Teacher - Middle School, Language Arts (Bilingual Preferred, Spanish)

Job Summary

The job of "Teacher-Middle School" is done for the purpose of developing students' academic skills through academic courses of study and implementing District approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes; addressing specific educational needs of students; providing a safe and optimal learning environment, and providing feedback to students, parents, and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goals, etc.

Essential Job Functions

• Help each pupil develop competence in subject matter skills;
• Motivate each pupil to apply understanding and skills in the solution of problems;
• Develop good relationships with parents and with other staff members;
• Teach courses to secondary pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education, and appropriate curriculum publications as guidelines in teaching individual course content;
• Instruct pupils in citizenship, basic communication skills, and other general elements of the course of study common to all teachers, as specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district;
• Create lesson plans and appropriate instructional aids;
• Demonstrate concepts using models, chalkboard, overhead projector, and other standard or teacher-prepared instructional aids;
• Provide opportunities when needed for individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil;
• Design learning activities that relate the subject area to the physical world;
• Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment;
• Evaluate each pupil's progress in knowledge and skills, and prepare progress reports.

Essential Job Requirements

• Experience Required: Prior job-related experience;
• Skills, Knowledge, and/or Abilities Required: Skills to motivate students, communicate with individuals from varied educational and cultural backgrounds, direct support personnel, evaluate performance;
• Knowledge of age-appropriate teaching methods, state curriculum framework, education code, appropriate instructional subjects;
• Abilities to stand and walk for prolonged periods, perform a variety of specialized and responsible tasks, maintain records, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parent, other school personnel, meet schedule and deadlines. Significant physical abilities include lifting/carrying/reaching/handling, talking/hearing conversations, near/far visual acuity/depth perception/accommodation/field of vision.

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree;

Licenses, Bonding, and/or Testing Required

• Teaching Credential for the appropriate level of instruction and/or subjects;
• Certified Multilingual in Spanish, Arabic, Ukrainian, American Sign Language, or Russian;
• Highly Qualified Status for assignment;
• Criminal Justice fingerprint clearance;
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid Certificates.