AVID Teacher: AVID Coordinator/Teacher

Company: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Position Type:
Middle School Teaching/Language Arts Teacher

Date Posted:
3/2/2023

Location:
Culbreth Middle School

Date Available:
04/03/2023
TITLE: Language Arts Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed or be eligible to be licensed in 6-8
language arts. Candidates must be designated as HIGHLY QUALIFIED in middle school language arts. Previous experience in middle school language arts preferred.

SALARY: NC Teacher Salary + 18% supplement

BENEFITS: Full Benefits

REPORTS TO: The school principal or his/her designee

JOB GOAL: To provide each student with the help, counsel, and learning experience he needs to make progress toward educational goals established. To create a flexible instructional program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with pupils; to motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to live a rewarding life in an ever-changing world.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials. Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals. Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicates these objectives to the students.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media.
• Evaluates students' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student's progress and interprets the school program.
• Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and through self-selected professional growth activities.
• Participates in curriculum development programs as required. Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Instructs pupils in a classroom, utilizing the course of study adopted by the Board of Education, and other appropriate learning activities.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
• Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals. Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects, and communicates these objectives to pupils.
• Evaluates pupil performance and growth using a variety of formative and summative evaluation tools
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student's progress and interprets the school program.
• Collaborates with colleagues to promote an optimal learning environment for pupils. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten-month year. Salary in accordance with certification and placement on the adopted schedule.
  
  EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the Board of Education policy on the evaluation of teachers.

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