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A high school located in St. James is seeking an English Language & Literature Teacher.
Teachers’ Focus
To understand, embrace and facilitate student access to and integration of the curriculum.
To participate actively in the overall progress and development of every student, providing all students with the highest level of personable, professional and holistic support for their success.
To facilitate and encourage an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment where students excel with the international, entrepreneurial and socio-emotional vision of the school's mission and vision.
Criteria for this position:
Bachelor's Degree/ Master's Preferred
5+ years’ teaching experience
General Roles
Excellence in classroom teaching, employing best practices in 21st Century education
Proper oversight of student health, safety, discipline and ethical development
Appropriate and professional communication at all times with all relevant stakeholders
Understanding completely and integrating the school's learning management system to communicate daily with parents and students about student learning and adjustment.
Working in very positive manners with colleagues and other relevant professionals associated with the school community
Personal and professional development in your field(s) of responsibility
Teaching
Plan and teach daily well-structured lessons, adhering to the school's Global Reach Curriculum, while challenging students at or above their level
Communicate absences and tardies immediately to the School Secretary
Coordinate content and syllabi with history and English teachers, ideally with an eye for the Diploma Programme standards
Ensure that you cover your classes completely daily, giving fair notice to the Head Principal when that is not possible, with lesson plans, coverage and contingency plans to ensure student learning is not interrupted or impaired
Promote daily progress, work habits, skill development and outcomes for students
Earn unpretentiously your students’ respect for your authority and mastery of your subject and curriculum
Educate all your students creatively, using differentiated learning strategies at all times
Engage students in ways that invite them to celebrate their strengths and manage their weaknesses
Assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required
Provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students including formative and summative assessments
Ensure a high-quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards
Prepare and update content materials and utilize technology in lessons
Use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus
Maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
Undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school procedures
Personal and Professional Conduct
Take part in the school’s evaluation and standardized testing procedures
Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching
Where appropriate, take part in the collaboration and professional development of others
Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out your professional duties and responsibilities
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