MO certification required: Licenses, Certifications: Teacher certification 6-8 required or Counseling K-12; working towards or current Administrative Certification K-8 or 9-12 preferred

Now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year.

Job Purpose Statement/s: Overall student management and dealing with student attendance issues. Other student behavior needs, interventions, and processes may also be assigned.

Starting in the 2024-2025 School year, Southeast Middle School will be a thematic school focusing on Vocational and Career Technical Education. Students will attend school 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays-Fridays.

For more information: Southeast Middle School Vocational and Career Education

The Teacher work week will be:

• Tuesdays through Fridays (7:50 a.m.-4:40 p.m.); this is 21.5 more hours than other schools for the year
• Eleven (11) required Mondays (7:50 a.m.-3:00 10 p.m.) to engage and support students in career-focused learning activities; this is 77 additional hours (excluding lunch); this is 20 Mondays off of the academic calendar year
• A 5-Day Summer Institute in July (8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.); this is 30 additional hours

Teachers will be paid a $6,500.00 stipend for the additional time outlined above.

In addition, teachers at Southeast Middle will have:

• Additional daily plan time (elective teachers will have 320 minutes a week; core teachers will have 640 minutes a week)- additional professional development will be embedded into the additional planning time.
• One period a week where they will teach a passion-based course of their choosing aligned with Missouri Learning Standards

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES:

Examples of Work Performed:

• Investigate assigned discipline referrals affording due process to students.
• Confer with principal/assistant principal on appropriate consequences for behavior including detention, in school suspension and out of school
• Communicate behavior infractions, result of investigation, and any assigned consequences from principal/assistant principal to parents/guardians.
• Draft re-entry plan and facilitate re-entry meeting with students, parents, and teachers including avenues to repair harm to affected parties.
• Assist in the planning, developing and implementing of individual student behavior plans and interventions.
• Counsel students and parents about school and district
• Coordinate alternative education placement for

Other Job Functions:

• Assist staff and parents in developing student behavioral
• Assist in developing programs to promote positive student behavior as well as intervention
• Assist in monitoring and supervision of students.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements- Qualifications:

Experience Required: Three years' successful teaching or prior job related experience with increasing levels of responsibilities in school setting.

Attendance Requirement: Regular attendance is necessary and is essential to meeting the expectations of the job functions.

Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required:

Skills to manage students and programs, communicate effectively, problem solve.

Knowledge of discipline procedures, education code, district policies. 

Abilities to sit for prolonged periods, provide direction to others and make independent judgments, keep and maintain accurate records, meet deadlines, communicate with individuals of varied cultural and educational backgrounds, communicate in oral and written form. Significant physical abilities include reaching/handling/ use of fingers, talking/hearing conversations, near visual acuity/visual accommodation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge/Skills –

•  Proficient in preparing rigorous, interactive, exciting, and informative lesson plans
•  Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, Desktop Publisher and database management.
•  Able to work effectively with colleagues, parents, administrators, etc.
•  Superior interpersonal skills to facilitate an excellent educational experience for students in a high energy/stress environment.
•  Discretion and confidentiality with an awareness of all District requirements and Board of Education Policies.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed.
•  Must be self-directed, highly motivated, and able to work independently.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and to lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required included close vision, distance vision, the ability to adjust and focus, and depth perception. Specific hearing abilities required include normal conversation, phone conversation, and isolating voices in multiple conversations.   

WORK ENVIRONMENT / CONDITIONS:

Works in a classroom environment a majority of the time and is required to work outdoors for a small portion of the day.

EQUIPMENT / TOOLS/ MATERIALS USED:

Personal computer, copier, fax, 10 key calculator.

REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: None

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: The work calendar is anticipated to be 171 days.  Based on the extended days and hours, this is equivalent to the 191-day contract for other district teachers.; compensation and benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life) as provided by the Board of Education.

__Be sure to upload your resume, cover letter, transcripts, Missouri Teaching Certificate(s), or a letter verifying your eligibility for certification from an University and 2 letters of recommendation.

__Upon submittal of your application you will receive an e-mail confirming receipt.

POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED