English Teacher

Salary based on experience and educational level on Teachers’ Salary Schedule

Overview:
The English Teacher is responsible for creating a classroom environment that develops in each student the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing that are fundamental to a literate citizen. The English teacher supports the development and appreciation of good literature of all types and motivates students to read widely for information and enjoyment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Discovers and develops special talents of students.
• Is attentive to student special needs.
• Provides interactive and meaningful learning material to students, maintains positive learning environment for active participation of students, assigns homework, and conducts class tests for analyzing their progress
• Implements and delivers quality instruction to students and executes the instructional program by demanding higher order thinking activities from students in a progressive manner
• Designs curriculum that challenges the learning ability of students and is consistent with school district goals and objectives.
• Prepares home assignments and test materials, analyzes tests' results, and creates innovative methods of teaching that meet students' varying backgrounds and learning styles
• Collaborates with the content team as well as the grade level team
• Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and translates lesson plans into learning experiences to develop pertinent sequential assignments, challenge students, and best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Teaches knowledge and skills in state and national standards for the content area.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, and modifies instructional methods to fit individual student's needs, including students with special needs.
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research.
• Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement and attendance as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
• Encourages parental involvement in students’ education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
• Ensures that students conduct conforms to the school's standards and school district policies, and establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Coordinates with other professional staff members, especially within grade level, and participates in staff meetings and committees.
• Selects and requisitions appropriate books, instructional aids and other supplies and equipment and maintains inventory records.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.

Key Qualifications:

• Must hold valid Ohio license or certificate, 7-12 AYA Integrated Language Arts licensure
• Must have demonstrated skill in teaching Language Arts
• Must be open to reviewing current research and actively participating in staff development opportunities to promote professional growth

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA):

• Have the ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with students, staff and parents
• Must have the full support of the Building Principal, Director of Secondary Education, and Assistant Superintendent

Physical Demands & Work Environment:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described herein 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 the essential functions.

• Position is mostly indoors.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and stand. Occasionally the employee will sit and/or run.
• The employee will frequently bend or twist at the trunk while performing the duties of this job.
• The employee will frequently squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head, reach forward and repeat the same hand motion many times while performing the duties of the job.
• The employee may routinely lift and move objects 50 pounds.
• The specific vision requirements of the job include good depth perception and occasionally being able to see objects/persons at a distance.
• While performing the duties of the job the employee frequently is required to hear conversation in quiet, as well as, a noisy environment and be able to tell where a sound is coming from.
• The employee must be able to communicate to the team in order to give directions.

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.
Occasionally the employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers. The noise level in the environment is usually low/moderate.