Attachment A

TEMECULA VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL

TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Teacher

RESPONSIBLE TO:  Principal

THE POSITION:  Under general supervision of the Principal, teachers will be responsible for carrying out the school’s instructional program. 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Teachers will inform, inspire, and empower their students.
• Teachers will act as mentors and academic counselors to their students.
• Teachers will participate in curriculum development.
• Teachers will assist in identifying goals for student achievement and standards for assessing the outcome of these goals.
• Teachers will participate in professional development and training.
• Teachers will help maintain a physical environment that is clean, well maintained, and conducive to good health and safety.
• Teachers will work with parents and members of the community as educational partners.
• Teachers will participate in open houses and other school events, as required.
• Teachers will participate in monthly staff meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS

Teachers will be in possession of a California Teaching Credential, or hold an emergency credential and demonstrate satisfactory progress toward meeting their credential obligations. Additionally, all teachers working with ELL students will be required to have a CLAD credential or be actively enrolled to obtain the credential.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Teachers should care about their students.
• Teachers should love teaching and have a talent for it.
• Teachers should possess authoritative knowledge in their major field of study and have a working knowledge in other fields of study.
• Teachers should be creative and enthusiastic in their teaching methods.
• Teachers should be willing to work hard, to take responsibility, and to exercise leadership for the school as a whole.
• Teachers should possess an understanding of, and sensitivity to, diversity in the school community and knowledge of county resources and instructional materials related to diversity.
• Teachers should have to ability and desire to work cooperatively with other teachers and administrators.
• Teachers should possess the physical and mental fitness to engage in school service as certified by a licensed physician or medical officer pursuant to Education Code Section 44839 and evidence of freedom from active tuberculosis pursuant to Education Code Section 9406.

FINGERPRINTING

All employees will be fingerprinted by the charter school and receive clearance by the charter school prior to reporting to work. No employee may report to work prior to receiving notification of fingerprint clearance.

The charter school may also employ or retain non-certificated instructional support staff in any case where a prospective staff member has an appropriate mix of subject matter expertise, professional experience, and the demonstrated capacity to work successfully in an instructional support capacity. Instructional support staff will not serve as the "Teacher of record" for individual pupils and may not assign grades or approve student work assignments without the approval of the teacher of record, except in non-core, and/or non-college preparatory courses and activities. The charter school may employ staff to provide instruction in the performing arts, physical education, practical arts, computer certification, miscellaneous licenses/certifications, self-reliance skills, etc., which shall be understood to constitute non-core, non-college preparatory subjects.