What are the responsibilities and job description for the 7th-8th ELA Teacher position at Summit Academy School?
Must have the 7-12 English Language Arts licensure or Middle Grades 4-9 ELA/Social Studies
REPORTS TO: SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; KRISTEN PARKES
KRISTEN.PARKES@SUMMITACADEMIES.ORG
BASIC FUNCTION:
To provide the students under his/her direct supervision a quality educational program, which is appropriate for the assigned students that meets their ability and appropriate for the subject and personal growth and characteristics.
EMPLOYMENT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree
- Valid Ohio Teaching Certificate or license
- Shall demonstrate knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the following four broad areas:
- Instruction
- Classroom
- Professional attitudes and growth
- Personal characteristics
- Appropriate criminal records check by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal
Identification and Investigation and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Meets all health requirements as mandated by law
- Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with all employees
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrate evidence of effective planning
- Demonstrate evidence of organization
- Demonstrate skill in using a variety of methods and techniques to meet the needs of the students
- Have a thorough knowledge of the subject matter being taught
- Show an interest in his/her classroom environment
- Encourage proper care and usage of equipment, furnishing, and materials
- Be receptive to new ideas
- Be enthusiastic
- Demonstrate correct use of the written and spoken word
- Evaluate and report student progress on the approval reporting tool and as scheduled
- Follow Summit Academy's Instructional Design
- Adhere to the teacher responsibilities set forth in the Teacher Handbook
- Establish and maintain positive rapport with people
- Establish and maintain a classroom routine
- Establish teacher expectation of students
- Uphold school rules
- Show evidence of a positive attitude toward: Colleague, students, parents/guardians, special service personnel, support staff, administrators, visitors/public
- Show evidence of participation in professional improvement activities
- Participate on school and/or district-wide curriculum committees
- Plan, implement, and complete an IPDP as prescribed by the LPDC
- Maintain professional behavior
- Dress professionally
All other responsibilities as set forth by the School Director and CEO.