Job Description
*Out of state applicants please provide ADE's verification of provisional licensure eligibility* Position Description POSITION TITLE: Secondary 9-12 English Teacher FLSA: Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS: Must meet AR licensure requirements
REPORTS TO: Principal
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 190 Day employment with benefits as specified in employee contract.
BEGINNING: ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS - Plans an English program involving lectures, discussions, and other activities for optimum learning.
- Evaluates each pupil's growth in knowledge, skills, and scientific attitudes in course being taught.
- Teach students about the structure and content of the English language, including proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
- Teach about different literary styles.
- Use information technology to assist with lesson preparation, teaching and reporting set tests, exams, projects, assignments and homework; mark and correct assessments.
- Evaluate and report on the progress of students, and discuss individual performance and problems with students and parents.
- Establish and maintain good working habits and discipline in classrooms and throughout the school.
- Ability to supervise extra classes when other teachers are absent and substitutes are not available.
- Attend staff meetings, professional development activities as assigned.
- Participate in other activities in partnership with parents and the school community, including parent-teacher nights, school council and other committees.
- Actively utilizes education technology.
- Assist in administrative support programs and the work of non-teaching staff in schools.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Enforcing rules and disciplinary action.
- Lecturing and discussing concepts.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS - Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Implement a variety of effective instructional strategies consistent with lesson objectives.
- Diagnose and evaluates student abilities and progress in a timely and consistent manner.
- Monitor student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
- Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
- Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
- Effectively implement district initiatives.
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.
- Serve on committees as assigned.
- Remain current on instructional practices in education.
- Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting.
Crossett School District
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