Job Goal: To plan and carry out an effective educational program that will maximize learning for all students and contribute to their development into confident, competent and creative learners. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: - Plan, communicate and carry out effective instruction to maximize learning for all students based on the California Sandards for the Teaching Profession. - Engage and support all students in learning by using a variety of instructional strategies and resources to respond to students diverse needs and by engaging students in problem solving and critical thinking skills. - Create and maintain an effective environment for learning that engages all students in purposeful learning activities and encourages constructive interactions among students. Establish and maintain standards for student behavior, managing routines, transitions, and instructional time effectively. - Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter content and student development by organizing curriculum to maximize student understanding. - Plan, monitor, and adjust instruction and design learning experiences for all students that reflect grade-level curriculum expectations and include a repertoire of instructional strategies. - After completing BTSA, serve on one district and site committee. - Assess student learning and communicate and exchange learning goals with students, families, and support personnel to improve academic progress. - - Develop as a professional educator by reflecting on the teaching practice, planning professional development, and pursuing opportunities to grow professionally. - Demonstrate the mental and physical capabilities necessary to assume the responsibilities of independently teaching a classroom of students for the entire day. - Possess and utilize strong organizational skills. - Perform school related responsibilities. - Perform all other obligations mandated by laws or Board policy, and other reasonable and appropriate tasks assigned by the Administration. Qualifications and Terms of Employment: - Valid California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - Must hold or be eligible for NCLB Certification of Highly Qualified Teacher status - CLAD/BCLAD/CTEL or equivalent - Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language - Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a pre-placement medical examination. Working Conditions: - Lift and carry items up to 20 lbs. - Hearing and speaking to exchange information - Seeing in order to monitor and supervise students in classroom and in large outdoor areas - Bending at the waist, kneeling, crouching, or reaching to assist students and to retrieve & store materials - Walking and standing for extended periods of time to provide instruction - Sitting in order to work at desks or tables Hazards: - Exposure to climatic elements and intermittent noise; frequent interruptions - Potential for contact with blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases