STEM Coordinator/Seminar Teacher

Summary

Under general supervision, serves as a classroom teacher and creates a flexible program and environment favorable to learning and personal growth in accordance with each student’s ability.

Required education, training, and experience

• Bachelor’s degree and certification in teaching with a demonstrated record of high quality STEM instruction.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Essential duties and responsibilities

STEM Coordinator:

• Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of the school STEM program and initiatives.
• Implement strategies for initiating and sustaining the school’s STEM plan.
• Assists teachers with improving techniques of STEM instruction and improving overall student achievement; provides instructional strategies and various tools to aid the instructional process.
• Work to develop relationships with businesses to partner with the school on STEM related projects
• Be an ambassador for CASA within the community and to our 8th grade students.

Seminar Teacher:

• Teaches assigned seminar classes.
• Creates and maintains a graded curriculum for seminar classes that includes brief assignments covering study skills, organizational skills, and other soft skills needed for College and Career Readiness..
• Monitors student academic progress in their college classes.
• Communicate and collaborate with CASA and CCC&TI staff to provide additional support for students. Maintain ongoing communication with students to provide necessary support for their college classes.

Physical environment

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 essential functions.

• Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally; and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Work environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations. There may be changing priorities and interruptions during the workday.

• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people, or things.
  
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.
  
• Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, policies, etc. using prescribed formats.
  

• Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.
  
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, and counseling terminology.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.