Job Description
BARRINGTON COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 220 BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 60010 JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: EDUCATOR QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: Holds a valid Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with appropriate endorsement(s) for the assigned teaching position. REPORTS TO: Building Principal and/or appropriate Department Chair or Administrator ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: PROGRAM Lesson Plans: Develop and maintain plans for daily instruction based on district courses of study and guides. Instruction: Utilize teaching methods and orderly classroom procedures to meet the wide range of abilities, interests, and maturational levels of students. Objectives: Establish and communicate to students well-defined objectives for each unit of work, including evaluation procedures, homework, tests, related projects, and class activities. Evaluation: Cooperate with the school administration in evaluating the school program by serving on study groups. Make recommendations to the administration regarding methods of improving curricular, extra-curricular or general program areas. Development: Assist in the development of, be knowledgeable about, and be guided by the appropriate curriculum of the district. Field Trips: Conduct appropriate field trips, which are part of the educational program. STAFF Meetings: Attend and participate in meetings (district, faculty, and department). School Activities: Share in the responsibility of supervising extra-curricular and other school activities. Staff Communication: Share with other staff members ideas and techniques to improve curriculum and teaching. Confer with other staff members regarding experiences with a given student when such action is appropriate to student's needs. STUDENTS Evaluation: Evaluate individual student progress on a regular basis and maintain necessary records. Reports: Provide written student progress reports as required and/or upon special request of the school administration. Parent Conferences: Meet with parents to discuss student needs, problems or progress. Student Conferences: Hold conferences with individual students as determined by teacher and/or student need. Health and Welfare: Exercise reasonable measures to assure student health and safety, being alert to unusual mental or physical conditions of students and referring these to nurse, guidance counselor or administration. Special Needs: Identify needs in students which might constitute potentially disabling conditions and advise, plan and assist in implementation with the appropriate administrator in order to provide each student with a suitable program of instruction. Participate with resource personnel for the purpose of follow-up to the aforementioned procedure. Conduct: Assume responsibility for supervising the behavior of students in his/her direct charge and exercise authority, as warranted, over other students on school property or during approved events away from campus. Cumulative Records: Review individual students' cumulative records at beginning of school term or upon enrollment and receipt of out-of-district records. Be responsible for entry of appropriate student data. OPERATIONS Policies, Regulations, Procedures: Know and observe the policies and regulations of the district and of the assigned individual buildings. Pupil Attendance, Tardiness: Keep records of pupil attendance and tardiness, and utilize procedures that encourage punctuality. Injury, Illness: Report to the administration any injury or illness to a student or self which occurs within school jurisdiction. Absence: Advise administration prior to absence from school as designated in Substitute Teachers Handbook. Substitutes: Provide appropriate plans and materials for use by substitute as designated in Substitute Teacher's Handbook. Books, Supplies: Account for books and supplies and keep requisite records of their quantity and condition. Be responsible for requests and efficient management of books and supplies. Physical Plant: Observe proper procedures for maintaining a safe and orderly physical environment and inform the administration of unsafe and/or unsanitary conditions. Emergency Procedures: Know and observe all school regulations regarding emergency procedures. Review these procedures with students periodically. Professional Responsibilities: Allocate sufficient time before, during and after the school day to complete classroom duties and other professional responsibilities. FINANCE Budget, Requisitions: Requisition as necessary and assist in the de