MAJOR FUNCTION:This is an instructional position with responsibility for guiding and directing the learning experiences of students in a group or class within a middle or high school.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Teaches students knowledge, social skills and concepts.• Identifies long-range goals and specific objectives and plans a program for individualized and group instruction.• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests and records results; evaluates student achievements.• Plans lessons so that students become involved in learning and decision-making related to curriculum choices.• Maintains a classroom that recognizes respect for both teacher and student; motivates students in an atmosphere of respect and freedom.• Holds conferences with pupils, parents, principal and/or supportive personnel regarding the pupils’ academic and social development.• Keeps attendance, grade records and book inventories, as required by School Board policy.• Applies knowledge of child psychology to include growth, development, interrelationships, etc.• Attends classes, seminars, etc., to provide for professional growth and keeps abreast of the latest instructional methods and techniques.• Performs other related duties as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university. Possession of, or eligibility for, a Florida teaching certificate in Mathematics 6-12, Middle Grades General Mathematics 5-9.