Junior High Teacher East Valley

Legacy Traditional Schools•Maricopa, AZ

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Legacy Traditional Schools is seeking passionate educators to join their team. The school emphasizes a positive and powerful energy that inspires educators to be their best, bring out the best in others, and do their best work. They aim to change lives through education, cultivate bright curious minds, achieve award-winning results, uphold values, and engage positively with students, parents, and communities. This role involves implementing instructional activities, identifying and modifying resources, utilizing direct instruction, assessing curricular needs, maintaining records, communicating effectively, collaborating with peers, modeling professional and ethical standards, ensuring student growth, participating in training, and meeting professional obligations. The position also involves evaluating student capabilities, celebrating accomplishments, and encouraging students to uphold values and model mature behavior. Active participation in light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus, and traveling to other campuses is required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid SEI Endorsement/Certification or ability to obtain.
Must 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 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.