Job Title: High School English Teacher
Reports To: Principal
FLSA Status: Exempt-Full Time
Bishop Kearney High School empowers young men and women to reach their full potential- academically, athletically, spiritually, and socially - by providing a college preparatory, elite athletics, and a values-based Catholic education in a student-centered family atmosphere. Bishop Kearney celebrates the variety of cultures, backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives each member brings to our community. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for our students to learn and thrive, and our faculty and staff to work and grow professionally. Every member of our community, school and beyond, contributes to the overall success we have experienced, both current and future.
Summary:
To develop student skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing that are fundamental to effective communication and literate citizenship; develop appreciation of literature of all types; motivate students to read widely for information and recreation; develop standards for critical judgment of written and oral communications transmitted by mass media; develop special talents of students in the field of English
Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
· Teach courses in English to high school students
· Utilize an adopted scope and sequence, pacing guide, curriculum maps, and other materials in planning and developing lesson plans and teaching outlines
· Pursue a variety of methodology in teaching and instructing students, including lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and experiential learning
· Plan, develop, and utilize a variety of instructional materials and aids appropriate to the intellectual and instructional level of students from varied socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and who possess a range educational readiness levels
· Review, analyze and evaluate the history, background, and formative and summative assessments of students in designing instructional programs to meet individual educational needs
· Individualize and differentiate educational processes and procedures to meet the learning needs of all students.
· Provide group and individual instruction to motivate students, and effectively utilizes the time available for instructional activities
· Maintain appropriate standards of student behavior, using behavioral management strategies and techniques, including positive reinforcement and behavior shaping procedures
· Review, analyze, evaluate, and report student academic, social, and emotional growth
· Counsel, confer with and communicate with parents and host parents, school, and District personnel regarding student progress
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Ability:
Ability to speak effectively before students, parents, colleagues, and administrators.
Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic software program functionality.
Education/Experience:·
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in English, Education, Literature, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of literature, writing, grammar, and reading comprehension instruction
- Ability to develop engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards
- Strong classroom management and communication skills
- Ability to assess student progress and provide constructive feedback
- Proficiency with educational technology and learning management systems
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in English, Education, or a related field
- Previous high school teaching experience
- Valid state teaching certification
- Experience teaching Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, or college-preparatory courses
- Knowledge of differentiated instruction and student-centered learning practices
- Experience working with diverse student populations
- Commitment to fostering critical thinking, creativity, and effective communication skills
· Newly hired employees will have a background check completed
· Required to completed Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Training and Van Safety Training.
· Newly hired employees will be subject to an MVR check
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. Noise level is moderate.
Work Environment:
School
Pay: $37,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
