Secondary Teaching

Future Secondary Teaching Positions

Watson Chapel School District – Watson Chapel Junior High or Senior High, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Job : 5715510
Final date to receive applications: May 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: May 14, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Position Type: Full-Time
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Building Administrator
Grade/Level: 4-8 or 7-12 Certified
Travel Required: Varies
Job Type: Regular
Positions Supervised: None

A 190‑day contract. Teachers are on‑duty for 7 hours, 40 minutes per day and may periodically be required to attend after‑school or evening events.

Deliver high‑quality instruction to secondary students in a classroom setting, fostering a supportive and engaging learning environment that promotes academic growth and development.

• Exhibit knowledge of content and content‑related pedagogy.
• Ensure students are actively engaged in learning.
• Demonstrate care and respect when interacting with students.
• Manage classroom procedures with limited loss of instructional time.
• Exhibit knowledge of child/adolescent development.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss children’s progress and priorities.
• Develop and administer assessments of rigor that match learning standards.
• Confer with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve behavioral and academic problems.
• Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests.
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and regulations.
• Meet with other professionals to discuss student needs and progress.
• Plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by the administration.
• Select and use appropriate resources.
• Plan assignments for teacher assistants, volunteers, and substitute teachers.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and development sessions to maintain and improve competence.
• Reflect on practice and make adjustments for professional growth.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
• Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, interpret results to determine student strengths and needs.
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in developing, evaluating, and revising elementary school programs.
• Ensure appropriate accommodations to the curriculum, lessons, and learning environment (regular classroom, resource, small classroom).
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests; conduct fundraising activities consistent with district policies.
• Perform student supervisory duties such as assisting on the playground, in cafeterias, and early morning or after‑school bus loading/unloading.
• Plan and set sequential outcomes with rigor and high expectations.
• Display knowledge of individual students’ knowledge, skills, and special needs.
• Adhere to students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and 504 plans.
• Respond appropriately to student behavior.
• Provide timely, consistent, high‑quality feedback to students.
• Maintain professionalism with staff members.
• Report cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse to the proper authorities.
• Report suspected bullying to the building principal or designee as required by Arkansas law and district policies.
• Adhere to all district policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or Assistant Principal.

• Accountability – Accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Accuracy – Perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability – Adapt to change in the workplace.
• Communication (Oral) – Communicate effectively using the spoken word.
• Communication (Written) – Communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Conflict Resolution – Deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
• Creative – Think in a way that produces new concepts or ideas.
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