Job Summary:

Flint Community Schools, an urban public school system with campuses throughout the City of Flint, Michigan, has a long and rich tradition of community education. Flint Community Schools provide a range of academic, extended services and extracurricular activities at the elementary and secondary levels to meet the needs of our students and their families.

Essential Functions: • Creates a classroom environment conducive to learning by employing a variety of appropriate teaching strategies. • Develops and effectively implements purposeful and appropriate lesson plans. • Demonstrates high expectations for student achievement and behavior. • Presents information and directs structural learning experiences so that individual students learn. • Addresses the affective needs of students. • Develops, in accordance with district and building guidelines, reasonable rules of classroom behavior and appropriate discipline techniques which are consistent with those rules. • Assesses progress of students on an on-going basis. • Works cooperatively with parents to strengthen the educational program for their children. • Works cooperatively with the administration to develop and maintain positive public relations within the community. • Keeps current in subject matter knowledge, educational research, learning theory and professional development issues. • Indicates a willingness to work collaboratively for school improvement. • Demonstrates a willingness to become involved in extra-curricular activities which extend the learning experiences of students. • Maintains a positive attitude and a sense of humor. • Maintains appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time. • Respects the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws. • Performs those record-keeping duties necessary to maintain the accountability required for the instructional program and as required by the building principal. 

Qualifications:

Education: Michigan Secondary Teacher Certification. Meet requirements for highly qualified status under NCLB.