Cleveland High School English Teacher (Dual-Enrollment)

Cleveland City Schools•Cleveland, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

To teach one or more subjects to students and lead them toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation. This role involves instructing students using various teaching methods and technology, preparing lesson plans aligned with state standards, administering and grading assessments, maintaining classroom discipline, and collaborating with faculty and parents.

Requirements

Valid Tennessee teacher’s license with appropriate endorsement
Strong written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal skills
Minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate-level English coursework
Meets health and physical requirements
Ability to understand instructions and underlying principals and ability to reason and make judgments
Ability to understand meanings of works and the ideas associated with them
Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers
Ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures
Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades of other values of the same color

Responsibilities

Instructs students in subject matter, using various teaching methods, and uses technology and other materials to enhance presentation
Prepares teaching outline for course of study in conjunction with current state standards, and appropriate feedback for homework assignments
Administers tests to evaluate progress, records results, and issues reports to inform parents of students’ progress
Keeps accurate attendance records
Maintains discipline in classroom and during extended learning opportunities
Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops
Encourages students to maintain standards of classroom behavior
Prepares for class and shows evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor
Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day
Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, board policies and administrative regulations
Develops and maintains a classroom conducive to learning
Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated
Represents the school and the community in a positive manner
Performs other work-related duties as assigned by administration