POSITION: Career & Technical Education Teacher – Family & Consumer Sciences Education – Middle
School
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten Months
Reports to: Principal or designee
Purpose: The Career & Technical Education teacher provides leadership in an educational environment
that encourages and nurtures learning for all students; provides supervision to students in a variety of
school related settings; monitors and evaluates student outcomes; develops, selects or modifies lessons
plans to ensure all student needs are met; maintains appropriate records and follows all policies and
procedures of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and Cabarrus County
Schools.
RESPONSIBLITIES:
• Develop lesson plans based on the current North Carolina Career & Technical Education
Essential Standards document.
• Introduce students to basic interpersonal relationships, personal finance and resource
management.
• Create lessons plans based on nutrition and wellness, food service and hospitality.
• Teach concepts focused on early care and education, apparel and interior design.
• Develop lessons and classroom resources that support and reinforce language arts and
mathematics.
• Help students create a basic career development plan.
• Provide normal maintenance of the classroom and equipment to ensure that inventory is up-to-
date and available.
• Utilize classroom management techniques conducive to an effective classroom climate.
• Use appropriate techniques and strategies which promote and enhance critical, creative and
innovative thinking capabilities of students.
• Take all necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Follow all safety procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
• NC Teaching Certification in Family & Consumer Science Education (Licensure Area 710), or
Family & Consumer Science Education (License Area 78710), or Career Exploration (License
Area 777)
• The 40-hour New Teacher Induction Program approved by the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction, Division of Career and Technical Education.
(NOTE: Required before end of
first year of teaching.
)
• Bachelor’s degree in area of licensure with two years industry-related work experience within the
past five years.
• Examples of Related Degrees: Family & Consumer Sciences; Youth, Family & Community
Sciences; Family & Community Services.
• Professionals with related work experience and industry credentials would also be considered.
• Work experience must be in a related work field.
• Examples of Related Work Experience: interior designer, cafeteria manager, food service
manager, extension specialist, adult education, preschool/day care director, social worker, family
counselor, financial planner, community service manager, community health education,
fashion/textile designer.
For complete licensure requirements, please refer to the current Career & Technical Education (CTE)
Licensure Policies and Procedures Manual.
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Physical and Cognitive Responsibilities:
1.
Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20
pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move
objects.
2.
The work requires effective communication using speech, vision and hearing.
Skills / Abilities:
• Ability to manage time, meet deadlines, prioritize projects, plan starting and ending deadlines,
and successfully bring closure to projects.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability and desire to seek and pass on knowledge to others in an educational/learning
environment.
• Proficiency in common computer desktop applications required.
General Knowledge:
• Knowledge of North Carolina Career & Technical Education Essential Standards.
• Knowledge of Cabarrus County Schools’ Strategic Plan.
• Knowledge of Cabarrus County Schools’ policies, rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of General Statute 115C of the NC State Law concerning Public Education.
• Knowledge of federal legislation, specifically the Strengthening Career and Technical Education
for the 21st Century Act (Carl D.
Perkins legislation.
)
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