Health teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Health teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Health teacher key duties/responsibilities, Health teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

                                               

I. List of Health teacher duties:

1. Learns the entire K12 curriculum for assigned grade levels and is able to demonstrate knowledge of how state standards align with it;
2. Understands how both diverse and unique characteristics of students and their families impact required support;
3. Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools.
4. Orients students to their course, communicates requirements, sets and enforces deadlines, maintains regular office hours and conducts instructional sessions;
5. Takes ownership for student’s academic progress and attendance, communicates high expectations and shows an active interest in student’s achievement, establishes and maintains a positive rapport with families, conducts conferences with students and parents (or other responsible adults), provides individualized instruction to help each students achieve K12 curricular objectives;
6. Supports parents with student curricular and instructional issues, balances the flexibility of the K12 curriculum with Academy policies and procedures
7. Grades student work and maintains grade book, alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress, maintains regular contact with students and families via the Virtual Classroom Environment;
8. Creates and manages a home office; supports students with the set-up and maintenance of their learning environment; supports students through basic computer troubleshooting.
9. Collaborates with peers in order to provide a positive experience for students;

II. List of Health teacher qualifications

1. Six (6) months of teaching experience AND
2. Bachelor's degree (for Grades K-6); Master’s degree (for Grades 7-12) OR
3. Equivalent combination of education and experience
4. Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook
5. Experience in a customer service environment
6. Strong written/verbal communication skills
7. Flexible schedule
8. Able to pass background check requirements
9. Three (3) or more years of teaching experience
10. Experience working with the age group
11. Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
12. Ability to quickly learn new technologies and tools

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.