Middle School English Language Arts & Spanish Teacher; FTE Con

Middle School English Language Arts & Spanish Teacher

Location:

Highlands Middle School

Qualifications

Required:

• Washington State Teacher's Certificate with endorsements in K-8 and Spanish
• Satisfactory evaluations

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and provide instruction to meet the individual needs of students.
• Design and provide instruction using district-adopted materials.
• Modify/scaffold lessons for students at all ability levels.
• Work effectively as a member of a professional learning community and demonstrate leadership skills through active participation in program, building and District staff training.
• Communicate student performance results, behavior concerns, academic progress, etc. regularly with parents, administration, and team members.
• Establish and maintain standards of student/classroom behavior to provide a supportive and productive learning environment.
• Demonstrate classroom management skills that allow for a safe and productive learning environment.
• Collaboratively prepare and support grade level and school programs and events.
• Collaboratively support students for district or community wide events.
• Work with staff in supporting and enhancing classroom activities.
• Work cooperatively with other staff to maintain a positive, disciplined, educationally sound learning environment for students.
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

Mobility:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time, push or pull 18-26 lbs., sit, kneel and crouch, twist and bend, use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arm.

Sense:
The employee is required to talk/hear conversations and other sounds. The employee must be able to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. The employee is required to taste and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, far vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Lifting:
The employee must be able to lift or move up to 10 lbs. regularly and occasionally up to 26 lbs; must also be able to lift overhead. The employee may be required to physically move quickly in an emergency or while performing student supervision duties.

Work Environment:

Physical Hazards:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work outdoors in a wide variety of temperatures; from
-10 degrees F to 100 degrees F +. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in this work environment is moderate.