TITLE: Business Education High School Teacher

REPORTS TO: Building Principal or Designee

 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Business Education High School Teacher provides learning opportunities and instruction to students related to the field of Business and Marketing.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 

• Kindle excitement about learning, encouraging flexible and critical thinking and development of communication skills.
• Assess the needs of the students and provide a suitable learning environment to meet their needs.
• Follow the adopted curricula, attending staff meetings and other professional meetings as may be assigned by the principal.
• Maintain order in the classroom and ensure a caring, safe learning environment, with clear routines and procedures designed to minimize disruption and maximize student on task time.
• Maintain safe and healthful conditions in the classroom and report promptly to the principal any serious accident or illness affecting students in the classroom.
• Evaluate each pupil’s educational growth and development and make periodic reports to parents or guardians as well as to the designated school administrator.
• Plan, prepare and provide an instructional program, including the preparation of lesson plans as necessary so that the instructional program is uninterrupted in the event of the teacher’s absence.
• Continue to improve classroom methods and techniques by attending workshops, summer school, professional meetings or conferences, and keep abreast of current educational innovations through professional literature.
• Work cooperatively with a building team in planning, supporting and providing instruction, and share with other staff the responsibility for supervision of activities and student behavior outside the regular classroom.
• Demonstrate positive relationship skills with students, parents and district staff, maintaining ongoing and open communication.
• Encourage and provide the structure for ongoing, meaningful involvement of parents and community members in the classroom and school.
• Use technology to provide challenging instruction to students of all learning levels.
• Regulations and Procedures.
• Participate in special projects as assigned and perform related duties and key responsibilities consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or Doctorate from an accredited university or college.

 

EXPERIENCE:

• Appropriate academic background and coursework for the position. 
• Successful teaching experience and effective work with high school age students, preferred.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES: 

• Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsements. 
• Must maintain as current any certification or license listed herein and held at hire date.

CONTINUING EDUCATION/TRAINING: That which is required to be effective in the position and to maintain certification

CLEARANCES: Criminal Justice fingerprint/Background Clearance

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

BARGAINING UNIT: Othello Education Association (OEA)

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
2. Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
3. Ability to focus (adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at twenty (20) inches or less, and clear vision at twenty (20) feet or more.
4. Must be able to work in heat and cold (outside seasonal temperatures).

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Starting Date: 2024-2025 School Year (180 total contracted days + plus 20 days)
Salary: $58,504 $112,773. Based on education and experience Per OEA CBA - 2024-2025 Salary Schedule 
Retirement: Pension through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems

Benefits: Follow this link which will include all available benefits for this position

 

 

Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; and Section 504 Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Address: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.

 

El Distrito Escolar Othello no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, estado veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un guía para perros entrenado o animal de servicio y proporciona acceso igualitario a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Coordinadora de Derechos Civiles y Coordinadora del Título IX: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; y Coordinadora de la Sección 504: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Dirección: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.