English Teacher

The Vanguard School of Lake Wales, Florida, Inc.; Lake Wales (FL); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Vanguard School of Lake Wales, Florida, Inc. seeks an English teacher to instruct English I and middle/high school Language Arts, supervise students, and participate in residential life activities. Develop curricula, assess student work, and communicate progress to families.

Responsibilities include managing attendance and grades, coordinating field trips, and collaborating with staff to advance English instruction in a residential school setting.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to relate to children and parents; maintain confidentiality.

Responsabilités

• Provide English/Language Arts instruction to and supervision of students.
• Develop lessons and syllabi aligned with Vanguard curriculum.
• Maintain attendance, grades, and report forms; communicate with parents.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Team player

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Database management software

Description du poste

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Provide English/Language Arts instruction to and supervision of students in accordance with the assignment. The current assignment is English I and MS Language Arts. This includes but is not necessarily limited to the following: for each class taught, developing syllabus and lessons in accord with Vanguard’s curriculum design; within the budget, ordering supplies and materials as needed; instructing students, consciously applying effective teaching methods and strategies of classroom management; developing, administering and interpreting assessments of students’ work; keeping attendance records and grades, completing report forms and submitting them as requested; keeping parents informed and responding to their concerns; supervising students during breaks, mentor periods, study halls and lunch periods; arranging for field trips and other enrichment activities as appropriate; participating in various meetings related to school concerns; being engaged in residential life activities and supervision; being engaged in staff development activities designed to broaden understanding and sharpen skills as an educational professional.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help support relationships and meaningful partnerships with students, staff and parents.
• Manage the database information..
• Arrival and departure - be at school 15 minutes prior to the beginning of classes and be available to students during afternoon study hall, departing approximately 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. If necessary to leave campus during the school day, inform the principal of departure and re-arrival times.
• Professional appearance - dress in a respectful and professional manner.
• Develop and implement a professional development plan.
• Help the school’s image and communications to partner with parents by using strong communication skills with families..
• Seek out opportunities for Vanguard School to advance English instruction.
• Serve as an internal resource on the school’s English faculty team.
• Integrate consistency and high-caliber communications throughout the school by engaging faculty, parents, students and staff in partnership.
• Support forward-thinking development and advancement of the English instruction that optimally grows the English department.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work independently and in a group.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with parents, students, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to motivate and manage students.
• Strong work ethic, adaptability, generous spirit, and confident working with students.
• Commitment to and alignment with the School's mission and vision.
• Support school team, including administration, faculty, and fellow residential life.
• Provide quality instruction for assigned courses.
• Keep track of students’ attendance, discipline and English progress.
• Ensure the school environment is safe for children and school staff.
• Write updates as mentor and teacher to parents.
• Work to obtain CDL.
• Enhance existing relationships while building new relationships with staff, families, and students.
• Maintain a database of all reports as required.
• Keep in close contact with parents, residential staff.
• Demonstrates ability to nurture each student entrusted to their care.
• Protects the rights and dignity of individual students.
• Attend to student health care and mental health needs.
• Teaches healthy lifestyle routines - is a student advocate and mentor.
• Models the words, behaviors, and values deemed appropriate for a member of the Vanguard community.
• Teaches students appropriate social skills while praising positive decisions and redirecting inappropriate actions.
• Responsible for assisting in the management and maintenance of the school property.
• Communicates with parents, administrators, counselors and teachers about student behaviors and/or trends.
• Motivates students to begin their day on a positive note by setting goals, encouraging all children to put forth effort, and reminding them that they are supported.
• Recognizes individual progress and accomplishments as they improve and grow
• Perform other tasks as required and/or assigned by supervisor(s).
• Show progress in professional improvement.
• Assist with standardized testing as requested.
• Attend staff development meetings.
• Attend school events outside of school hours as requested.
• Work with other teachers and the administration in planning activities, guidelines and the development of curriculum.

Requirements

• A background in the subject being taught and a Bachelor’s degree and/or experience in the field being taught.
• Must know about subjects being taught and about growth and development of children and young people of the age level being taught; must have the ability to relate to children and their parents; must be able to design lessons and teach them effectively and efficiently, organize and implement activities, maintain order and discipline and perform other duties necessary to the education, safety, health and well being of children and young people. Must be able to discriminate what is private from what is general information and keep private information confidential.
• 2+ years of experience in the boarding school setting is preferable.
• References certifying reliability and satisfactory performance, especially in working with children and young people.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with all the school’s constituents while maintaining strict confidentiality
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills; keen eye for detail; ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Hard worker with a “can-do” style
• Passionate about working with a wide range of individuals and parents from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to learn software and database management software
• Experience working with and being a team player with students, parents and staff members
• Willingness to regularly communicate with the local, domestic and international families
• Capacity to manage details while working with multiple students/assignments with grace, speed and flexibility
• Secures student information and maintains student confidentiality
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures
• Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to parent calls
• *Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to Principal and Head of School and works closely with the Academic Dean.

STATUS:

Position is full-time, 40 hours a week, Non Exempt

The Vanguard School reserves the right to add or change duties at any time. The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.