Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation

Job Description

JOB TITLE: English Language Arts Teacher

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

SUPERVISES: Non-Applicable

EMPLOYMENT AND FLSA STATUS: Exempt/Salary

POSITION PURPOSE

Under the general supervision of the School Principal, to facilitate student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills through implementing district approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes; addressing specific educational needs of individual students and by creating a flexible, safe and optimal learning environment; and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goals, etc.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides supervision of students in educational settings.

• Ability to use Indiana content area standards to develop a rigorous curriculum relevant for all students: building meaningful units of study, continuous assessments and a system for tracking student progress as well as plans for accommodations and changes in response to a lack of student progress. The teacher must be able to:

  • Utilize assessment data to plan student lessons

  • Set ambitious and measurable achievement goals

  • Develop standards-based unit plans and assessments

  • Create objective-driven lesson plans and assessments

• Ability to facilitate student academic practice so that all students are participating and have the opportunity to gain mastery of the objectives in a classroom environment that fosters a climate of urgency and expectation around achievement, excellence and respect. The teacher must be able to:

  • Develop student understanding and mastery of lesson objectives

  • Demonstrate and clearly communicate content knowledge to students

  • Engage students in academic content

  • Check for understanding

  • Modify instruction as needed

  • Develop higher level of understanding through rigorous instruction and work

  • Maximize instructional time

  • Create classroom culture of respect and collaboration

  • Set high expectations for academic success

• Ability to develop and sustain the intense energy and leadership within their school community to ensure the achievement of all students. The teacher must be able to:

  • Contribute to school culture

  • Collaborate with peers

  • Seek professional skills and knowledge

  • Advocate for student success

  • Engage families in student learning

  • Follow state, corporation, and school policies and procedures

  • Demonstrate a pattern of interacting with students, colleagues, parents/guardians, and community members in a respectful manner

• Ability to use computer network systems and software applications as needed.

• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.

• The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

• Completes other duties as assigned by the Principal.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.

• Valid Indiana teaching license for the assigned grade, level and/or subject(s). 

• Motor Vehicle Operator's License or ability to provide own transportation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time. 

• Ability to lift and/or carry 25 lbs. 

• Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations. 

• Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed material. 

• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels. 

• Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation. 

• Ability to operate office equipment. 

• Ability to reach in all directions. 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: 
The District will comply with all legal requirements relating to reasonable accommodation for employees and job applicants.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

184 days per year

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluations of School Administrators.

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform this job.

The Greenfield-Central Community School Board of Trustees does not discriminate on the basis of the Protected Classes of race, color, national origin, sex (including transgender status, sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry, or genetic information which are classes protected by Federal and/or State law.