Homebound Teacher

Position Title: Homebound Teacher FLSA Status: Exempt Responsible to: Building Principal Supervises: Students Evaluated by: Building Principal/Assistant Principal Terms of Employment: 3 hours per week February - May 2025 As needed, based on the school's requirements.

Evaluation Period: * Formative evaluations throughout the school year as per WCS Performance and Assessment Procedures.

* Annual summative evaluation prior to July 1.

Purpose of the Position: * To deliver effective, high quality instruction that includes rigor and relevance in their content areas in an effort to produce measurable results of student achievement.

Wa-Nee Community Schools teachers will perform their duties and do whatever it takes for Wa-Nee students to learn.

Minimum Requirements: The following are the qualifications and minimum requirements necessary for a person to perform this job.

* Valid Indiana Teaching License * Strong organizational and leadership skills * Excellent communication skills both oral and written Essential Functions of the Position: The following functions have been determined by Wa-Nee Community Schools to be essential to the successful performance of this position.

* Deliver standards-based instruction in assigned content area(s) and grade level(s) that ensures academic growth for all students * Master the necessary content knowledge and skills to successfully teach assigned content area(s) and grade level(s) * Develop daily and unit lesson plans and a scope and sequence that are thoughtful, goal- oriented and aligned with curriculum and carefully planned for substitute teachers when unable to attend school * Develop positive appropriate relationships with students, including explicit recognition of their growth (i.e., positive calls home, notes, etc.) * Consistently implement the school-wide student management policies within the classrooms and through the school campus * Regularly assess student mastery of key skills and concepts and use this data to differentiate instruction to meet student needs * Maintain accurate, thorough records of student achievement and behavioral performance and complete progress reports and grade card information promptly and as scheduled * Communicate regularly with parents and be available for Open Houses, Parent-Teacher Conferences and other events involving parents and or guardians * Grow as a professional educator with classes/workshops for professional development * Ensure students' academic progress and serve as a primary point of contact for parents * Maintain a neat, clean, and healthy classroom Secondary Functions of the Position: The following functions, while important and necessary to the position, have been determined by Wa-Nee Community Schools to be marginal to the successful performance of this position.

* Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed or as directed by the School Building Principals or Superintendent.

Knowledge of: * Policies, procedures and functions of Wa-Nee Community Schools Board of Trustees and the Indiana Department of Education * Applicable software and applications Ability to: * Plan, organize, and schedule priorities.

* Use independent judgment and initiative in making sound decisions and in developing solutions to problems.

* Discreetly handle confidential and politically sensitive matters.

* Make independent decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures.

* Tactfully and courteously respond to requests and inquiries/complaints from the general public and staff.

* Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.

Equipment Used: * General Office Equipment (computer, telephone, copier, fax machine). Place Where Work is Performed: * Assigned Wa-Nee Community School building Physical Demands: * Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.

* Must be able to stoop, kneel or crouch.

* Must be able to hear and speak clearly.

* Must be able to lift items of 20 lbs.

regularly/50 lbs.

occasionally.

How this Job Description was developed: This job description was developed by the HR Department.

Wa-Nee Community Schools benefits include: 245 Extra Curricular Positions available