7th Grade Humanities Teacher

GLOBAL ASU Prep Global; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ASU Prep is expanding and seeks a dedicated classroom teacher to deliver instruction across reading, writing, math and science, while implementing Individual Learning Plans for students. Qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Education and an Arizona Teaching Certificate.

The role requires strong communication with families, collaboration with staff, and commitment to student success. The position emphasizes professional growth, classroom management, and building a positive learning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Education or higher per ADE requirements.
• Arizona Teaching Certificate or equivalent endorsements.
• Clean background check with DPS Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Professional verification of teaching performance or student teaching.
• Equivalents in experience, training and education considered.

Responsibilities

• Deliver instruction across reading, writing, math, science, and more.
• Adapt instruction to meet diverse student needs.
• Maintain attendance and other clerical duties; manage supplies.
• Communicate with parents about academic and discipline issues.
• Develop and implement lesson plans and ILPs for students.
• Supervise students during drills and field trips and coordinate activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support school program goals.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Classroom management

Adaptability to diverse learners

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education

Arizona Teaching Certificate

DPS Fingerprint Clearance

Job description

Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $59,500.00 USD annually.

As part of Arizona State University's charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.

ASU Prep Teachers are responsible for making knowledge accessible to all students, developing students cognitive capacity and respect for learning, implementing ILP (Individual Learning Plans); fostering students' self-esteem, motivation, and sense of civic responsibility and leadership, ongoing professional growth, development of a variety of teaching and instruction materials and strategies, planning for instructional assistants and parental volunteers in classroom management, implementing school policies, communication with parents about students' academic as well as discipline issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Education or Post Bachelors in Education from an accredited college or university or meets Highly Qualified requirements per the Arizona Department of Education.
• State of Arizona Teaching Certificate (appropriate endorsements may be required depending on the area of instruction or have passed appropriate AEPA or NES proficiency exams).
• Satisfactory criminal background check with current Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Professional verification of successful classroom teacher performance and/or student teaching experience.
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivers instruction in reading, writing, spelling, language and vocabulary, math, science, social studies, technology, counseling, study skills, health, problem solving, foreign languages, ESL, family and consumer sciences, physical education, music, chorus.
• Determines instruction techniques, strategies, methods and adapts curriculum and learning styles to meet and assess student's needs.
• Performs clerical duties including attendance record keeping, copying, cutting, filing, ordering of supplies, and the like as well as computer software skills.
• Maintains open lines of communication with parents/guardians about academic and discipline issues through various mediums including phone calls, notes, progress reports, etc.
• Develops and creates classroom displays, storing materials, cleaning and organizing of tables and shelves, disassembling of classroom at the end of the school year.
• Develops activities and resources, strategies and methods for a variety of teaching, creating lesson plans and substitute teaching plans that are aligned learning objectives with the school guides.
• Develops, analyzes, adjusts, and implements ILP for students to accommodate instruction based on assessment and determining correct assessment tool and appropriate level to use.
• Demonstrates preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Supervises students during emergency drills, assemblies, recreation periods, lunch periods, play periods, and field trips to include resolving conflicts.
• Assesses and evaluates performance, behavior, and progress of students in grades, progress reports and assessing comprehension of learning objectives.
• Participates in extra-curricular activities such as Meet the Teacher, ILP's Summatives, evening performances, or preparations and coordinating of any other aspect of public demonstration of student learning.
• Maintains confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer employed or enrolled.
• Organizes and plans fieldtrips, class parties.
• Assists in the well-being of students the fundamental value in all decision making.
• Contributes to professional growth of self and colleagues including sharing and planning curriculum, staying current with educational trends, and continuing professional growth to meet the state and school requirements including current teaching certificates.
• Works collaboratively to achieve the overall purposes of the school program.
• Maintains a classroom atmosphere conducive of learning.
• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to articulate, represent professional demeanor and ability to take initiative. Must have the ability and proven ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis. Command of theoretical knowledge of human behavior and learning including motivation, reinforcement, evaluation, and feedback techniques Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with a wide-range of people including teachers, parents, students, alumni, corporate partners, ve