CTE and Core Content Teacher

POSITION CTE and Core Content Teacher

LOCATION Dishman Hills High School

FTE 1.0

DAYS/YEAR 184

CONTRACT Continuing

START DATE  School Year

SALARY Per the WVEA Salary Schedule

* Dependent on verified education and experience

* Prorated for partial FTE positions

* Additional compensation and benefits as outlined in the WVEA CBA

* Placement according to verified education & experience

* Pay is annualized over 12 months

JOB TYPE Exempt

UNION/CONTRACT West Valley Education Association (WVEA)

SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENT

Dishman Hills High School is seeking a highly qualified, collaborative, energetic Career and Technical Education Teacher (CTE) applicant endorsed in Business and Marketing Education (V078000), Technology Education (V210100), or Agriculture Education (V010000) and at least one other endorsement preferred.

At Dishman we maintain a small school environment. This allows us to keep our classes small (typically between 12-14 students per class). Our mission is to prepare a diverse group of students for success in college and life. At Dishman Hills High School, we believe every student should have access to a high-performing, 21st Century education and are capable of being thoughtful and contributing members of society - while also being college and career ready.

We use project-based learning and a world-class curriculum to prepare our students for success in college, career, and life.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Prior successful experience teaching high school

* CTE Certification with multiple areas of endorsement

* Experience in diverse classrooms

* Experience in Project-based and/or Expeditionary learning

* Willingness to learn and explore alternative pathways to learning

CTE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

* CTE positions require an initial or continuing CTE certificate directly related to the teaching assignment (Business, Marketing, or Family & Consumer Science) OR the applicant has the ability to obtain CTE certification by meeting all requirements of occupational experience as defined by OSPI and provides evidence of documentation to the district.

* Documentation requirements include:

* Minimum of three years (6,000 hours) of paid occupational experience in CTE endorsement area, please refer to the posted OSPI v-codes.

* Verifiable occupational experience must have been within the past 10 years. If all or part of the 2,000 hours is more than ten years old, candidates must complete an additional 300 hours of recent (occurring in the last two years) occupational experience, which can be volunteer hours in the CTE subject area. Volunteer hours can only be used for the 300 hours of current industry experience.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with appropriate subject matter endorsement.

* Demonstrate value and respect for all, including typically underserved students.

* Demonstrate mature behavior and ability to use sound judgment in working with students, parents, staff, and the community.

* Relate positively to students and parents/guardians of varying socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, different learning styles, and various abilities and disabilities.

* Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills with students, staff, administrators, and parents/guardians.

* Training and/or experience with technology integrating technology into planning, teaching and learning, and record-keeping skills.

* Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues and fulfill common departmental/program goals and objectives.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

* Center instruction on high expectations for student achievement by providing clear learning goals and scales, celebrating success, understanding students' interests and backgrounds, and demonstrating values and respect for all, including typically underserved students.

* Use effective teaching practices by helping students effectively interact with new knowledge, practice and deepen knowledge, and engage in cognitively complex tasks.

* Use effective teaching practices including asking questions of students, probing incorrect answers of students, and noticing when students are not engaged.

* Use effective teaching practices by helping students use and apply academic vocabulary and evaluate the effectiveness of individual lessons and units.

* Recognize individual students' learning needs and develop strategies to address those needs by using effective scaffolding of information with a lesson and planning and preparing for the needs of all students.

* Provide clear and intentional focus on subject matter content and curriculum using established content standards and available resources and technology.

* Foster and manage a safe, positive learning environment through organizing the physical layout of the classroom and reviewing expectations to rules and procedures.

* Foster and manage a safe, positive learning environment by demonstrating "with-it-ness," applying consequences for lack of adherence to rules and procedures, acknowledging adherence to…