What Is the Job Role of a Teacher?

Teachers have a multifaceted job. Teaching may seem easy, with its extended vacation times, moderate hours, salaried pay and seemingly easy task of relaying information to kids. However, many who have tried and found it daunting will tell you the job takes someone with stamina, organization and a passion for teaching to succeed.

Coach and Facilitator

Teachers no longer simply relay information for rote memorization. Today's teacher is a learning coach or facilitator who provides the hands-on active learning resources and motivation wherein students learn without even realizing it.

Secondary Roles

Students need social and psychological guidance as much as they need academic guidance in order to be successful. The teacher finds herself in the role of social worker, counselor, nurse, mentor and substitute parent when the need arises.

Lesson Planner

Creativity and the ability to ferret out resources that engage students in learning are invaluable skills in the role of teacher. Lesson and activity planning consumes an enormous amount of the teacher's time away from her students.

Academic Assessor

The teacher also plays the role of chief assessor of academic progress. He must always be up to task concerning where a student is on the learning curve and how far he must endeavor to take the student that year.

Learning Obstacles

The teacher must also assess any issues standing in the way of progress. Psychological, physical or learning difficulties that stand in the way of academic progress must be documented for assessment by specialists in these areas.

Resources

• Schools of education resource
• Teacher jobs across the nation