Middle School English Teacher - Vista Middle School

About the role

Our belief that teachers and school leaders are the most significant factor in whether or not a child is successful in school drives our culture and our commitment to our staff. Working at ICEF provides a unique opportunity to work with others who share the same purpose, and a chance to grow as a professional with the multiple layers of support we provide.

Responsibilities

• Employ a wide variety of teaching methods designed to create opportunities for deep understanding and differentiated instruction for all levels of ability within a class, including serving students identified with special needs.
• Use ICEF Common Assessments and Unit Assessment results to determine differentiated instruction needed for low and high performing students.
• Implement ICEF’s Essential Elements and Core Values: Instructional Model College-Going Culture, College Style Discourse, College Level Analytical Writing, College Style Study Habits, and Backward Mapping to College Standards, and the use of technology through Blended learning.
• Create and maintain a nurturing, structured, and engaging classroom environment.
• Have a coherent plan for classroom discipline and keep clear and specific documentation of all interventions taken to correct student behavior before referring a student out of class.
• Provide clear information to students and parents regarding class objectives, weekly assignments, homework requirements, grading rubrics, and grading scale.
• Use Illuminate to maintain accurate and up-to-date records of attendance, and coursework, and to submit student report cards and school-wide assessment records on time.
• Collaborate with Special Education Team and ELL Support Staff to ensure that students with additional needs are able to access the curriculum.
• Attend and participate in monthly Parent Engagement Meetings, Back-to-School Nights, Parent Conferences, and office hours/tutoring as communicated by the administration and track all efforts to create consistent and meaningful communication with parents.
• Create a powerfully engaging curriculum designed to move students toward meeting the proficient performance of the high priority standards identified in ICEF Instructional Guides and California Common Core Standards.
• Regularly provide lesson plans to the Principal as requested.
• Participate actively in all professional development sessions.
• Work required school hours (half an hour before the school day begins to 4:00 p.m.), dress professionally, and adhere professional code of conducts.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the school Principal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree – required, Master’s - preferred
• Possession of a valid Multiple/Single Subject (internship, preliminary, or clear) California Teaching Credential in English
• Possession of either a Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language or Academic Development (BCLAD) certificate; a Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD) certificate; a Bilingual Certificate of Competence (BCC); or a Language Development Specialist (LDS) certificate is desirable; EL Authorization
• Desire to teach in an urban school environment
• Confident in managing student behavior
• Able to work under pressure and adapt to change easily
• Demonstrated success working with students from educationally underserved areas

Qualifications

• Desired to teach in an urban school environment
• Confident in managing student behavior
• Able to work under pressure and adapt to change easily
• Demonstrated success working with students from educationally underserved areas

Skills

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to differentiate instruction
• Strong classroom management skills
• Proficiency in using technology for blended learning
• Ability to collaborate with special education and ELL support staff
• Strong organizational and record-keeping skills
• Ability to manage student behavior effectively
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Full-time employees of ICEF Public Schools are entitled to Medical, Life Insurance, Dental and Vision plans, and various retirement programs offered by ICEF Public Schools.

Pay

Starting at $68,000, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Half an hour before the school day begins to 4:00 p.m.

Additional Duties

Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

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 the essential functions.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ICEF Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, association with a member of a protected class, bereavement leave, color, disability (physical, intellectual/developmental, or mental health/psychiatric.), exercising the right to family care and medical leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity, gender identity or expression, genetic information or characteristic, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristic), military and veteran status, national origin (includes language restrictions), pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), race (includes hairstyle and hair texture, religious creed (includes dress and grooming practices), reproductive health decision making, sex/gender, and sexual orientation.