2026-2027 Teacher- Communication Arts, Cherokee Middle School (Multiple Openings)

Job Title: Teacher Secondary

Department: Learning - Secondary

Pay Grade: Teachers Salary Schedule

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Principal

GENERAL PURPOSE

This position is responsible for providing support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for ensuring secondary age students success in academics interpersonal skills and activities of daily living. Supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group an individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teachers other
professional staff and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.

Essential Functions

• Instructs students improving their success in academic interpersonal and daily living skills through a defined course of study.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Manages student behavior providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Assesses student progress towards objectives expectations and/or goals providing feedback to students parents and administration.
• Collaborates with instructional staff other school personnel parents and a variety of community resources improving the overall quality of student outcomes achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations; students achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Administers developmental testing programs subject specific assessments etc. for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
• Counsels students improving performance health status problem solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments providing an effective program that address individual student requirements.
• Directs student teachers paraprofessionals volunteers and/or student workers providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Facilitates student learning achieving success in academic interpersonal and daily living skills through defined lesson plans.
• Maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents files and records providing up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legal requirements.
• Participates in a variety of meetings and workshops conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Prepares a variety of materials documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
• Reports health and safety issues to assigned administrator and appropriate agencies maintaining students personal safety a positive learning environment and complying with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
• Responds to emergency situations resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources resolving issues providing information and/or direction.
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

Qualification and Requirments

Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.

Certificates Licenses and OTher Special Requirements

• Possession of English or Communication Arts 5-9 or Elementary 1-6 Missouri Teacher Certification.
• Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance the results of which must be satisfactory tothe District required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic math including calculations using fractions percentages and/or ratios; read technical information compose a variety of documents and/or facilitate group discussions; and analyze situations to define issues draw conclusions and create action plans.
• Knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include appropriate codes policies regulations and/or laws; age appropriate activities; lesson plan requirements; stages of child development; and behavioral management strategies.
• Skill to perform multiple technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
• Skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job including: applying assessment instruments; operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications; and preparing and maintaining accurate records
• Ability to schedule a number of activities meetings and/or events; gather collate and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment.
• Ability to work with others under a wide variety of circumstances; working with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using defined methods.
• Ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of widely varied types and/or purposes; and utilize job-related equipment.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving to improve work processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to set high expectations for self and others; set and monitor progress toward goals; and utilize and offer effective feedback for continuous improvement.
• Ability to work as part of a team; adapt to changing priorities; and apply logical processes and analytical skills.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

The usual and customary methods of performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling some climbing and balancing frequent stooping kneeling crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 20% sitting 5% walking and 75% standing.

The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

Required Experience:

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