POSITION: Army JROTC Senior Army Instructor (SAI)
LOCATION: Freedom High School
REPORTS TO: Principal
START DATE: July 1, 2024
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 12 Months (FLSA Exempt)
SALARY: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/fbs/finance/salary/salary-manual-v4-2022- 23pdf/download?attachment
QUALIFICATIONS:
Retired US Army Noncommissioned Officers in the grades of E-6 to E-9 may apply. Must meet the Army/JROTC prerequisites and standards to be an Army Instructor (AI) as directed at https://www.usarmyjrotc.com/before-you-apply/.
Freedom High School JROTC:
Burke County Schools and Freedom High School are proud of the strong program that the Army JROTC Program offers to our students. Our JROTC students are given real-world experiences under the guidance of the JROTC instructors. After finishing the program, our students develop the leadership skills necessary to be competitive in their future careers. Burke County Schools is looking for a senior army instructor to continue to enhance our past and present successes while building the FHS Army JROTC into the best program in the state.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Ability to constantly monitor students' safety and well-being, particularly when participating in an inclusive activity.
Ability to motivate students and maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
Ability to perform general clerical duties, including operating standard office machines and maintaining essential files and records.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
Ability to use a wide variety of technology in the classroom.
Ability to create and follow rigorous lesson plans that correlate with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This list is meant to be representative and not exhaustive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The teacher must follow Board of Education policies and procedures and comply with the instructions and directives from his/her supervisor(s).
1. Instructional Process
Plans and implements a program of instruction that adheres to the district's philosophy, goals, and objectives as outlined in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
Makes purposeful and appropriate lesson plans that provide effective teaching strategies and maximize time on task.
Plans and implements a program of study designed to meet students' individual needs. Encourages student enthusiasm for the learning process and the development of good study habits. Provides progress and other reports as required. Prepare a Substitute Teacher Folder containing appropriate information as required by the Principal. Plans and prescribes purposeful assignments for teacher assistants, tutors, and volunteers as needed. Recognizes learning problems and makes referrals as appropriate. Demonstrates a firm grasp of the subject matter. Uses practical oral and written expression.
1. Curriculum Development
Keeps up-to-date in knowledge of subject matter and learning theory and is willing to share this knowledge with others for continual improvement of the school's curriculum. Assists in the ongoing curriculum revision process, including revising written courses of study. Become acquainted with supplemental services beneficial to students as an extension of regular classroom activities.
1. Classroom Management
Develops, by district and school guidelines, reasonable rules of classroom behavior and appropriate classroom management techniques and applies them consistently. Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities. Shares responsibility during the school day for supervising students in all areas of the school. Provides for the supervision of assigned students when circumstances require a brief absence from the assignment.
1. Public Relations
Upholds and enforces Board of Education policy, administrative procedures, and school rules and regulations and supports them to the public. Maintains appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and properly using conference and planning time. Strives to communicate the positive aspects of the MCS school program to the public in word and deed. Works cooperatively with parents to strengthen the educational program for their children. Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with other staff members.
1. Professional Growth
Continues professional growth through attendance at workshops, seminars, conferences, and advanced coursework at institutions of higher education. Maintains membership in appropriate professional organizations. Cooperates with the administration in planning appropriate in-service training programs at the school or district level. Attends all staff, department, and committee meetings as required.
1. Student Evaluation
Evaluate students' accomplishments regularly using multiple assessment methods such as teacher-made tests, samples of student work, mastery skills checklists, criterion-referenced tests, and norm-referenced tests. Makes appropriate adjustments in the instructional program as required by the Principal. Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents, and teachers following the Code of Ethics for North Carolina Educators and state and federal laws.
PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:
The primary physical and cognitive requirements listed below apply to the Teacher job classification within Burke County Schools. Work in this classification is considered light physical work and requires the exertion of up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to lift objects and a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Regularly requires the ability to sit and talk or hear. Frequently requires walking and using fingers to operate tools or controls. Occasionally requires the ability to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific visual skills this job requires include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the ability to compare and judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (similar or divergent from apparent standards) of data, people, or things. Requires the ability to speak and signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions, assignments, and directions. Requires the ability to apply logical or scientific thinking principles to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions; to interpret various technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, manuals, legislation, graphs, charts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, charts, graphs, statistical analysis, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all punctuation, grammar, diction, and style rules. It requires speaking to people with poise, voice control, and confidence. Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, and to follow oral and written instructions. Must communicate effectively and efficiently through various technical and professional languages, including psychometric, statistical, and educational research terminology. The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors.
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