High School, Lead Teacher

High School Lead Teacher

A current vacancy exists for a High School Lead Teacher in the Norristown Area School District for the  school year at Norristown Area High School.

* Sign On Bonus - one time (In addition to Salary): $3,000

* Lead Teacher additional stipend: $3,500

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Secondary Education Certification
• At least three years of experience working with secondary education students
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of the operation of a high school.
• Knowledge of budgets and ability to monitor budget processes
• Strong organizational skills and strategic planning skills, pro-social collaboration, communication and planning skills, and technology skills.
• Ability to be flexible, self-directed, and motivated.
• Ability to work well in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment with staff and students.
• Ability to do job responsibilities with minimal supervision and ability to schedule time to meet deadlines.
• Original certificates of clearance from the State Police, Child Abuse Registry, and PDE FBI.
• Bilingual in Spanish Preferred

Duties & Job Responsibilities:

• Assists the high school principal in protecting the welfare of all secondary students.
• Resolves discipline problems in a fair and just manner, maintaining records of all disciplinary action taken.
• Assists with individual, or groups of, students and when necessary may make referrals to other school personnel specifically designated to handle special problems.
• May make recommendations through the principal for appropriate revisions of school rules affecting the students' lives in the school.
• Assists the principal and attendance personnel in solving attendance problems of mutual concern to teachers and students. The principal shall resolve issues.
• Responds to student-initiated requests for specific non-curricular activities or programs developed within the guidelines established by the principal.
• May perform, upon direction of the principal, other non-supervisory, non-curricular activities related to the welfare of the students: such as, calling or writing to parents regarding the behavior and/or attendance of the student.
• Serves as communications link between the high school and the District attendance office for the purpose of monitoring student attendance problems.
• Utilizes the District's Student Code of Discipline and Responsibilities, and, in a supplementary way, assists the guidance personnel by providing with the data concerning students who need counseling to implement behavior modifications.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Schedule:

Monday
- Friday

7.5 hrs/day

Salary Schedule:

experience calculated per contract agreement not to exceed step 10

Bachelor's - $62,663-$78,539 (step 10)

Bachelor's + 24 - $67,760-$87,165 (step 10)

Master's - $72,133-$95,070 (step 10)

Master's + 15 - $75,276-$99,400 (step 10)

Master's + 30 - $78,419-$103,698 (step 10)

Master's + 45 - $78,944-$104,289 (step 10)

Doctorate/Master's + 60 - $79,469-$104,848 (step 10)