Science teacher job description

Science Job Description

• Hold a #600 license
• Have the ability to develop and follow lesson plans based on standards
• Instruct students using a variety of best practices/instructional strategies
• Use technology in the classroom
• Ability to set up and run/supervise lab experiments
• Enforce school policies
• Provide opportunities for students to act as a scientist, make observations, share information
• Demonstrate positive classroom management skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Establish and enforce rules and procedures when rules are not followed
• Actively participate on school committees
• Actively participate on the k-12 science committee
• Coordinate with science department chair and other teachers
• Differentiate lessons, work, assessment,etc to the student levels
• Meet with students and parents as needed
• Conduct parent teacher conferences at least 2 times within the school year
• Contact parents of students assigned to my homebase prior to the first two weeks of school being complete
• Attend Open House prior to school beginning
• Attend professional development/staff development
• Attend faculty meetings
• Meet with other professionals to monitor student progress and needs
• Provide quality feedback to students’ work
• Use data/research to make changes to curriculum, lessons, etc.
• Update student progress: attendance will done daily, grades in a reasonable amount of time, discipline concerns the day of the occurence
• Handle discipline within and outside of the classroom
• Attend team meetings daily
• Administer standardized tests
• Lifelong learner
• Complete extra duties as assigned by administration such as bus duty or lunch supervision
• Be proactive when working with students and staff
• Follow student IEPs, 504’s

My Reflection:

As an administrator, you must clearly communicate the expectations of the job to all staff members.  When I am in the role of a principal it is important for me to know and understand the expectations and to be sure that the staff members are meeting (and hopefully exceeding) the expectations.  The evaluation process should revolve around the criteria set forth in the job description.  If an area within the job description is not being met adequately it will be my job as the instructional leader to provide professional development within that area of weakness.