High School English Teacher

Position Description

Alpha Omega Academy

Job Description: Teacher Duties

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Spiritual Leadership:

• Consistently exhibit love, joy, peace, and spiritual maturity in their daily work and relationships with the school.
• Motivates students to accept God’s gift of salvation and help them grow in their faith through their witness and Christian role modeling
• Leads students to a realization of their self-worth in Christ
• Follows the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with students, parents, and staff by treating others with friendliness, dignity, and consideration

Planning and Preparation:

• Design lesson plans and assessments that reflect understanding of the content for the level of instruction that is appropriate for students.
• Integrates biblical principles and the Christian philosophy of education throughout the curriculum and activities
• Selects clear, appropriate instructional goals grounded in the curriculum guide.
• Designs coherent learning units, lessons, and activities for students using a variety of instructional strategies
• Plans broadly using semester and quarterly plans and objectives, and more currently with a lesson plan book

Classroom Environment:

• Establish a comfortable and respectful classroom environment, which cultivates a culture for learning and creates a safe place for risk-taking, while managing routines and procedures efficiently and setting a tone that is cooperative and non-disruptive.
• Creates an environment of respect and rapport
• Establishing a culture for learning
• Manages classroom procedures, so that instructional time is maximized
• Effectively manages student behavior with clear expectations and consequences
• Organizes physical classroom space for optimal learning

Professional Responsibilities:

• Carry out the duties of the teaching profession outside the classroom.
• Maintains accurate records
• Build positive relationships with parents, maintaining communication with the child’s home
• Maintains positive relationships with colleagues and contributes to the overall success of the school and the system
• Grows and develops professionally
• Show professionalism; maintain confidentiality
• Is positive about the school in arenas outside of the school
• Maintains professional relations with other colleagues

Supplemental Functions:

• Supervises extracurricular activities, organizations, and outings assigned
• Provide input/constructive recommendations for administration/management
• Support the broader program of the school by attending extracurricular activities, when possible
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the administration

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
• Administration, planning, and organization skills
• Familiar with computers and Microsoft Word. Excel. and web browsers
• Verbal and written communications skills, interpretive skills, and reasoning skills
• Ability to concentrate on tasks, understand verbal and written instructions, analyze, differentiate, memorize, read, coordinate, maintain emotional control, and instruct.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Lift and carry up to 15 pounds
• Stooping, walking, climbing, balancing. kneeling, reaching. hearing, speech, and visual activity.