Health Teacher / Social Studies Teacher 2024-25 - Parrish
Health Teacher
Primary Function
Instructs classes in Health Education so that students develop increased knowledge and individual skills in caring for their own health and the health of others.
Responsible to
Building Principal.
Assigned Responsibilities
- Teaches students the information included in the district adopted curriculum in the areas of (a) physical health, (b) mental health, (c) community health, and (d) safety.
- Matches the health activities and materials to individual and group skills and needs.
- Organizes content and skills of the health program so learning objectives are recognizable to the student and other observers.
- Presents materials and activities in a positive manner so that students are motivated to lead healthy and active lives.
- Uses a variety of teaching strategies (discussion, lecture, group activity, and individual projects) to encourage class participation.
- Reports to students the latest facts relating to health topics being taught.
- Ensures that health instructional activities and materials are clearly related to district, school, and department goals and objectives.
- Provides health instruction based on designated instructional guides or develops alternate materials in prescribed district format.
- Establishes and maintains an orderly and supportive classroom environment in which students are actively participating and show respect for one another and for the teacher.
- Maximizes time when students are paying attention and working on tasks directly related to the health subject matter.
- Conducts interesting and well-paced classes using a variety of instructional techniques, strategies, materials, and media appropriate to the lesson.
- Makes sure students understand what to do before undertaking assignments.
- Assesses, keeps track of, and provides feedback promptly and often to students on their progress and assignments.
- Uses a grading system that is consistent, fair, and supportable.
- Selects and requisitions required health films and filmstrips.
- Ensures that health media equipment is properly used, maintained, and stored, and that inventory records are accurate and current.
- Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.
- Participates cooperatively on school, area, and district-wide health activities.
- Follows specified standards, policies, and procedures of the building and district.
Minimum Qualifications
Oregon Teaching Certificate valid for assignment
Social Studies
Primary Function
Instructs classes in social studies so that students understand and apply knowledge and reasoning skills to the examination of social issues.
Responsible to
Building Principal or Designee.
Assigned Responsibilities
- Uses a variety of teaching strategies appropriate to the teaching of facts, concepts, and generalizations.
- Designs or selects and uses planned sequences of instruction to develop student understanding of factual background material, social studies, concepts, and generalizations, as well as critical reasoning and discussion skills.
- Establishes and maintains an orderly and supportive classroom where students show respect for one another and the teacher and are free to develop a questioning attitude.
- Conducts classroom discussions which proceed with direction and encourages students to examine and draw conclusions and make value judgments based on scientific methods of inquiry.
- Uses various questioning techniques which lead students to higher levels of thinking, including analyzing, synthesizing, hypothesizing, and the testing of hypotheses and value judgments.
- Maintains an atmosphere of intellectual integrity by encouraging the consideration of differing points of view in treating various topics and issues.
- Develops an understanding of the contribution of ethnic groups to American culture.
- Maximizes time when students are paying attention and working on tasks directly related to the subject matter.
- Makes sure students understand what they are supposed to do before undertaking assignments.
- Assesses, keeps track of, and provides feedback promptly and often to students on their progress and assignments.
- Identifies, diagnoses, and prescribes remediation for problems in understanding and applying concepts and generalizations.
- Matches activities and materials to individual and group skills and needs.
- Ensures that instructional activities and materials are clearly related to district, school, and department goals and objectives.
- Uses a grading system that is consistent, fair, and supportable.
- Provides instruction, utilizing the course of study and textbooks adopted by the District Board of Education.
- Ensures that material and equipment are properly used, maintained and stored, and that inventory records, when requested, are accurate and current.
- Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.
- Participates cooperatively on school, area, and district-wide activities.
- Follows specified standards, policies, and procedures of the building and district.
Minimum Qualifications
- Oregon Teaching Certificate valid for assignment.
- College course work in American history, government, geography, economics, and specialization in at least one social science or world history.
Type: Licensed
FTE: .6 total
Status: Temporary, until June 13, 2025
Salary is prorated based on FTE: $50,011 – $98,436
Application Procedure: Apply online