Greenwood School District 50
Position Description

POSITION TITLE: School-to-Work Teacher

Department: Secondary Schools

Reports To: Principal

Prepared by: CS Date: 09/20/99

Approved by: ARV Date: 09/20/99

JOB PURPOSE: To teach the Manufacturing Certification Course. To assist the school system’s school-to-work transition teacher and high school counselors in the process of career development for students and assist in the coordination of school-to-work activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

· Participates in staff development to prepare to teach Manufacturing Certification. The Manufacturing Certification courses will include topics such as workplace ethics, interpersonal skills, team building, measuring instruments, total quality transformation, statistical process control, industrial safety, industrial economics, materials management, and plant tours.

· Work with the school-to-work transition teacher to coordinate all work-based and school-based learning activities such as apprenticeships, mentoring, shadowing, internships, service learning, cooperative education, etc.

· Assist the school-to-work transition teacher and guidance counselors in organizing career fairs with employers and other appropriate groups for students and parents.

· Serve as a resource person for parents, students, counselors, and teachers for school-to-work events and projects.

· Assist the school-to-work transition teacher and counselors in developing and distributing career information to parents and other appropriate target groups.

· Drive activity buses for school-to-work field trips when needed.

· Assist the school-to-work transition teacher in the preparation of school-to-work reports.

· Assist in the development of specialized programs to enhance career education activities.

· Maintain a collection of career materials.

· Assist staff with methods of accessing resource collections, SCOIS, and other career information.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Secondary Teaching Certificate and South Carolina Bus Driver’s License.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports, procedure manuals and business correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and solid geometry and trigonometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to drive; stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to push items of 50 lbs. Such as pushing children on a bike or moving/rearranging furniture. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud at a standard acceptable level for this environment. The employee is continuously responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

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