What are the responsibilities and job description for the HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHER position at East Wake Academy?
Job Description
Job Title: Teacher
Reports to: Principal
FLSA Status: Exempt
About Our School: East Wake Academy fulfills its mission of maintaining a safe, challenging and creative learning environment. This environment strives to develop character and self-esteem while equipping students with the skills needed for a rigorous curriculum and to thrive in a college preparatory atmosphere producing academic excellence. We are dedicated to instilling the values of academic citizenship by creating relationships with parents, businesses and civic partners. East Wake Academy is committed to building a strong foundation of learning while providing our students the competitive edge to win in tomorrow's world.
Core Accountabilities: Reporting to the School Principal, an East Wake Academy teacher is an instructional leader who helps each student grow to his or her full potential. Working in collaboration with other teachers, instructional leaders, and school administrators, the Teacher plans, organizes, and implements an appropriate and differentiated instructional program that meets the individual needs of all learners in the classroom.
Qualifications/Experience:
- Dedication to East Wake Academy’s mission of driving academic excellence, developing strong character
- Unwavering belief that all students can succeed in the college and career of their choice
- High level of professionalism
- Willingness to engage in frequent dialogue and to be relentlessly self-reflective with regard to personal teaching practices
- Commitment to using assessment data to drive instruction
- Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university
- North Carolina certification in teaching in appropriate grade level(s) or subject area(s)
Responsibilities:
- Design instruction around state standards that is rigorous and is correlated to school-wide and teacher-created learning outcomes
- Organize classroom systems and procedures and manage student behavior to ensure all students are fully engaged
- Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic, and ability backgrounds
- Utilize data to accommodate, differentiate, or modify curriculum
- Research and use a variety of methods to engage students in the classroom
- Develop assessments that measure student progress; continuously use formative and summative assessment data to refine curriculum and instructional practices
- Evaluate student progress through the use project based learning and formative assessments
- Assume responsibility for the progress of all students, including developing intervention plans for students who do not meet instructional goals
- Develop plans for paraprofessionals providing intervention or enrichment to small groups
- Provide students and their families with regular and timely information on classroom activities and student progress; find ways to involve parents/guardians in their child’s education
- Collaborate with the Principal and Professional Learning Community to develop curriculum and create strategic plans
- Track critical student data
- Maintain accurate attendance records in PowerSchool on a daily basis
- Update grades in PowerSchool on a weekly basis
- Demonstrate knowledge of, and support for, East Wake Academy’s mission, vision, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and ethical code of behavior
- Support and reinforce school procedures (e.g., monitoring of student transitions and dismissal)
- Enforce and model school-wide behavioral expectations
- Collaborate with colleagues to integrate entrepreneurship and character development into the curriculum
- Design and deliver presentations to engage families in their child’s education
- Participate in extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, clubs and student organizations
- Other duties as assigned by the Principal that support instructional excellence at East Wake Academy
What you bring to the job:
- Possess a work ethic and personal belief system that aligns with the mission and vision of East Wake Academy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to forge relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and community
- Demonstrated organizational and technology skills
- Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and systems
- Self-directed with the ability to work both autonomously and in teams
Physical Requirements:
Office Position - Sedentary
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Physical Job Requirements Position Sheet
Job Title: Teacher
Reports to: Principal
Office Position - Sedentary - Physical Job Requirement Position Sheet not required