Upper School Language

Position Description

Position Objective:

To instill a love for language, an understanding of the applicable Latin, Greek, or Spanish content, and a love for God, in the hearts and minds of students at Westminster

Values:

Employees of Westminster must agree with and strive to live in accordance with our Statement of Faith; our school’s values and all applicable policies and procedures

Key Results Areas:  A successful Upper School Language Teacher:

• Creatively prepares daily lessons according to Westminster’s assigned course objectives and annual scope and sequence for the given subject
• Writes weekly lesson plans that outline lesson objective, content, student engagement strategies, and effective student assessment
• Actively engages students in daily course content instilling a love for the subject and a love for learning through a wide range of learning experiences
• Actively instructs students toward content mastery, and when content mastery is not achieved, works to help students grasp key concepts
• Monitors student progress through intentional and well thought out assignments, and tests seeking to measure mastery of learning targets
• Grades and returns student work and tests in a timely fashion
• Positively participates with Westminster faculty to promote teamwork and professional development
• Builds student relationships inside and outside of the classroom
• Actively participates in the Westminster House activities as able
• Nurtures and supports students in their growing faith, knowledge of the Bible, and relationship with Christ and others
• Keeps parents routinely informed of student progress, and when necessary, student discipline, through formal and informal communications
• Performs other related duties as assigned