What are the responsibilities and job description for the French Teacher position at Carmel Catholic High School?
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Description:
Candidates must have a strong content and pedagogical knowledge and will be responsible for teaching French ranging from French 1 to AP French. Experience in professional learning teams, common assessments and remediation is desired.
Requirements:
- BS in related field; MS degree in French preferred
- 1-3 years prior high school teaching experience
- Valid Illinois Professional Educators Licensure with endorsement in secondary French education
- Strong verbal & written communication skills
- Openness to collaboration and instructional coaching
- Excellent classroom management skills
- Ability to pass criminal background check including fingerprinting
- Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
Preferred:
- Familiarity with comprehension-based instruction (Comprehensible Input, TPRS, TPR, OWL, content-based teaching)
- Knowledge about principles of Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
- Familiarity with ACTFL proficiency levels and modes
- Participation in a Professional Learning Community (Twitter, Edcamps, conferences, teacher groups)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Carmel Catholic High School is a Catholic institution; employees are expected to support the school mission regardless of their personal religious affiliation.
- Maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Maintain the rules of classroom behavior and procedures, and maintain order in a fair and consistent manner.
- Establish clear objectives for all learning activities and communicate these objectives to students.
- Demonstrate strong content knowledge in secondary French education and instructional strategies
- Plan and present lessons in alignment with CCHS curriculum documents/scope and sequence
- Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
- Work cooperatively with other school personnel in the identification, education, and remediation of individual students.
- Maintain accurate and complete records.
- Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees.
- Demonstrate employee responsibilities in completing duties accurately and promptly.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the building administrator.