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Position:Teacher Subject:Art Location:Grantsville Elementary School/Route Forty School FTE:Full-time Status:Exempt Terms:10 months, 187 day work year, 7.6 Hours per day, may vary depending on the needs of the system Salary:Unit I Teacher Salary Scale Supervisor:Principal and/or Director of Elementary-Early Childhood Availability:2024-2025 School Year Deadline:Applications received by11:59 p.m.onJune 2, 2024,will be considered for the initial interviews and will be given first consideration. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Job Description: The teacher will provide essential academic instruction, as well as develop, implement, and supervise appropriate program-related activities, in an effort to help students develop and demonstrate the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Standard Professional Certificate issued by the Maryland State Department of Education in art education.
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills, including, but not limited to, the ability to interact successfully with diverse stakeholders (i.e., students, staff, administration, parents, general public, community agencies, etc.)
• Proficiency in a variety of technology and applications
• Successful management of confidential information and materials
• History of initiative, discretion, leadership, and independent judgment
• Demonstrated understanding of and attention to detail, especially as it relates to student safety and well-being
• History of professionalism and strong work ethic
• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• Ability to serve as a positive role model for students, staff, and other stakeholders
• Ability to maintain emotional control while addressing stressful situations
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs, balance, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, bend, push, and pull
• Ability to lift and transport heavy to moderately heavy objects averaging 40-60 lbs.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to use mouse, keyboard, other appropriate technology, and instructional manipulatives
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job either with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to successfully implement county classroom behavior strategies and individual student behavior plans.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Professional Certificate issued by the Maryland State Department of Educationin the areas of art education.
• Masters Degree, or higher, in applicable field from an accredited college or university
• Minimum three (3) years of teaching art in an elementary school setting.

Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties and responsibilities are intended only as examples. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility does not exclude it from the position if the work is a similar, related, or logical assignment.

The teacher will:

• Prepare lessons, assignments, and instructional materials.
• Establish clear goals and learning objectives consistent with appraisal of student needs, GCPS curriculum framework, and knowledge of human growth and development.
• Prepare, administer, and correct assessments and record results.
• Select and use appropriate instructional strategies including, but not limited to, lectures, group discussions, demonstrations, modeling, and multi-media teaching aids to present subject matter to students.
• Evaluate student progress using appropriate assessment techniques.
• Maintain order and discipline in the classroom conducive to effective learning
• Take all appropriate safety precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Create a classroom environment that provides for student involvement in the learning process an enables each student to achieve learning objectives.
• Counsel pupils when academic and behavioral problems arise.
• Confer with parents and students regarding progress of assigned students and arrange and participate in teacher-parent or teacher-student conferences, as necessary.
• Serve on special committees, as necessary.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by the school, applicable programs and agencies, law, Board Policy, and Administrative Procedure.
• Account for and order classroom and program equipment and supplies, as necessary.
• Attend and actively participate in staff/faculty meetings and appropriate job-related professional development.
• Improve skill and knowledge base in subject matter, current trends, research, methodology, technology, multicultural content, problem-solving strategies, and interdisciplinary connections.
• Plan and supervise purposeful assignments for substitutes and volunteers, as necessary.
• Contribute to the short-term and long-term successes of students, staff, school, and the system in general.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Engage in life-long learning of professional and technical knowledge by attending appropriate workshops, reviewing professional publications and websites, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Present a courteous and professional demeanor at all times.
• Demonstrate proficiency, flexibility, self-motivation, accountability and ownership, and a positive demeanor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Questions: Should you have questions and/or require assistance with accessing or completing the on-line application, contact the Office of Human Resources and Employee Relations at 301-334-8904.

Accommodation Requests: In the event you are contacted for an interview, please notify the Office of Human Resources and Employee Relations at that time of any reasonable disability-related accommodation requests.

The Garrett County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, and gender identity, status as a veteran or disability in matters affecting employment. Question about this policy should be directed to the Director of Human Resources and Employee Relations at 301-334-8904.