What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Teacher @MPHS position at Middle Park High School?
Middle Park High School
Description
High school English teaching positi
Why Join Middle Park High School?
Middle Park High School offers a unique opportunity to teach in a supportive, close-knit school community while living in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Our four-day school week provides extended weekends, and Winter Park Resort is just 20 miles away, offering world-class skiing and year-round outdoor recreation. Teachers at MPHS enjoy strong community support, small class sizes, and the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with students while helping them develop essential communication and critical thinking skills.
Job Summary
Middle Park High School is seeking a dedicated and passionate English teacher to join our team. This teacher will develop students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, skills fundamental to effective communication and literate citizenship. The teacher will foster an appreciation of literature across genres, encourage students to read widely for both information and enjoyment, and develop students’ ability to think critically about written and oral communication, including media.
Responsibilities include developing lesson plans aligned with state standards, preparing and delivering instruction, creating and supervising student activities, adapting instruction to meet individual learning needs, evaluating student performance, maintaining classroom records, maintaining positive relationships with students, parents, staff, and community members, and participating in campus events.
In addition, a qualified candidate should:
- Possess knowledge of current pedagogy related to the teaching of composition, including grammar, usage, and mechanics within the writing process
- Be comfortable using a broad range of texts, including fiction and nonfiction, historical and contemporary
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
- Establish and communicate clear outcomes for lessons, classwork, and projects
- Support the program of study using a variety of instructional techniques, instructional media, and technology
- Serve as a model for the district’s mission, vision, and goals
- Analyze and use appropriate data to guide instruction and develop assessments
Qualifications
Appropriate Colorado teaching license required. Effective communication and interpersonal skills, along with strong time management and organizational skills, are necessary. We are seeking a teacher interested in continuing to grow and expand our Advanced Placement and/or Dual Enrollment program.
Working Environment
Middle Park High School is located in Granby, Colorado, 90 miles northwest of Denver and 20 miles from the Winter Park ski area. School is in session Monday–Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:18 p.m. following a 4 × 4 alternating block schedule.
MPHS has approximately 400 students in grades 9–12 and serves the communities of Winter Park, Fraser, Tabernash, Granby, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, and surrounding areas.
Compensation
Salary and benefits are based on the East Grand School District salary schedule.
Learn More
https://mphs.egsd.org
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Salary : $50,000 - $89,250