Job Description:
SUMMARY: Reports directly to the building principal. Promote the educational and reading development of each student to the maximum extent possible
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP:

• Demonstrates appropriate preparation for instruction.
• Implements a variety of effective teaching strategies.
• Provides opportunities for individual differences.
• Implements instructional objectives effectively.
• Demonstrates knowledge of subject matter.
• Uses a variety of teaching materials.
• Uses instructional time effectively.
• Demonstrates ability to motivate students.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with students.
• Provides students with specific evaluative feedback.

 
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:

• Organizes classroom environment to promote learning.
• Manages student behavior in constructive manner.

 
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations with students, staff and parents/patrons.

 
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in professional growth activities.
• Follows policies and procedures of the school district.
• Assumes responsibilities outside of the classroom as they relate to school.
• Demonstrates a sense of professional responsibility.

 
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold a current Missouri State Teaching Certificate.
• Hold a current Missouri Special Reading K-12 certificate.
• Have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree, preferably a Master's Degree.
• Have a broad knowledge of reading programs, strategies, and current best practices.
• The ability to serve in the role as reading/language resource.
• Such alternatives as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Successful completion of background check by Human Resources.

 
Physical Demands 

• Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
• Exerts 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or
• Prolonged periods of working on a computer.
• Sufficient vision to read printed material, see distant objects with clarity, and identify and distinguish objects.
• Sufficient hearing to hear conversations in person and on the telephone, and hear sounds clearly up to 20 feet.
• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone, and in addressing groups.
• Requires occasional or frequent standing, walking, sitting, bending, and reaching for extended periods of time.
• The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and is generally a hazard free environment.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.