SY : Electives Teacher - Amarillo

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Electives Teacher
- Amarillo

Richard Milburn Academy RMA Amarillo
- Amarillo, Texas

Job : 5657065

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Apr 20, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 1, 2026

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $40,570 to $55,613 Per Year

Status: Exempt

Travel: As needed

Position: Teacher

Department: Campus

Supervisor: Principal

General Description: To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, knowledgeable, and responsible men and women.

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Valid teacher certification appropriate for the particular assignment and grade level as required by federal, state or local regulations, laws or regulatory bodies including the No Child Left Behind Act; which includes current state certification, acceptable scores on mandatory tests or other documentation meeting the requirements set forth by our organization and /or regulatory bodies for this position.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the district may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Prior experience or formal training in working with “at‑risk” students preferred.
• A proven ability to work in a polite and friendly manner with a variety of constituencies including parents, students, and staff.
• Ability to effectively educate and manage students from varying backgrounds and socio-economic levels.
• Experience in effectively handling conflict.
• Must possess a sense of humor.
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as the district may find appropriate and acceptable.

Professional

• Implements the school’s mission, philosophy of education and instructional standards and objectives.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, school policy, and administrative regulation.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence especially as relates to the specific assignment and student grade and subject area appropriateness.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with others.
• Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and parents concerning both academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.
• Performs such other related tasks and assumes such other related responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the Principal as appropriate.
• Works cooperatively and in concert with other RMA employees and contractors to advance a seamless, responsive and effective education environment for students.
• Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

Instructional

• Meet and instructs assigned students in the locations and at the time designated.
• Plans a program of study using tools provided by RMA that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a blended classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
• Encourages students to set and maintain high standards of classroom behavior and achievement.
• Utilizes positive behavior interventions to support student progress and learning.
• Maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establishes clear objectives which reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media.
• Assesses and documents the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Documents the learning problems of students and seeks the assistance of specialists as required.
• Meets the needs of special programs students through effective classroom instruction, observations, assessments and inputs to prevailing oversight committees, ARD committees, 504 meetings and LPAC committees.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for educational assistant(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with supervisors, assesses their job performance.

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.