STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: TEACHER
Class Code: 9280-14
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 7-3-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To teach and motivate students
according to an established curriculum.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Plans and outlines
class work adapting classroom activities, teaching methods and academic
materials to meet the needs of a designated academic program.
·
Maintains proper
school records for each student.
·
Conducts
extra-curricular activities such as school plays, parties and programs for
special activities.
·
Prepares materials
for use in classroom activities.
·
Provides
individualized instruction as needed.
·
Provides input for
curriculum development program strategies and short and long-term program
goals.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires minimal skill in performing a
series of routine procedures OR in operating equipment according to
standardized instructions.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in education.
Experience: No experience required.
License/Certification: Possession of a permanent or
provisional certification of eligibility to teach issued by the New Hampshire
State Department of Education.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the modern methods,
principles, techniques and procedures of teaching. Knowledge of curriculum and classroom material development
and application. Ability to
skillfully apply modern teaching methods and principles. Ability to maintain an interest in the
positive improvement and development of students. Ability to maintain discipline. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
with teachers, agency personnel and the public. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to
assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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