About This Role
Teaching history at a public charter school in Mobile, Alabama, is the core of this role. The position suits a teacher with a genuine concern for students, resilience, a growth mindset, adaptability, and passion, who will continually learn and set high expectations for students.
Responsibilities
- Develop lesson plans that ensure the attainment of state learning standards and additional specific grade-by-grade learning standards
- Coordinate lesson plans with other teachers to maximize possibilities for teaching similar topics in the same general time frame, reinforcing student knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis
- Provide direct and indirect instruction
- Conduct long and short-term planning, addressing the individual needs of students
- Prepare students adequately for all required assessments
- Evaluate student's progress through frequent formative assessments
- Provide an inviting, exciting, innovative learning environment
- Engage in effective and appropriate classroom management
- Report directly to the Principal
- Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff
- Serve as an advisor to students, overseeing their academic and behavioral progress
- Perform other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the Principal
- Demonstrate communication skills, modeling correct use of language, oral and written
- Engage the interest of school-age children
- Work with diverse children, including those with special needs
- Be flexible and work in a pleasant and cooperative manner
- Work well with parents
- Work effectively as a team member
- Evaluate tests and measurements of achievement
- Possess a high degree of professionalism and discretion
- Demonstrate willingness to be held accountable for student results
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year accredited college or university
- Valid teaching certification in middle and high school ELA, math, science, and special education; or valid license required for the employment content area
- Demonstrated expertise in the subject matter and/or direct subject-area teaching experience
Benefits
- Additional compensation based on years of experience and degree level
- Performance incentives based upon network academic performance
- Health benefits through the Alabama Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Program (PEEHIP)
- Retirement benefits through the Alabama Teacher Retirement System
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