Bay-Arenac ISD Position Description
POSITION TITLE: Instructor - Agriscience
DEPARTMENT:
Career Center
REPORTS TO:
Linda L. Engelhardt, Principal/CTE Director
PREPARED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Linda L. Engelhardt
Dave Sevener
Date: 5/6/2015
Date: 5/6/2015
FTE:
SUMMARY: Teach the Agriscience curriculum to high school students. Provide students
with skills and practical hands on experiences in the applied horticulture and horticultural
operations to provide marketable job skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned.
 Provides career and technical education (CTE) program instruction, program management
and curriculum development.
 Maintains a current advisory committee involved in business and industry.
 Is actively involved with Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center school committees.
 Demonstrates leadership involvement with student clubs
 Provides leadership role in the development of professional and post-secondary partnerships.
 Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of the student.
 Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity
and interests of the students.
 Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
 Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the
physical limitations of the locations provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals
or student groups involved.
 Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports.
 Maintains accurate, complete, correct records, and program documentation as required by
law and district policy.
 Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes
outside the instructional day.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises student support specialist’s daily activities, classroom, and students.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be
able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act
(A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are
performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
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Minimum Bachelor’s Degree with major emphasis in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural
Operations, CIP 01.0601.
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Possession of a valid Michigan teaching certificate with an appropriate subject endorsement
or education/work experience necessary to qualify for annual vocational authorization.
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Ability to work with high school student population to include extracurricular activities such
as student clubs (FFA), fundraisers, and other events.
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Effective leadership skills to include: program development, strong communication skills,
program and Career Center marketing to the community, presentation skills and Career
Center committee involvement.
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Experience in operation of a greenhouse preferred.
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Ability to effectively develop curriculum and lesson plans that address Michigan CTE
Agriscience standards.
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Ability to network within the community, develop partnerships, an advisory committee, and
assist in the development of work-based learning sites for students.
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Previous experience with high school student population desired.
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Attend all required meetings and participate in all activities essential to the MDE approval of
the program.
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Organize field trips and FFA functions while building and enriching an active FFA Chapter.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Valid Driver’s License
Valid Teaching Certificate in Career and Technical Education (CTE).
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,
technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business
correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to
questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and
fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as
fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations
where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in
written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory
to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school
objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and
maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written
communication.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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 the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously walking and frequently
required to stand; occasionally the employee will sit. The employee frequently will bend or twist
at the neck and trunk more than the average person. The employee frequently will reach above
the head, squat or stoop and reach forward while performing the duties of this job. The position
requires the employee to be able to have continuous hand/grip strength. Continuously manual
and finger dexterity is required to perform the duties of this job. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee may frequently push or lift up to 25 lbs. The employee is directly
responsible for safety, well-being, or work output of other people. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the
ability to tell differences among colors and good depth perception. The employee is required to
hear conversation in a noisy place.
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
the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in temperatures above
100 degrees and occasionally will walk on slippery surfaces. The employee must be able to meet
deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with the public and other staff. The noise
level in the work environment is frequently loud to where you have to raise your voice to be
heard. The employee has a greater than average risk of getting a minor injury such as a cut or
burn while performing the duties of this job.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act
(A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are
performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.