9-12 English Teacher

POSITION TITLE: Secondary 9-12 English Teacher

FLSA: Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS: Must meet AR licensure requirements

REPORTS TO: Principal

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 190 Day employment with benefits as specified in employee contract.

BEGINNING: 07-01-2025

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Plans an English program involving lectures, discussions, and other activities for optimum learning.
• Evaluates each pupil’s growth in knowledge, skills, and scientific attitudes in course being taught.
• Teach students about the structure and content of the English language, including proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
• Teach about different literary styles.
• Use information technology to assist with lesson preparation, teaching and reporting set tests, exams, projects, assignments and homework; mark and correct assessments.
• Evaluate and report on the progress of students, and discuss individual performance and problems with students and parents.
• Establish and maintain good working habits and discipline in classrooms and throughout the school.
• Ability to supervise extra classes when other teachers are absent and substitutes are not available.
• Attend staff meetings, professional development activities as assigned.
• Participate in other activities in partnership with parents and the school community, including parent-teacher nights, school council and other committees.
• Actively utilizes education technology.
• Assist in administrative support programs and the work of non-teaching staff in schools.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Enforcing rules and disciplinary action.
• Lecturing and discussing concepts.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.  

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS  

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Implement a variety of effective instructional strategies consistent with lesson objectives.
• Diagnose and evaluates student abilities and progress in a timely and consistent manner.
• Monitor student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
• Effectively implement district initiatives.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.
• Serve on committees as assigned.
• Remain current on instructional practices in education. 
• Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or  the shoulders, bending, squatting.

Salary : $50,000