Classroom Teacher​/Language Arts; English

Position: Classroom Teacher / Language Arts (English)
Location: Boyertown

Job Description:

Job Summary:

To create a flexible secondary instructional program in a class environment, adapting best practices from favorable to student learning and personal growth; to establish appropriate effective rapport with students; to motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for further education, in accordance with each student's ability; and to establish appropriate, effective relationships with parents and with other staff members by effective use of different modes of communication and interaction as is appropriate, such as online, phone or face-to-fact conferencing and email or other written communication.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

1. Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day or beyond the working day when involved in an extended field trip or learning activity.

Essential Duties:

1. Teaches specified curriculum to students in a classroom using the curriculum adopted by the Board of School Directors and other appropriate learning activities. Where applicable, adapts and teaches curriculum in a virtual classroom setting. Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.

2. Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law, district approved curriculum, and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.

3. Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and uses technology to enhance or deliver instruction. Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best use the available time for instruction. Prior to use of new technologies, uses and tests hardware and applications to ensure it works as smoothly as possible for intended uses.

4. Demonstrates understanding of and abides by federal, state, and local school laws and regulations, mandated programs, District policies and administrative regulations. Reviews and abides by Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators.

5. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a safe and inspiring learning atmosphere in the virtual or regular classroom.

6. Evaluates students' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports. Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student's progress and interpret the school program. ensuring they are consistently made aware of all means of contacting the teacher for this purpose.

7. Assists students and parents with technical support requests by either securing necessary IT support or, where possible, directly providing basic technical support for issues relating to use of school provided technology or equipment, such as virtual school set-up, basic computer set-up, navigation, and troubleshooting.

8. Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve social, emotional, behavioral, and academic issues.

9. Creates an effective setting environment for learning, through a functional and an attractive regular or virtual classroom environment.

10. Maintains professional competence through professional development activities provided by the district or through self-selected activities.

11. Administers group standardized assessments in accordance with the district assessment program.

Qualifications and Requirements:

? Valid PA teaching certificate in assigned subject area.

? Maintains professional competence through professional development education activities provided by the district or through self-selected activities.

? Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day or beyond the working day when involved in an extended field trip or learning activity.

? Performs other duties as assigned.

? Performs in accordance with school policy, administrative regulations, state, and federal laws.

? Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents, excellent communication skills.

? Completion of School Health Physical and TB test

? Completion of required background clearances

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The Professional will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform other job-related duties requested by the Superintendent or Designee.

The position holder must be able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation. It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the Chief Human Resources Officer of any and all reasonable accommodation that will be required.

Boyertown Area School District is an equal opportunity employer