English Teacher

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's Degree from an approved education program in subject area
• •Strong background in North Carolina Course of Study/Common Core and Essential Standards
• •NC Teaching License in appropriate subject area
• •qualifications to obtain a NC teaching License
• •NC DPI Licensure
• •Ability to perform non-instructional duties as assigned
• •Ability to perform each essential function satisfactorily
• •Ability to perform difficult professional work providing a broad range of teaching services
• •Ability to assist students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge
• •Ability to use a variety of teaching and learning methods
• •Ability to work under the limited supervision of the Principal
• •Ability to maintain effective classroom management
• •Ability to recognize and address learning and behavior issues
• •Ability to understand developmental appropriateness of materials
• •Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners
• •Ability to evaluate accomplishments of students on a regular basis
• •Ability to provide progress and interim reports for feedback
• •Ability to communicate with parents in a timely manner
• •Ability to maintain positive and constructive communication with students, staff, parents and community
• •Ability to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
• •Ability to uphold and enforce board policy, district goals, administrative procedures and school rules and regulations
• •Ability to adhere to health and safety policies
• •Ability to maintain appropriate work habits
• •Ability to keep current in subject matter knowledge
• •Ability to attend workshops, seminars and conferences
• •Ability to attend staff, department, curricular development and committee meetings
• •Ability to attend staff-development sessions
• •Ability to respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents and teachers
• •Ability to share responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students
• •Ability to understand developmental appropriateness of materials
• •Ability to demonstrate leadership in the classroom
• •Ability to work collaboratively with all school personnel
• •Ability to create a professional learning community
• •Ability to lead the teaching profession
• •Ability to advocate for schools and students
• •Ability to promote positive change in policies and practices
• •Ability to uphold the Code of Ethics and Standards for Professional Conduct
• •Ability to provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults
• •Ability to encourage a climate that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible
• •Ability to embrace diversity in the school community and in the world
• •Ability to demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures
• •Ability to treat students as individuals
• •Ability to maintain high expectations for all students
• •Ability to appreciate differences and valuing contributions
• •Ability to adapt teaching for the benefit of students with special needs
• •Ability to collaborate with specialists
• •Ability to work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students
• •Ability to improve communication and collaboration between the school and the home and community
• •Ability to align instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
• •Ability to know the content appropriate to teaching specialty
• •Ability to recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/discipline
• •Ability to know the links and vertical alignment of grade or subject taught
• •Ability to incorporate 21st century life skills into teaching
• •Ability to know the ways in which learning takes place
• •Ability to know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students
• •Ability to know how students think and learn
• •Ability to plan instruction appropriate for students
• •Ability to collaborate with colleagues
• •Ability to use a variety of data sources for planning
• •Ability to use a variety of instructional methods
• •Ability to choose methods and techniques that are most effective in meeting the needs of students
• •Ability to integrate and utilize technology in instruction
• •Ability to know when and how to use technology to maximize student learning
• •Ability to help students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• •Ability to encourage students to ask questions, think creatively, and draw conclusions
• •Ability to help students work in teams
• •Ability to teach the importance of cooperation and collaboration
• •Ability to communicate effectively in ways that are clearly understood by students
• •Ability to assess what each student has learned
• •Ability to use multiple indicators to evaluate student progress
• •Ability to analyze student learning by thinking systematically and critically
• •Ability to link professional growth to professional goals
• •Ability to participate in continued, high quality professional development
• •Ability to understand that change is constant
• •Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force
• •Ability to speak or hear
• •Ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel
• •Ability to perform repetitive motions
• •Ability to sit
• •Ability to stand
• •Ability to walk
• •Ability to stoop
• •Ability to kneel
• •Ability to crouch
• •Ability to crawl
• •Ability to reach with hands and arms
• •Ability to push or pull
• •Ability to lift
• •Ability to prepare and analyze written or computer data
• •Ability to operate machines
• •Ability to operate motor vehicles or equipment
• •Ability to observe general surroundings and activities
• •Ability to be exposed to outdoor weather conditions
• •Ability to work in a moderately noisy location
• •Ability to have standard vision
• •Ability to have hearing to perceive information at normal spoken word levels
• •Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word
• •Ability to have regular and punctual attendance
• •Ability to use conference and planning time appropriately