2025-2026 Secondary English/Language Arts Teacher

JOB TITLE: Secondary Teacher

SUMMARY OF POSITION/PURPOSE:
To help students reach maximum cognitive affective psychomotor development; to help each student demonstrate competencies as defined by local state and national statements of student outcomes specifically the New Mexico Content Standards and Benchmarks.

SUPERVISOR:
MiddleSchool Principal

SUPERVISES:
Instructional Assistants and assigned volunteers

EDUCATION REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
Required: Bachelors Degree

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
Preferred: At least three years teaching experience in the content area

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE:
Required: Valid New Mexico Public Education Department Secondary Teaching License with endorsement in appropriate content area

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Teaches courses in specific content areas to secondary pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and appropriate curriculum publications as guidelines in teaching individual course content.
2. Instructs pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
3. Develops lesson plans and appropriate instructional aids stressing handson learning activities.
4. Demonstrates concepts using models chalkboard educational technology and other teacherprepared instructional aids.
5. Provides opportunities when needed for individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
6. Designs learning activities that will relate content area to the physical world.
7. Establishes and maintains standard of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly productive classroom environment.
8. Evaluates each pupils progress in content area knowledge and skills.
9. Selects and requisitions books instructional aids and supplies; maintains required inventory records.
10. Communicates with parents to interpret contemporary methods in teaching specific content area and with parents and school counselors to discuss the individual pupils progress.
11. Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health attitude and learning problems.
12. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
13. Maintains professional competence through inservice education activities provided by the district and in selfselected professional growth activities.
14. Integrates the use of educational technology into instructional program.
15. Supervises pupils in outofclassroom activities during the assigned work day.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Employees work:

Standing

60%

Inside

95%

Walking

35%

Outside

5%

Sitting

5%

Total

100%

100%

Requirements While Performing Job:

Physical Activity

Daily: Yes/No

Description

Twist: Waist

Yes

Wrist

Yes

Neck/Shoulder

Yes

Stoop bend

Yes

Squat kneel or crawl

Yes

Repetitive motions of hands or wrists

Yes

Run

No

Climb ladders stairs or equipment

No

Ride equipment

No

Walk on uneven terrain

No

Fine finger dexterity

Yes

Manual dexterity

Yes

Reaching above shoulders

Yes

Reaching at shoulder height

Yes

Reaching below shoulders

Yes

Other

Requirements for pushing lifting pulling or carrying obstacles of weight

No. of lbs. from the floor

Push

Pull

Lift

Carry

Frequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while

025

X

X

Daily

2650

X

X

Weekly

51150

Above 150

No. of lbs from chest high

025

X

X

Weekly

2650

X

X

Once in a while

51150

Above 150

No. of lbs. over head

025

X

X

Once in a while

2650

51150

Above 150

Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:

Chemicals skin irritants such as soaps cleaning agents and others

Cold/heat of outside work

Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas

Contact with the public

Yes

Dampness

Electrical

Explosives flammables gas paint thinners

High work spaces

Machine noise

No

Radiation

Sun

Yes

Vibration

Protective equipment required

Vision Demand and Capabilities Hearing Demands and Capabilities

Normal night vision

Normal depth perception

X

Normal depth vision

X

Normal color vision

X

Red/Green/Amber color vision

X

Uncorrected Vision

Corrected Vision

X

Hearing essentially normal

X

Some high tone loss

Significant high tone loss

Low tone loss

Other requirements: Corrected hearing

X

PRIMARY JOB LOCATION:
Middle School Building

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (LENGTH OF CONTRACT):
School year as scheduled on the school calendar.

EVALUATION PERFORMED BY:
Middle School Principal

Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.

** IF CHOSEN APPLICANT WILL NEED TO REAPPLY FOR PERMANENT POSITION AT THE END OF THEACADEMIC YEAR