General Secondary Education Teacher

Daugavpils Iespēju vidusskola

LATVIJA, Valkas iela 4, Daugavpils, Daugavpils, Lotyšsko

Daugavpils Iespēju vidusskola invites a general secondary education teacher to teach the fundamentals of psychology in secondary school (2 contact hours + 1 hour for other duties). Job Responsibilities: 1. Implement the education program in the specific subject in accordance with the State Education Standard; 2. In cooperation with subject teachers, class teachers, school support personnel (psychologist, social pedagogue, speech therapist, medical staff) and administration, analyze each student's learning, psychological, adaptation and other problems and determine methods for solving them; 3. Conduct individual work with students to clarify incomprehensible study content, motivate them to learn and develop cooperation and communication skills; 4. Cooperate with parents, inform them about the student's achievements and problems at the school, and jointly seek solutions in case of issues; 5. Conduct research on student development dynamics and perform self-analysis of own work; 6. Perform class teacher duties (if the employee and employer have agreed in writing) according to tasks determined by the school principal, including but not limited to: 6.6.1. respecting students' individual characteristics, thoughts and views, promote their personal development; 6.6.2. together with students plan and implement class teacher work in the classroom (group) and extracurricular activities, coordinated with the deputy principal; 6.6.3. ensure favorable conditions are created in the classroom (group) for each student's education, development and upbringing; 6.6.4. organize cooperation with students' parents; if necessary, cooperate with the school psychologist, social pedagogue, guardianship court and relevant municipal specialists dealing with child and family matters. 7. Plan own work and inform the school about work results according to the school's established procedures; 8. Participate in pedagogical council meetings and other meetings related to teaching and educational work; 9. Maintain documentation in accordance with requirements established by the school; 10. Ensure student safety and compliance with the school's internal rules; 11. Immediately report to the school administration, law enforcement authorities, healthcare institutions and child protection agencies about cases where emotional or physical violence against a student is detected at school or outside it; 12. Develop professional competencies; 13. Comply with work procedures and ethical norms. 14. Read e-class mail at least once a day. 15. Follow orders of the school principal and direct supervisor. Education Required for Job Duties: Education in accordance with regulatory acts on education and professional qualifications required for pedagogues and the procedures for professional development of pedagogues. Competencies and Skills Required for Job Duties: 1. Knowledge of legislative acts regulating education; 2. Knowledge of teaching and educational work content and teaching subject methodology; 3. Understanding of age-specific developmental characteristics of students and laws of interpersonal communication psychology; 4. Readiness for continuous learning according to the latest findings in pedagogy and psychology and current issues in education within the unified European education area; 5. Ability to make decisions; 6. Ability to plan and organize own and student work according to the school's goals and objectives; 7. Communication and cooperation skills: 7.1. Psychological resilience and high standards of interpersonal communication; 7.2. Ability to develop professional cooperation with school staff, students, their parents and employees of other institutions; 7.3. Ability to work in a team; 7.4. Ability to respond to student needs; 7.5. Ability to motivate students for work; 8. Self-assessment skills; 9. State language proficiency at the highest level; 10. Ability to work with office equipment and information technologies. Responsibility: 1. Responsible for compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Child Protection Law, the Education Law, the General Education Law and other regulatory acts regulating school activities; 2. Responsible for conscientious, quality and timely fulfillment of duties and work results; 3. Responsible for maintaining confidentiality of information about students provided by school staff and parents; 4. Responsible for student safety, health and creating a psychologically favorable environment during lessons and classes; 5. Responsible for proper treatment of school staff, students and their parents; 6. Responsible for decisions made and their consequences; 7. Responsible for timeliness, accuracy and truthfulness of provided information; 8. Complies with school work procedures and other internal regulatory acts; 9. Responsible for own professional competence development; 10. Responsible for preservation and purposeful use of entrusted material assets. Rights: 1. Make independent decisions within own authority; 2. Choose work forms and methods for performing own work; 3. Participate in planning the education process and work at school; 4. Participate in school self-governance; 5. Express opinion and submit suggestions for improving own and school work; 6. When implementing professional development, choose forms of professional development; 7. Receive information and consultations on matters related to work performance; 8. Receive and use material and technical equipment and other support necessary for performing work duties; 9. Implement professional development and share experience about own work.