Middle School English Language Arts Teacher

LakeVille Community Schools•Otisville, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

LakeVille Community Schools is seeking a highly motivated candidate to serve as a Secondary English Language Arts Teacher. The LakeVille Board of Education will offer the successful candidate an annual salary range of $43,497 - $84,878 commensurate with their education, skill level, and prior experience. The successful candidate will also receive a complete and competitive fringe benefit package, including MESSA. Educators are expected to create a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; establish effective rapport with pupils; motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to master the course content; and establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members.

Requirements

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or higher
A valid Michigan teaching certificate
Meets Highly Qualified Requirements in Social Studies
Teaching Certificate with at least one of the following endorsements: English Language Arts (BA), (BX), or (BQ)
BT and BC endorsements will also be considered
Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administration, students, and parents
Must have excellent organizational skills
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Must satisfactorily pass a criminal background check as defined by the State of Michigan
Bachelor’s degree minimum
Ability to calculate figures and amounts
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Nice To Haves

Addition endorsements at the secondary level
A strong desire to engage in the broader school community, including coaching sports and mentoring extracurricular clubs or organizations

Responsibilities

Teaches content using the courses of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities.
Translates the curriculum into engaging and creative lesson plans that best utilize available instructional time.
Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of each learner.
Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve an effective learning atmosphere in the classroom.
Uses district assessments along with summative and formative assessments to evaluate student’s academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
Communicates regularly with parents through a variety of means such as phone calls, district student information systems, district approved applications, district email and other means.
Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members to assess and help pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self–selected professional growth activities.
Selects and requisitions books, materials, and instructional aids; maintains required inventory records.
Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
Administers group standardized tests per the district testing program.
Participates in faculty committees and sponsors pupil activities.
Participates in curriculum development as necessary.
Develop and implement progressive classroom-based interventions grounded in MTSS.