Middle Level ELA Teacher (24-25 school year)

Job Title:      Teacher - Middle Level ELA (ML or secondary English certification)

Supervisor:  Reports to the Building Principal or other appropriate School Administrator

Terms of Employment:  190 Days

Job Summary
Position requires the planning, organization, and implementation of the appropriate instructional program to address the learning needs of the students; to guide and encourage students to develop and fulfill their potential in both curricular and extracurricular activities.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required)

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher from an accredited college or university
• Certification as required by the state of South Carolina in Middle Level ELA (also Secondary English certification)
• Other professional and personal qualifications as deemed necessary for acceptable fulfillment of assigned responsibilities

Essential Duties

1. Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences
2. Develop lesson plans
3. Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
4. Prepare classroom for class activities
5. Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
6. Identify and utilize different instructional resources and methods to support the learning needs of students at varying levels of progress
7. Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment
8. Provide for the care and protection of school property
9. Use relevant technology to support instruction
10. Observe and evaluate student performance and development
11. Assign and grade class work, homework, tests, and assignments as appropriate
12. Provide appropriate feedback on student work
13. Monitor and encourage individual student progress
14. Provide guidance to students which will promote educational development
15. Maintain accurate and complete records of student progress and development
16. Update records accurately and completely as required by laws and district policies
17. Prepare required reports on students and activities
18. Manage student behavior and maintain discipline by establishing classroom rules and procedures and enforcing classroom, school, and district rules and procedures
19. Participate in department, school, and district meetings and professional development activities as appropriate
20. Stay current with most recent developments in appropriate subject areal as initiated by the school or district
21. Cooperate with and participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the total school program
22. Foster and maintain effective communication with parents and/or guardians

Other Duties
Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Principal or other appropriate administrator

Job Specifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements 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.

Physical Requirements
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 essential functions. Must exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal workplace levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal workplaces, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds.

 
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. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be conducted in work-related community settings and/or occasionally performed on study trips away from the school.

Salary Scale - salary based on years of experience and degree level:  https://5il.co/1wznz

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.  GCSD reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.
 
The deadline is for the convenience of the District.  The District reserves the right at any time to extend the deadline date without notice and without final consideration of any pending applications.