Teacher, High School - Business, Marketing & Finance/Softball Coach

For the 2024-2025 School Year

QUALIFICATIONS:

Valid Secondary Teacher Certification in Business Education,

Demonstrated competency and experience

Classes may include BIM1, BIM 2, Money Matters, Business Law, Keyboarding, and Principles of Business.

The High School Business, Finance and Marketing Teacher instructs the student in academic and technical content to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter an occupation. The CTE Business, Finance and Marketing teacher is responsible for the following items to further the educational mission of the school and in accordance with state law and Texas Board of Education policies and regulations. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The Business, Finance and Marketing Teacher shall have the following responsibilities and duties:

• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health

• Prepare materials and classroom for instruction and class activities

• Prepare and establish clear objectives and outlines for all lessons, units, and courses of study, following the curriculum requirements. Effectively communicate those objectives to students. Utilize a curriculum map, plan lessons, etc.

• Instruct students individually and in groups, in the knowledge and skills required in a specific occupation or occupational field, using various teaching methods such as discussions, small groups, audio-visual presentations, laboratory, shop, and field studies.

• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.

• Prepare, administer, and grade assignments and assessments to evaluate students' progress.

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, school policy, and administrative regulation.

• Establish, demonstrate, supervise, and enforce classroom rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.

• Establish, Demonstrate, supervise, and enforce classroom rules and safety procedures for proper use and care of tools and equipment to prevent injury and damage.

• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.

• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.

• Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

• Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.

• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.

• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs for the benefit of the student.

Interpersonal Skills and/or Abilities Required): Must possess the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, & the public.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Teacher will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the principal or appropriate administrator.