**2024-2025 SHS PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER (January 2025 Start Date) - Socorro Consolidated Schools
Socorro High School Socorro, New Mexico
About the Job
JOB TITLE: Secondary Teacher (January 2025 Start Date)
SUMMARY OF POSITION/PURPOSE:
To help students reach maximum cognitive, affective, psychomotor development; to help each student demonstrate competencies as defined by local, state and national statements of student outcomes, specifically the New Mexico Content Standards and Benchmarks.
SUPERVISOR:
High School Principal
SUPERVISES:
Instructional Assistants and assigned volunteers
EDUCATION REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
Required: Bachelor's Degree
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
Preferred: At least three years teaching experience in the content area
CERTIFICATE/LICENSE:
Required: Valid New Mexico Public Education Department Secondary Teaching License with endorsement in appropriate content area
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teaches courses in specific content areas to secondary pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and appropriate curriculum publications as guidelines in teaching individual course content.
- Instructs pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
- Develops lesson plans and appropriate instructional aids stressing hands-on learning activities.
- Demonstrates concepts using models, chalkboard, educational technology, and other teacher-prepared instructional aids.
- Provides opportunities when needed for individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
- Designs learning activities that will relate content area to the physical world.
- Establishes and maintains standard of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
- Evaluates each pupil's progress in content area knowledge and skills.
- Selects and requisitions books, instructional aids and supplies; maintains required inventory records.
- Communicates with parents to interpret contemporary methods in teaching specific content area and with parents and school counselors to discuss the individual pupil's progress.
- Identifies pupil needs, and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
- Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district, and in self-selected professional growth activities.
- Integrates the use of educational technology into instructional program.
- Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned work day.
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Employee's work:
Standing | 60% | Inside | 95% |
Walking | 35% | Outside | 5% |
Sitting | 5% |
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Total | 100% |
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Requirements While Performing Job:
Physical Activity | Daily: Yes/No | Description |
Twist: Waist | Yes |
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Wrist | Yes |
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Neck/Shoulder | Yes |
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Stoop, bend | Yes |
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Squat, kneel or crawl | Yes |
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Repetitive motions of hands or wrists | Yes |
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Run | No |
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Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment | No |
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Ride equipment | No |
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Walk on uneven terrain | No |
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Fine finger dexterity | Yes |
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Manual dexterity | Yes |
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Reaching above shoulders | Yes |
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Reaching at shoulder height | Yes |
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Reaching below shoulders | Yes |
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Other |
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Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight
No. of lbs. from the floor | Push | Pull | Lift | Carry | Frequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while |
0-25 |
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26-50 |
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| X | X | Weekly |
51-150 |
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Above 150 |
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No. of lbs from chest high |
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0-25 |
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26-50 |
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51-150 |
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Above 150 |
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No. of lbs. over head |
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0-25 |
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26-50 |
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51-150 |
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Above 150 |
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Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:
Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others | |
Cold/heat of outside work | |
Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas |
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Contact with the public | Yes |
Dampness |
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Electrical |
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Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners |
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High work spaces |
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Machine noise | No |
Radiation |
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Sun | Yes |
Vibration |
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Protective equipment required |
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Vision Demand and Capabilities Hearing Demands and Capabilities
Normal night vision |
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Normal depth perception | X |
Normal depth vision | X |
Normal color vision | X |
Red/Green/Amber color vision | X |
Uncorrected Vision |
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Corrected Vision | X |
Hearing essentially normal | X |
Some high tone loss |
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Significant high tone loss |
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Low tone loss |
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Other requirements: Corrected hearing | X |
PRIMARY JOB LOCATION:
High School Building
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (LENGTH OF CONTRACT):
School year as scheduled on the school calendar.
EVALUATION PERFORMED BY:
Middle or High School Principal
Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.
**IF CHOSEN APPLICANT WILL NEED TO RE-APPLY FOR PERMANENT POSITION AT THE END OF THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR