Job Description

 

Job Title:  Business Teacher

Contract Length:  191 contract days.

FLSA Status: Exempt

 

Job Summary

The position is responsible for creating a classroom environment that develops competencies in Business and fosters an understanding of its structure, motivation, and pupil to apply their Business knowledge, experience, and skills.

 

Essential Duties

• Instructs students through lectures, demonstrations, and the use of audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations.
• Prepares course objectives and outline for the course of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of the state and school.
• Administers tests to evaluate pupil progress, record results, and issue reports to inform parents of progress.
• Keeps attendance records.
• Meets with parents to discuss student progress and problems.
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
• Prompt and accurate with required records and reports.
• Uses instructional and planning time effectively.
• Assumes responsibility for the care of materials, equipment, and facilities.
• Assumes responsibility for a neat, safe environment for students committed to their care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the subject being taught.
• Uses out-of-class assignments, when appropriate, to support the instructional objectives.
• Complies with school and school board policies and regulations.
• Other duties may be assigned.

 

Job Specifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions of the job.

 

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required)

Must possess a bachelor's or master's degree in Business or a related field. Be eligible for a Business Collegiate Professional License or Postgraduate Professional License with appropriate endorsement.

Must possess the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.

 

 

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in regular classrooms, outdoors, and on the phone; physical agility to lift to 25 pounds; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Duties are usually performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Clearance

Criminal Justice Background check, Fingerprinting, TB Assessment

 

Supervision Exercised:  May include instructional assistants, volunteers, and tutors.

 

Supervision Received:  Principal

 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The applicant will be required to follow any additional instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by the principal or an appropriate administrator. Accomack County Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

 

The Accomack County School System does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability, race, religion, color, or national origin in its employment practices.

 

"We are an equal opportunity employer."

 

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