English Teacher - Junior High School

Concord Comm; Elkhart (IN); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

CONCORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS in Indiana is seeking a Junior High School English Teacher who is certified to join our instructional team. The role emphasizes helping students think critically, read deeply, and communicate effectively in writing and discussion.

You will collaborate with colleagues to plan engaging lessons, assess progress, and maintain classroom discipline while fostering a supportive learning environment across grade levels.

Qualifications

• Indiana DOE certification required.
• Strong written and verbal communication and teaching skills.
• Compassionate, patient, observant, detail-oriented, creative.
• Ability to collaborate with parents and teachers about progress.
• Additional qualifications as deemed desirable by the School Board.

Responsabilités

• Instruct students in subject matter using various teaching methods and AV aids.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop lesson plans and curricula.
• Plan activities using dialogue, language games, literature, film, and other exercises.
• Prepare teaching outlines, assign lessons, and correct homework.
• Administer tests, record results, and inform parents of progress.
• Maintain classroom discipline and involvement in school activities.
• Discuss student progress with parents and suggest remedial action.
• Participate in faculty meetings and teacher training workshops.
• Keep attendance and grade records.
• Other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Effective communication

Teaching skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Compassion

Patience

Creativity

Formation

Indiana DOE certification

Description du poste

Job Description

CONCORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Junior High School English Teacher

POSITION: Certified

REPORTS TO: Principal

POSITION PURPOSE

Teach and equip students to think critically, read deeply, communicate and write effectively. Encourage students to practice what they have learned and assist them in accurately listening, speaking, writing and reading.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Instruct students in subject matter, utilizing various teaching methods, such as lecture and demonstration, and uses audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop lesson plans and research different curriculum methods to implement that is coherent, purposeful and engaging.
• Plan individual and group activities to use techniques such as dialogue, language games, literature, film, and other formal exercises.
• Prepare teaching outline for course of study, assign lessons, and correct homework assignments.
• Administer tests to evaluate student’s progress, record results, and issue reports to inform parents of progress.
• Maintain discipline in classroom and in other school activities.
• Discuss student’s academic and behavior problems with parents and suggest remedial action.
• Participate in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
• Keep attendance and grade records.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Appropriate certification as required by the Indiana Department of Education.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, excellent teaching skills, interpersonal relations skills, time management and organizational skills
• Must be compassionate, patient, observant, detail-oriented, creative and think outside the box.
• Coach students individually or as a group; communicate with parents and other teachers about a student’s progress
• Other qualifications as deemed desirable by the School Board.

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee should be able to use the following machines, tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work: computer, projector, phone, copy machine and any other office equipment.

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.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position.

TERMS:

Length of year and salary to be determined by the School Board.

EVALUATION

Evaluation of performance on this job will be in accordance with the provisions of the policy handbook.