Junior High Teacher West Valley

Legacy Traditional Schools•Surprise, AZ

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Ignite your desire to be the best! Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities. We have job openings within various subjects in locations throughout the West Valley. They are as follows: Junior High Science Teacher, Avondale Junior High English Language Arts Teacher, Avondale Junior High Math Teacher, Glendale Sixth Grade English Language Arts Teacher, Goodyear Junior High Math Teacher, Laveen Junior High Math Teacher, North Phoenix As an English Language Arts Teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you help develop skilled readers and writers, critical listeners, and accomplished speakers. As a Math Teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you help students understand that mathematical problems have an absolute answer requiring precision, accuracy and fluency through a spiral curriculum reinforced by mathematical practices. As a Science Teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you enable students to construct and understand scientific concepts through investigation and analysis with use of laboratory equipment, student readings, and interactive technology. As a Social Studies Teacher , you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you guide students through world and U.S. history and geography while they learn about responsible citizenship and America’s place in global history.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid SEI Endorsement/Certification or ability to obtain
The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.

Nice To Haves

A current teaching certificate from within the state position is located.

Responsibilities

Implement instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
Identify, select, and modify instructional resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.
Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth that is needed for primary school success!
Assist in assessing changing curricular needs and offers plans for improvement.
Maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.
Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment.
Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
Ensure that student growth and achievement is continuous and appropriate for age group, subject area, and/or program classification.
Participate in training and staff meetings.
Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules and coordinating meetings as needed.
Evaluate each student’s learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments.
Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.
Be active in the role when light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus and traveling to other campuses as required.
Participate in events outside of normal hours.
Other duties as assigned.