Gifted teacher job description
This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Gifted teacher in details. A complete job de...
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This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Gifted teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Gifted teacher key duties/responsibilities, Gifted teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…
I. List of Gifted teacher duties:
- Accounts for student growth in all areas consistent with District objectives
- Effectively manages groups of students
- Works cooperatively with administration and staff to best meet educational needs of the students
- Provides effective instruction to students consistent with District Goals and Objectives
- Develops procedures for assessing and evaluating student progress on stated objectives
- Modifies instruction for students at a variety of learning levels
- Uses current research to most effectively organize classroom
- Helps students develop positive self-esteem
- Plans, implements and evaluates instructional programs appropriate for areas of assignment and student population
- Supports and implements established District discipline programs
- Becomes aware of and follows the policies and procedures of the school and District
- Specifies objectives, teaching procedures, content, materials and assessment procedures for lessons
- Differentiates instruction and techniques based on student abilities and learning styles
- Obtains and uses information about students and seeks assistance from specialists
- Gives directions and explanation related to lesson
- Uses student responses and questions in teaching
- Provides student feedback throughout lesson
- Uses acceptable written and oral expression
- Uses logically sequenced lessons utilizing a variety of effective and appropriate teaching methods
- Uses instructional time effectively, while also attending to routine tasks
- Maintains an attractive and stimulating learning environment
- Communicates enthusiasm, while demonstrating warmth and friendliness
- Demonstrates sensitivity to needs and feelings of students
- Manages disruptive behavior and maintains positive classroom environment
- Works cooperatively with colleagues, administrators, parents and community members
- Follows the policies and administrative procedures of the school and District.
- Participates in professional growth activities exclusive of required in-service
- Assists in accomplishing school goals
- Performs other duties as assigned
II. List of Gifted teacher qualifications
- Possesses or qualifies for appropriate Arizona Teacher Certificate.
- Possesses special area endorsements as required by state and/or federal regulations or District policy and procedures.
- Possesses and maintains appropriate documentation to be named Highly Qualified in current assignment
- Possesses and maintains fingerprint clearance card administered by the Department of Public Safety
- Demonstrates knowledge in subject areas
- Possesses comprehensive background in child development, instructional strategies, curriculum, earning theory and effective school research
III. Tips to write job description
1. Too-long job description:
Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.
2. Too-short job description:
While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.
3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:
Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.
4. Key functions
Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.
5. Grammar and spelling
Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.
6. Not specific enough:
Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.
7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:
This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.
8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:
In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.
9. Using slang or legal words:
Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.
10. Not updating the job description:
The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.