Secondary Science Teacher

Position Title:

High School Teacher
Department:
Instruction

Reports To:

Principal
Prepared By:
Stephanie Hucks, HRD Date: 12/19/2025
Approved By:
Dr. Angela Cooper, CHRO Date: 12/19/2025

To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.

• Teaches District approved curriculum.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated. Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals—establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students.
• Evaluates pupils' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports.
• Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.

Supervises classroom and students.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Arts degree.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
  Valid South Carolina Secondary Teaching Certificate in the appropriate area(s).
• Language skills:
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Mathematical skills:
  Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning ability:
  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Other skills and abilities:
  Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs; plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students; establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent standing, talking, hearing, walking, and sitting. Time‑to‑time requirement to lift significant amounts of weight up to and exceeding 25 lbs (e.g., lifting students, wheelchairs, equipment). Occasionally required to push or lift up to 50 lbs such as boxes of books and AV/VCR carts.
• Specific vision abilities: close vision to read handwritten or typed material, adjust focus. Requires meeting multiple demands from several people and interacting with the public and staff.

The noise level in the environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.