The Middle Grades Teacher will teach one or more classes to students of Middle Grades (grades 6-8).

 

Qualifications

• Must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina Professional License in the area of Middle Grades.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments which help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development


• Conducts lessons or instructional activities at a brisk pace, appropriate to students


• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior required to provide and orderly and productive classroom environment


• Evaluates each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and understanding, and prepares progress reports


• Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

 

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to meet the needs of all learners


• Knowledge of students’ growth, development, and learning


• Understanding the growth and development of students to which he/she is assigned


• Ability to motivate students


• Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form


• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments


• Ability to adapt to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations