Elementary School Teacher: Grades 7/8 ELA

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation•Lincoln, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Middle School Teaching role focusing on Language Arts for grades 7/8. The teacher will instruct students and facilitate their learning in accordance with corporation policies and state guidelines. The role involves guiding students in educational activities designed to promote intellectual, social, and physical growth, and teaching essential skills that contribute to students' development as educated and responsible adults. The school corporation is looking for passionate educators who believe in the power of education to transform lives and are interested in reinventing education for the 21st century. The position offers stability with flexibility, including summers off, holidays, and predictable hours, along with comprehensive benefits and a supportive community. The teacher will work with state-of-the-art technology and innovative teaching tools.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
Valid Indiana teaching certificate in appropriate grade level and area of study required.

Nice To Haves

Ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.

Responsibilities

Teaches corporation-approved curriculum while creating a classroom and total school environment that is conducive to learning and is appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and develops and informs students of reasonable rules concerning classroom procedures and behavior and maintains a safe and orderly classroom environment.
Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
Employs a variety of instructional techniques, instructional media, and performance assessments, which guide the learning process toward academic achievement and curriculum goals.
Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicates these objectives to the students.
Assesses the accomplishments of students in a variety of ways on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, corporation policy, and administrative regulations.
Administers and analyzes standardized testing data and adjusts instructional strategies, as needed, to maximize probability of student success.
Recognizes the special needs of students with learning disabilities, seeks the assistance of corporation specialists, as needed and/or required, and makes appropriate individualized physical and instructional accommodations within the classroom.

Benefits

Competitive salaries
Excellent health coverage
Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage on the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents.
Life insurance
Long term disability coverage
Teacher Retirement Fund (TRF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit (Pension) as well as an Annuity Savings Account (ASA).
401(a) retirement investment plan
403(b) Match Program
Tax-free post-retirement medical expense account (VEBA).
Access to Health & Wellness Centers (no-cost health clinics providing primary care treatment, generic prescription medications, physicals, health screenings, and labs).
Accumulated sick leave days
Personal business days
Access to EVSC Wee Care, employee-only early learning centers.
Summers off
Holidays
Predictable hours