Secondary Education Teacher - English STX
$52,503–$52,503 year
On-siteChristiansted, Saint Croix Island, U.S. Virgin Islands
Job Summary
Prepare course objectives and outlines following curriculum guidelines, then plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction. Administer tests to evaluate pupil progress, record results, and issue reports to parents. Maintain accurate student records, enforce administration policies, and confer with parents, counselors, and administrators to resolve behavioral and academic problems. Adapt teaching methods to meet students' varying needs, observe performance and social development, and guide students with adjustment or academic issues. Sponsor extracurricular activities, supervise field trips, and collaborate with staff to develop and revise secondary school programs. This ten-month position requires Virgin Islands Board of Education certification in the core content area.
Required Qualifications
- Certification with the Virgin Islands Board of Education
- Certification to teach in the United States Virgin Islands
- Bachelor's degree, inclusive of thirty (30) semester credits in Education, and at least 30 semester credits in core academic area
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major work in the core academic area and thirty (30) semester credits in Education
- Possession of a valid Virgin Islands Board of Education certification in core content area
- Knowledge of the theory, principles and techniques of instruction in a specific content area
- Knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies
- Knowledge of the education laws, policies, rules and regulations of the United States Virgin Islands
- Knowledge of the principles of teaching and classroom control
- Ability to isolate behavioral and adjustment problems and to recommend methods of helping to solve the problems
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all persons contacted during the course of the work
- Ability to plan lessons, coordinate resources, and manage time on task
- Ability to create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
- Ability to cooperate and share professionally with members of the administration and other staff
- Ability to maintain confidentiality about students in accordance with state and federal law
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