High School English Teacher

High School Teacher

Qualifications

• Valid Indiana Teaching License
• Knowledge of current computing technologies and software applications appropriate to the position's job responsibilities
• Exceptional communication skills both written and oral
• Demonstrates good sound judgment and the ability to function in a high stress environment
• Support the philosophy and mission of Danville Community School Corporation
  

Reports To

Building Principal

Supervises

Students

Position Goal

To deliver effective, high-quality instruction that includes rigor and relevance in their content areas in an effort to produce measurable results of student achievement.

Performance Responsibilities

• Implements instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
• Identifies, selects, and modifies instructional resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.
• Assists in assessing changing curricular needs and offers plans for improvement.
• Maintains effective and efficient record keeping procedures, including the regular updating of grades electronically.
• Provides a positive environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.
• Models professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
• Assumes responsibility for meeting his/her course and school-wide student performance goals.
• Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, attending all faculty and department meetings, and being involved with the school improvement process.
• All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets
  
  

established as part of the annual performance planning process or as the result of organizational planning.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the school administration.
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, or feel objects, reach with hands and arms.

The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds routinely, 36-49 pounds occasionally, and 50 plus pounds with team assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Other

• Performs other such duties as assigned by the building Principal and/or Superintendent of schools.
  
  

Number Of Days Worked Per Year

185 student days per year (per Teacher Master Agreement)

Questions: Principal Matt Clodfelter mclodfelter@danville.k12.in.us