators, and related service providers on an as needed basis.

● Serves on various teams, committees on an as needed basis.

● Submits all reports, forms, records and data as requested by Directors of Instruction

● Maintains proper certification by attending college, workshop and professional development courses.

● Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism and ethics, working cooperatively with the Board, the Superintendent, administrators, certificated and non-certificated personnel, parents, and students.

● Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

● Performs other related work as required including the improvements to program as related to suspension alternatives.

● Ability to manage instructional time.

● Ability to manage student behavior.

● Ability to consult with parents, teachers and the community to enhance the learning of students.

● Ability to monitor student performance.

● Ability to interact within the educational environment.

● Ability to perform non-instructional duties as assigned.

● Knowledge of child guidance principles and practices, intervention techniques and behavior management.

● Ability to be an active listener, problem solver, and effective communicator.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

● Work environment is primarily inside, where the noise and temperature levels are moderate.

● Physical demands may include light lifting, bending, squatting, twisting and reaching.
● Must possess the physical ability to work primarily with fingers, perceive the nature of sounds, make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes, express or exchange ideas by the spoken word, substantial movements (motions) with the hands, wrists, and/or fingers, and discern letters or numbers at a given distance.

● Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: feeling, grasping, handling, lifting, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity and walking.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations shall be made, as required by law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to

perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties, just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,777.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ruther Glen, VA 22546: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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