Job Description

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POSITION 27P15 TITLE: Teacher of Social Studies/Personal Finance

LOCATION: John Marshall High

EMPLOYMENT TERM: 2026-2027 school year with anticipated start date of January 4, 2027. (Normal contract: 200 days).

BID PERIOD: October 15 – November 5, 2026, 4 pm. If necessary, interviews will be arranged after bid period closes.

QUALIFICATIONS: Minimal qualifications will include a BA degree and valid West Virginia Teaching Certifications endorsed in Social Studies 5-12 and Personal Finance Education Specialist K-AD, in grades commensurate with the assignment. Applicant must possess the ability to successfully manage an instructional program for high school students.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Foster a classroom climate conducive to learning
2. Develop instructional plans and organize class time to provide a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and working time
3. Instruct pupils in subject areas as specified in state law, curricula, and guidelines established by the local board of education and administrative regulations
4. Provide individual and small group instruction whenever appropriate
5. Adapt curriculum to the needs of pupils with varying intellectual and special abilities
6. Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly and productive environment
7. Supervise pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day, as required
8. Evaluate each pupil's performance and growth in knowledge and understanding; monitor progress toward learning outcomes; prepare progress reports
9. Communicate with parents, fellow educators, and school counselors on pupil progress; promote positive pupil-teacher-parent relationships
10. Serve as resource person on interdepartmental level
11. Adhere to all federal, state, and local educational policies
12. Report to work one-half hour prior to start of school and remain at least ten minutes after close of school
13. Maintain paperwork (or provide input on) Special Programs' IEPs, BIPs, FBAs, assessments and eligibility.
14. Complete evaluations including summative, benchmark, and progress monitoring.
15. Have a clear understanding of the special education process from referral to placement
16. Maintain a positive behavior intervention and support program for the classroom and for individual students.
17. Perform all other duties as assigned, according to need, by the school principal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods; reach, bend, crouch, and kneel; grasp and manipulate objects; write; and use repetitive hand and arm motions. The employee must regularly communicate verbally and audibly and visually monitor students and the surrounding environment. The employee frequently uses computers, instructional technology, and multimedia equipment. The position requires the employee to frequently lift, carry, push, or move instructional materials and equipment, typically weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally more.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to visually monitor multiple students and activities simultaneously.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Most commonly, the educational setting is indoors but may also include outdoor activities, hallways, cafeterias, gyms, auditoriums, buses, and other school-related locations, sometimes under varying weather and temperature conditions. The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate to occasionally loud and may include student conversations, instructional activities, announcements, alarms, and outdoor or large-group settings. The work environment may involve frequent movement of students, visual and auditory monitoring, exposure to communicable illnesses, and occasional exposure to emotionally or physically challenging student behaviors consistent within a school setting.

ALL POSTINGS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE PROGRAM CALLED APPLITRACK. YOU MUST VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE http://www.applitrack.com/wvde/onlineapp AND COMPLETE THE PROCESS THERE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS, CALL THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT AT 304-843-4400, EXT. 310. Visit MCSJobs.net for a direct link to the Marshall County Section.

For further information, contact the principal.

SALARY: Salary based on experience and education level per MCS BOE salary schedule located at https://boe.mars.k12.wv.us/o/mcs/page/salary-schedules plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation.

TO WHOM RESPONSIBLE: Principal of School

DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED:

As required by Federal laws and regulations, the Marshall County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, disability or national origin in employment or in its educational program s and activities. Inquiries may be referred to Dave Soltesz, Title IX Coordinator, Marshall County Schools, PO Box 578, Moundsville, WV 26041, 304-843-4400; to Sheila Blackmore, Section 504 Coordinator, Marshall County Schools, PO Box 578, Moundsville, WV 26041, 304-843-4400; to the State Elimination of Sex Discrimination Project Coordinator, 304-558-7864; to the State Section 504 Coordinator, 304-558-2696, WV Department of Education, Charleston, WV 25305; or to the U.S. Department of Education's Director of the Office for Civil Rights, 800-421-3481.

ADA / REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT:

Marshall County Schools provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the functions of the job, consistent with applicable law. Applicants or employees who believe they need an accommodation should contact their supervisor or the Personnel Department, or the Section 504 Coordinator, to initiate the interactive process.

FOR THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT AFTER REPORTING TO THE NEW POSITION:

I received a copy of this job description and had the opportunity to discuss it with my immediate supervisor. I understand it is my responsibility to perform satisfactorily the duties and responsibilities described above.

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