Secondary Social Studies Teacher; Tuluksak Job Sitka area,Alaska USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Secondary Social Studies Teacher (Tuluksak)

Yupiit School District

Tuluksak, Alaska

Job Title

7-12 Social Studies/ELA Certified

Reports To

Principal

Hours

Full Time

Location

Tuluksak School

Job Purpose

To teach 7-12 Social Studies

Qualifications

Must possess an appropriate Alaska Teaching License

Must meet federal highly qualified standards in secondary Social Studies

Subsidized Furnished Housing Provided

Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Meets and instructs assigned classes in the location and at the times designated.

Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and instructional levels of the students.

Creates a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, culture and interests of the students.

Prepares lesson plans on a weekly basis for classes assigned to include learning targets, activities and materials.

Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.

Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with Alaska standards, communicates objectives to students.

Employs a variety of appropriate and engaging instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the needs and instructional levels of the individuals or student groups involved.

Employs strategies to meet the unique needs of ELL learners.

Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.

Will, within a “reasonable time frame” return corrected student assignments and tests to insure their utility as pertinent learning tools.

Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.

Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.

Makes provision to maintain open communications with parents by providing appropriate student progress reports and reports cards, and by contacting parents in person or by phone when necessary.

Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s).

Strives to maintain and improve professional competence as articulated through Marzano’s framework for effective instructional practices.

Attends staff meetings “open house” and (continued) parent conferences, staff committees as required.

Maintains a positive mental attitude as it relates to students, staff, administration and school board.

Works collaboratively with colleagues on school improvement plans and other school initiatives.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Requires decision-making ability and the ability to work independently. Requires ability to plan, schedule, and prioritize work.

Requires interpersonal skills to courteously and effectively assist individuals on the telephone or in person and to maintain good relations. Requires personal presence and appearance to appropriately act as a representative of the Superintendent and Board of Education. Requires ability to communicate with a variety of people to gather information or to communicate information to others. Ability to resolve issues involving conflict.

Requires ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.

Requires willingness to perform various job‑related duties as situations require, a strong sense of teamwork, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Requires ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, Board of Education practices, Alaska State Laws, and Department of Education and Early Development regulations and Alaska Teacher Code of Ethics.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as curricula guides and materials and testing protocols. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before colleagues. Ability to speak Yupik beneficial.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply mathematical functions in routine classroom situations such as…