Career Success Instructor

Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.

Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.

Keep informed about trends in education and subject matter specialties.

Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.

Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.

Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.

Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.

Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.

Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.

Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.

Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.

Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.

Place students in jobs or make referrals to job placement services.

Plan and supervise work-experience programs in businesses, industrial shops, and school laboratories.

Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.

Prepare materials and classroom for class activities.

Assign and grade class work and homework.

Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.

Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.

Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.

Instruct students in the knowledge and skills required in a specific occupation or occupational field, using a systematic plan of lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations, and laboratory, shop and field studies.

Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.

Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.

Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.

Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.