Business Ed. Teacher

POSITION TITLE:    CTE- Business Education Teacher                          

 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:

            Reports to:  Building Principal                                              

            FLSA Status:  Exempt                                   

            Term of Employment:   Contractual Year                  

 BASIC FUNCTIONS:

                                    This position requires a certified teacher for the purpose of teaching skills needed for success in the world of work and business management, marketing, financial services, and entrepreneurship to students at the intermediate and/or high school level.

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Possess all requirements for teaching business education
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and develops workplace  attitudes
• Has working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, and current researched best practices and strategies, and students’ learning styles and needs
• Update the curriculum to meet changing IN state standards and College & Career Pathways for Business Management, Marketing, Financial Services, and Entrepreneurship
• Establishes developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students and communicates those to students and their families
• Provide appropriate instruction for students to earn dual credits with post-secondary institutions when appropriate
• Creates lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful, and interesting, as well as multicultural, gender-fair, disability sensitive.  Selects, adapts, and individualizes materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills
• Teaches students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning, and problem solving
• Manage the behavioral, social, and emotional issues of a diverse ethnic/racial student population
• Integrate common core standards for reading, writing and math skills into the curriculum
• Participates in ongoing and regular staff and individual professional development
• Demonstrate experience implementing innovative instructional programs
• Collaborates and communicates regularly with families in making educational decisions and uses family and community resources
• Regularly assesses student learning by using multiple forms of assessment
• Collaborates with peers to develop, plan, and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

Minimum qualifications:

• Must hold a valid Indiana Business Education license or a CTE: Business
• Knowledge in the use of the Microsoft Office Professional Software and other current technologies used in business education        

   Working Relationships:

    Working Conditions: 

• Mental demands:  (the following are examples) calculating, comparing, problem-solving, evaluating, interpreting, organizing, consulting analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing, and presenting.
• Physical Demands: (the following are examples)  sitting, standing, crouching, kneeling, reaching, climbing stairs, adjusting, connecting; lifting, carrying, and/or moving up to 40 lbs.; bending, keyboarding, pulling, pushing, balancing, writing, walking, and operating equipment.
• Environmental Conditions: (the following are examples)  mostly inside but can be exposed to extreme weather conditions if traveling, wet and/or slippery surfaces, exposure to air-borne particulates, chemical irritants, biological exposure, exposure to communicable diseases, working around moving objects, and working alone
• Must hold a valid driver’s license and be able to drive to meetings or work sites before, during, or after the normal working day.