ASSOCIATE TEACHER SUB

Salary Schedule

To provide an appropriate educational atmosphere which encourages positive student learning and to participate in a dynamic setting with other classroom teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists and other staff members in the development and implementation of the school’s programs and goals. To provide job-embedded coursework, coaching, and classroom experience to enable aspiring educators who do not have a college degree to complete the credit hours necessary to earn a fully accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Education and official teaching certification.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.

Maintains knowledge of appropriate response to emergencies or other critical incidents, i.e., fire alarms, evacuation procedures.

Works with administrators and instructional teams to plan and implement hands-on programs and activities for students and the school.

Participates as an active member with other faculty and staff.

Participates in a cooperative effort with faculty and staff to plan, implement and evaluate programs of continuing school improvement.

Manages classroom and supervises proper care of equipment used.

Participates in personal professional growth activities focused on the acquisition of new and

improved skills and knowledge.

Diagnoses and analyzes student progress and programs for the purpose of providing appropriate instruction based on the developmental stages of students.

Utilizes a variety of instructional techniques to meet the individual needs of students.

Utilizes technology and current research in instruction.

Evaluates students’ progress on a regular basis.

Utilizes classroom management techniques conducive to an effective classroom climate.

Shows sensitivity to students, parents and the community and promotes student self-esteem.

Maintains professional relationship between school and parents.

Maintains contact with parents through parent-teacher conferences, telephone, or written communications.

Encourages parental involvement through school activities, connecting home and school.

Maintains all records as required, including but not limited to grade books, attendance records and student progress reports.

Assists in the protection of student and school property.

Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.

Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS
While the following tasks are necessary for the work of the unit, they are not an essential part of the purpose of this position and may also be performed by other unit members.

Performs related duties as directed.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Current paraprofessional and/or program assistant with OCPS with recommendation from current principal; Associates Degree or 60 hours of college credit or in the last year of completion of an AA if graduate of Orange County Public Schools Teacher Academy Program; acceptance into a qualified program to complete a degree from a college of education; signed agreement to work with Orange County Public Schools for four (4) years after certification in an instructional position; previous experience working with students, teachers, counselors and administrators is a plus

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data and/or information using established criteria. Includes exercise of discretion in determining actual or probable consequences, and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide leadership, guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others on how to apply procedures and standards to specific situations.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of standard educational materials and equipment.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and advisory data, and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Depending on school grade classroom of assignment, may require the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may require ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may require ability to utilize principles of fractions and/or interpret graphs.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

The Orange County School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request accommodation.

01/18/2024