What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Teacher position at Communication Arts?
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, IL) is seeking a full-time English Teacher for the school year.
Description:
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 is a five-time US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and serves a large diverse community of professional and adolescent learners. Students are of diverse backgrounds and cultural heritages and bring as assets their diversity of thought, beliefs, goals, and needs to the learning environment. Stevenson is at the cradle of the Professional Learning Community movement and seeks student-centered, innovative, forward-thinking, reflective practitioners to help achieve the mission of Success for Every Student.
In this, the Communication Arts Division is proud of its progressive and rigorous construction of curriculum and team-based collaboration that serves diverse learners. The English Teacher is a full-time position starting in August 2026. Candidates must have strong content knowledge and differentiation skills to meet the needs of all students with varied backgrounds and interests. Skills in fostering student collaboration and classroom discourse will serve as an asset. Experience in collaborating with colleagues to create learning standards and common assessments, team-based remediation, curriculum, and continually improve learning strategies are needed as part of the continuous improvement mindset of teachers and teams.
Key pedagogical skills include using standards-based education models, classroom differentiation, integration of instructional technology, instruction through the lens of social-emotional learning, design of inclusive classrooms honoring diversity of ability, heritage, and beliefs, and instruction focused on tasks & discourse.
Salary and Benefits:
Stevenson High School provides a comprehensive benefits plan including:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for single or family including a no-employee cost option
- Life Insurance
- Contribution to the Teacher's Retirement System (pension system)
- Contribution and match to the employee's individual 403b retirement plan
- Sick and personal leave time
- Professional Learning Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
For more information, please refer to the Patriot Faculty Association Agreement (Tier I / Tier II)
Qualifications:
Qualified applicants must hold a valid Illinois Professional Educator's License (PEL) with secondary English and/or English Language Arts endorsement.
Experience and technical savvy, with an ESL endorsement, and a reading degree preferred. The candidate will be a member of the appropriate course teams and meet weekly with these curriculum teams for work centered on aligning instruction and assessment with state and school learning standards in a collaborative, backward-design philosophy.
Application Procedure:
Online applications are required at Interested applicants should complete all steps of the electronic application process and upload all requested materials.