Class teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Class teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Class teacher key duties/responsibilities, Class 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 Class teacher duties:

1. Addresses learning standards in a clear and concise manner;
2. Consistently makes specific verbal references to learning standards;
3. Makes standards clearly visible, in writing, in age-appropriate student friendly language on a continuous basis;
4. Makes explicit connections with learning standards from lesson to lesson;
5. Demonstrates expectations of student achievement by giving students concrete examples/models of high quality products that represent mastery of the learning standards;
6. Gives students descriptions, verbally and/or in writing, in age appropriate language, of what constitutes a high quality product;

II. List of Class teacher qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree in music preferred.
2. Valid Teaching License recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or evidence of eligibility to obtain such licensure by the end of the 2012/13 school year.
3. Must meet NCLB definition of Highly Qualified by demonstrating subject matter competency.
4. Experience using technology in the classroom preferred.
5. At least one year of teaching experience in music preferred.
6. Strong communication skills, both written and spoken.

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.