KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description 

Job Title:              Secondary Teacher 

Job Title Code:     00870

Salary Grade:       T01 –T06

Department:        Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development

Reports To:          Building Principal

FLSA Status:        Exempt

Date Prepared:    November 2017    Revised 2019

PURPOSE OF JOB:

Teaches one or more subjects to students in public secondary schools by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Instructs students by lecturing, demonstrating, and using audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations.
• Prepares course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school. 
• Assigns lesson and corrects homework.
• Administers tests to evaluate pupil progress, records results, and issues reports to inform parents of progress. 
• Keeps an attendance record. 
• Maintains discipline in classroom.
• Meets with parents to discuss student progress and problems. 
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops. 
• Performs related duties such as sponsoring one or more activities or student organizations, assisting pupils in selecting course of study, and counseling student in adjustment and academic problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from four-year college or university.
• Missouri State Certification in Secondary Education. 

SUCCESS FACTORS:

• Demonstrated experience and/or training in current techniques and skills in teaching secondary level students. 
• Teaching experience in urban schools. 

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.  

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds.  The job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year:   8 hours per day; 5 days/week; 187 work days

Benefits:    Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.