The job of the Secondary Teacher is to create a flexible instructional program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to improve student success in automotive mechanic and auto body skills through implementing District approved curriculum, to establish effective rapport with students assigned to the classroom; to motivate students to develop attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation of secondary grade education, in accordance with each pupil's ability; to supervise students within the classroom and on campus; to provide a safe environment for learning; to establish good relationships with other staff members.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Center instruction on high expectations for student achievement.
• Provide clear and intentional focus on subject matter content and curriculum.
• Recognize individual student learning needs and develop strategies to address those needs.
• Assumes responsibility for implementing and teaching a specialized program in subject area.
• Teaches courses in subject area to secondary pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Directors and appropriate curriculum publications as guidelines in teaching individual course content.
• Instruct pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Use multiple student data elements to modify instruction and improve student learning.
• Establish rapport, communicate and collaborate with parents and the school community.
• Develop lesson plans and appropriate instructional aids stressing "discovery" and laboratory learning methods.
• Demonstrates subject area concepts using models, visual aids, overhead projector, technological hard and software, and other standard or teacher-prepared instructional aids.
• Designs learning activities that will relate subject area to the physical world.
• Establish and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
• Evaluates each pupil's progress in subject area knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrates scientific concepts by use of scientific apparatus, experiments, and standard or teacher-prepared charts, sketches, and other instructional aids.
• Exhibit collaborative and collegial practices focused on improving instructional practice and student learning.
• Foster and manage a safe, positive learning environment.
• Provides individual or small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of pupils and to accommodate circumstances where a variety of projects and experiments are being worked on simultaneously.
• Selects and requisitions books, instructional aids, and instructional supplies; maintains required inventory records.
• Communicates with school counselors to discuss the individual pupil's progress.
• Identifies pupil needs, and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Complete work at assigned workstation(s).
• Consistently deals with people in a courteous and professional manner.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Assesses student's academic learning and/or skills for the purpose of providing feedback to students, living unit staff, school counselor, and administration regarding students' progress, expectations, goals, etc.
• Collaborates with school personnel and institutional staff for the purpose of improving the quality of student outcomes, developing solutions, planning curriculum, and promoting positive school relationships.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform assignments for the purpose of modeling the skills necessary to perform the tasks safely and/or accurately.
• Directs educational assistants, volunteers and/or student aides for the purpose of providing an effective school program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Demonstrate effective teaching practices.
• Use multiple student data elements to modify instruction and improve student learning.
• Instructs students for the purpose of improving their success in assigned academic subject areas or skills areas.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
• Prepares teaching materials and reports for the purpose of implementing lesson plans and providing documentation of teacher and student progress.

Please see Additional Job Information for more Performance Responsibilities.

Other Job Type (if applicable) : CTE Teacher - Automotive

Salary Rate Range : DOE, CEA Salary Schedule

Additional Job Information : PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES continued:

-- Foster and manage a safe, positive learning environment.
-- Reports incidents for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment and adhering to Educational Code, district and/or school policies.
-- Advises living unit staff of student progress for the purpose of supporting teacher's expectations, developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals.
-- Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.
-- Participates in various meetings for the purpose of receiving and/or providing information and/or meeting credential requirements.
-- Works collaboratively with community and technical college partners at Centralia and/or other institutions to develop a pathway for students to earn industry-based certifications and/or dual credit through tech prep or college in the high school programs.
-- Perform other duties as assigned.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and/or ABILITITES REQUIRED continued:

-- Abilities to stand and walk for prolonged periods, perform a variety of specialized and responsible tasks, maintain records, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parents, other school personnel, meet schedule and deadlines. Significant physical abilities may include lifting/carrying 25 lbs., reaching/handling, talking/hearing conversations, near/far visual acuity/depth perception/accommodation/field of vision.

Chehalis School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Chehalis School District offers classes in many career and technical education (CTE) program areas, including Agriculture, Business and Marketing, Family and Consumer Sciences, Skilled and Technical Sciences, Health Sciences and STEM. Lack of English language proficiency will not be a barrier to admission and participation in career and technical education programs.

The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

El Distrito Escolar de Chehalis no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, origen nacional, edad, estado veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un Guía de perros entrenados o un animal de servicio y proporciona igual acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados.

El Distrito Escolar de Chehalis ofrece clases en varias áreas con programas de educación vocacional y técnica (CTE), incluyendo Agricultura, Negocios y Mercadotecnia, Ciencias de la Familia y del Consumidor, Ciencias Técnicas y Calificadas, Ciencias de la Salud y STEM. La falta de dominio del idioma inglés no será una barrera para la admisión y participación en programas de educación profesional y técnica.

Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar las preguntas y quejas de supuestas discriminaciones:

Title IX Coordinator, Athletic Director, Jeff Johnson, 310 SW 16th Street, Chehalis, WA, 98532, 360-807-7235, jjohnson2@chehalisschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Director of Special Education, Katie Howell, 2025 SW Salsbury Ave, Chehalis, WA 98532, (360) 807-7245 option 3, (360) 748-8767 Fax, khowell@chehalisschools.org

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator
Debby Gregory, 310 SW 16th Street, Chehalis, WA 98532, 360-807-7200, dgregory@chehalisschools.org

Career and Technical Education Coordinator
Rick Goble, 310 SW 16th Street
Chehalis, WA 98532, 360-807-7235, rgoble@chehalisschools.org

Qualifications : QUALIFICATIONS:

-- Valid Washington State Career and Technical Education Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement.
-- Criminal Justice Fingerprint clearance.
-- Industry experience in auto mechanics and auto body. Appropriate industry certification is preferred.
-- Ability and willingness to implement a program that will lead students to industry-recognized certification (i.e. NATEF).
-- Skills to motivate students, communicate with individuals from varied educational and cultural backgrounds, direct support personnel, evaluate performance, demonstrate activities.
-- Demonstrated knowledge of computers and computer applications; ability to integrate technology with other forms of classroom instruction.
-- Demonstrated evidence of classroom management skills.
-- Demonstrated successful teaching experiences with at-risk population preferred.
-- Experience and/or training with cultural, ethnic and language diversity is preferred.
-- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and/or ABILITITES REQUIRED:

-- SKILLS to promote learning, motivate students, communicate with individuals from varied educational and cultural backgrounds, and evaluate
performance.
-- KNOWLEDGE of age appropriate teaching methods, state curriculum, benchmarks and framework, education code, appropriate instructional subjects.
-- Willingness to supervise/direct extracurricular activities.
-- Demonstrated willingness and ability to work cooperatively with administration and staff.
-- Knowledge of curriculum, education code, and district policies.