In School Suspension Teacher

Cairo Junior/Senior High School

Reports To: Building Principal and/or other assigned school administrator

Job Summary: This position supervises students who have been assigned to in-school suspension for disciplinary reasons. Responsibilities include monitoring student behavior, assisting students with assignments, and enforcing established rules and regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Monitor students who have been assigned to in-school suspension
• Reinforces appropriate behavior and ensures that students stay on task.
• Communicates in-school suspension rules.
• Refers students who violate rules to school administrators
• Assist students with work assignments; answers questions.
• Assign and check student work during suspension periods; review student progress.
• Contacts teachers to obtain homework assignments as needed. Reinforces classroom learning activities.
• Records information for students entering In-School Suspension, such as grade level, and reason for assignment to in-school suspension
• Maintains records of student activities and behavior while in suspension classroom; forwards information to teaches and school administrators.
• Exchanges information with school staff concerning students assigned to in-school suspension; participates in staff meetings as requested.
• May call parents discuss problems and concerns regarding students.
• Encourages students to improve their behavior
• Acts as time-out supervisor; talks to angry students; assists students to calm down so they can attend their next class in a frame of mind conductive to learning.
• Refer behavioral problems to school administrators
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Salary and benefits adhere to the Cairo Association of Teachers contract with the Board of Education.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid Illinois Teaching Certificate
• Experience in a classroom environment with frequent interruptions; required to deal with upset, disruptive or angry students.
• Experience in working with high school age children
• Must be able to handle and react to potential volatile situations and take appropriate actions

HOW TO APPLY:
Download and complete a Certified Application (below) or call 618-734-4102 choosing option 1 and request that an application be mailed to you. Mail the application to Cairo School District Number One Attn: Business Office 4201 Sycamore St., Cairo, IL 62914 or email the completed application to [email protected]