Deadline: July 1, 2026
District/Organization: Airport Community Schools
Position/Type: Teacher, full time
Salary: per AEA bargaining agreement
Qualifications:
- Achieved, at a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree
- Hold a valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with endorsements in area(s) of teaching assignment(s)
- Successful teaching experience preferred; not required
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills with colleagues
- Willingness to learn, acquire, and apply new skills and knowledge
- Evidence of adaptability and problem-solving skills
Essential Functions and Duties:
Ability to Plan and Prepare Instructional Tasks
- Utilize a variety of assessment tools
- Administer, record and track data of student assessment with the counselor and building administrator
- Maintain records of student progress, growth and development
- Participate in child study meetings when necessary
- Regularly report student progress, concerns, changes to the building principal
- Maintain accurate attendance records as directed
- Plan instructional tasks that are meaningful and related to learning goals
Provide Instruction to Students
- Implement district curriculum
- Maintain a strong instructional focus utilizing the elements of effective instruction
- Communicate a high level of expectation to students
- Communicate clear learning goals to students
- Adapt instruction to meet the needs of all students
- Interact positively with student groups
- Integrate thinking processes into real-life applications
- Address various learning styles
- Sequence content at an appropriate pace
- Use appropriate level questioning to promote understanding
- Relate lesson content to prior and future learning
- Require students to summarize information in written and/or verbal form
- Appropriately recognize and reinforce individual student effort
- Represent knowledge/information non-linguistically through a variety of methods
- Require students to analyze and apply knowledge
- Create meaningful cooperative classroom team building activities
- Display passion and optimism; inspire, respect, and express enthusiasm, enjoyment, and humor for teaching; expect students to enjoy learning
Provide Effective Classroom Environment
- Establish appropriate classroom rules and procedures that are clearly understood by all students
- Effectively and consistently enforce rules and follow procedures
- Redirect students naturally and immediately without disrupting others
- Be well-organized and have all materials, equipment, etc., ready for immediate use
- Carry out smooth and effective transitions from one activity to another
- Maximize time on purposeful instructional tasks
- Begin and end class periods with focus on learning
- Establish a positive learning environment
- Speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrate presentation skills
Participate in Professional Growth Opportunities
- Participate in ongoing professional growth provided by the district
- Participate in school/professional and /or community organizations or events
- Seek professional development outside the organization for continued growth
- Maintain certification and endorsement renewals timely
- Develop strategies to achieve organizational goals
- Set and achieve challenging goals; try new things; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals
- Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others
- Prioritize and plan work activities; use time efficiently; plan for additional resources; set goals and objectives; organize and schedule other people and their tasks; develop realistic action plans
- Adapt to changes in the work environment; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
- Follow policies and procedures; complete administrative tasks correctly and on time; support organizational goals and values; benefit the organization through outside activities
Demonstrate Professionalism
- Is consistently at work and on time;
- Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent;
- Arrives at meetings and appointments on time
- Treats people with respect; keep commitments; work with integrity; behave ethically; upholds organizational values
- Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibit sound and accurate judgment; support and explain reasoning for decisions, with research/proof to back-up those decisions; includes appropriate people in decision making process; make timely decisions
- Approach others in a tactful manner;
- React well under pressure;
- Treat others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position;
- Accept responsibility for own actions;
- Follow through on commitments
- Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspire and motivate others to perform well; effectively and positively influence actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others
- Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues, parents, and students
- Conduct parent-teacher conferences in accordance with district policies
- Use of electronic communication such as Twitter, Facebook, or other forms of social media will be conducted professionally and respectfully to self and others
- Follow the district and building policies and procedures
- Know and understand your contract
- Support the district goals
- Perform other duties as assigned by district or building administrators
Work Provisions
The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.
Physical Demands
Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
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