Farmington Municipal Schools

Job Description

Position:        Gifted Education Teacher at SJCHS / Gifted Compliance Support Specialist

Supervisor:    Principal / Enrichment Coordinator

General Job Description:  The Gifted Teacher will provide instructional experiences and guidance that are academically and developmentally appropriate for each student assigned to his/her classroom in the least restrictive environment.  Also, this position will help review IEPs and support other gifted teachers in IEP development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Communicate accurately and effectively in the content area and maintain a professional rapport with students.
2. Utilize a variety of teaching methods and resources for each area taught.
3. Utilize student assessment techniques and procedures.
4. Obtain feedback from and communicate with students in a manner that enhances student learning and understanding.
5. Comprehends the principles of student growth, development and learning, and applies them appropriately.
6. Manage the classroom t o ensure the best use of instructional time and promote positive student behavior in a safe and healthy environment.
7. Recognizes student diversity and creates an atmosphere conducive to the promotion of student involvement and self-concept.
8. Demonstrate a willingness to examine and implement change, as appropriate.
9. Work productively with colleagues, parents, and community members.
10. Follow board policies and administrative rules and regulations.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete required special education paperwork within timelines
• Create an atmosphere conducive to learning and self-discipline
• Communicate accurate and up-to-date information to students in a way that enhances student learning and includes demonstrating effective reading, writing and math skills and the use of standard English
• Communicate accurate and up-to-date information to students in a way that enhances student learning and includes demonstrating effective reading, writing and math skills and the use of standard English
• Manage time appropriately
• Cooperate with administration, parent, and co-workers
• Create a positive atmosphere and arrange the physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning
• Prepare for instruction and show written evidence of preparation
• Take precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by the school district
• Report progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner.
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings
• Complete duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned
• Leave adequate preparations for a substitute
• Develop and implement appropriate classroom management strategies while maintaining high expectation for student behavior
• Encourage cooperation between students
• Maintain student involvement in appropriate tasks.
• Use and apply appropriate conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrate public relations skills
• Use appropriate techniques, strategies and materials to achieve the desired instructional goal
• Adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of individual students
• Use current technology for instruction and management purposes.
• Use diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.
• Select, use and interpret evaluation data.
• Make yourself available to parents, students, administration and peers as needed.
• Attend extra-curricular activities
• Spend time beyond the school day grading and recording papers, planning instruction, etc. if needed
• Report suspected child abuse and neglect
• Is responsible for students on field trips
• Act as a good role model within the context of the school
• Supervise educational assistants, practicum students, student teacher and high school vocational lab students if needed.
• Develop and use community and professional resources.
• Understand and apply learning theories
• Accept other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the supervisor.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree.    A valid New Mexico teaching license with endorsements as needed.  Such alternative to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform the job and access the environment for which you are hired.  The following may be required: Sitting, standing, lifting, moving about the room or school, carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, physical ability to type on a keyboard terminal, and moving light furniture.

Equipment/Technology Handled: Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

Work Environment: Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality.  Interruptions of work are routine.  Flexibility and patience are required.  Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignment without direct supervision.  After hour work may be required.

Terms of Employment: Salary and work calendar established yearly by the district.