What are the responsibilities and job description for the English/Language Arts Teacher (Part-Time/50%) position at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools?
TITLE: English/Language Arts Teacher (Part-Time/50%)
QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed or be eligible to be licensed in 9-12 English/ language arts. Candidates must be designated as HIGHLY QUALIFIED in high school English/language arts.
Previous experience in HIgh school English/language arts preferred.
SALARY: NC Teacher Salary 18% supplement
BENEFITS: Full Benefits
SUPERVISES: May coordinate and direct activities of paraprofessionals, volunteers and/or clerical assistants.
REPORTS TO: The school principal or his/her designee
JOB GOAL: To provide each student with the help, counsel, and learning experience he needs to make progress toward educational goals established. To create a flexible instructional program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with pupils; to motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to live a rewarding life in an ever-changing world.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials. Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
- Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals. Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicates these objectives to the students.
- Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media.
- Evaluates students' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
- Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student's progress and interprets the school program.
- Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and through self-selected professional growth activities.
- Participates in curriculum development programs as required. Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Instructs pupils in a classroom, utilizing the course of study adopted by the Board of Education, and other appropriate learning activities.
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
- Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
- Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals. Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects, and communicates these objectives to pupils.
- Evaluates pupil performance and growth using a variety of formative and summative evaluation tools
- Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student's progress and interprets the school program.
- Collaborates with colleagues to promote an optimal learning environment for pupils.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten-month year. Salary in accordance with certification and placement on the adopted schedule.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the Board of Education policy on the evaluation of teachers.