Job Description
Job Title:
High School English/Social Studies Teacher
School / Location:
School / Department:
High/Senior
Job Status:
Full-time
Salary Code:
Teacher
Work Days / Hours:
191 days @ 8 hours per day
Eligible Applicants:
Position Start Date:
As soon as possible
Application Deadline:
Until filled
Reports to:
Maggie Cashdollar, High School Assistant Principal
Requisition Number:
01-2324-083
Summary
We’re looking for an enthusiastic HS Teacher who is capable of teaching both English and Social Studies. This person will be a key member of the high school department and will be responsible for delivering the HS curriculum.
Job Duties
The successful candidate will be able to effectively:
- Demonstrate commitment to the safety and security of children and young people (child protection)
- Plan and deliver lessons in accordance with the goals and objectives of a clearly defined and documented curriculum
- Demonstrate creativity
- Deliver an active, hands-on and student-centered program to promote learning
- Maintain a safe learning environment for pupils at all times
- Observe, monitor and record student progress and give appropriate feedback
- Respond appropriately to the range of individual needs and abilities within the class
- Be fluent in English, oral and written
- Collaborate with colleagues
- Embody, uphold, and promote the ISG Learning Principles:
- Students learn best with voice and choice
- Learning is a reflective practice
- Learning requires a safe, collaborative environment
- Learning requires feedback for growth
- Learning inspires passionate engagement
- Learning from failure requires a growth mindset
- Appropriate challenge engages and motivates learners
- Embody, uphold and promote the ISG Assessment Beliefs:
- Purpose:
- The purpose of assessment is to improve learning
- Beliefs:
- The student is the first and most important user of assessment data
- Reflection is integral to deep learning
- Assessments should be aligned with adopted standards
- Feedback to students should be timely, targeted, accurate, actionable, ongoing, and embedded in the assessment process
- Assessments should produce accurate data capable of informing instruction and learning
- Assessments should give students opportunities to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways
- Creating and upholding structures that support teacher collaboration around assessment practices will enhance student learning
- Purpose:
- Strive to help students demonstrate and embody the characteristics of the ISG Profile of Graduates:
- Leadership - inspire and motivate others
- Collaboration - purposeful and effective interaction with others
- Individuality - self-development, confidence, and motivation
- Open mindedness - embrace and respect diverse ideas to refine perspective(s), balance judgment, and inspire compassion
- Balance - well-roundedness, focus, and sustenance of a healthy mental and physical lifestyle through an efficient and proficient use of time
- Integrity - willingness and desire to do the right thing
- Growth mindset - belief that talents may be learned and perfected through perseverance
- Critical thinking - apply multiple perspectives and deep reasoning to real world situations
- Perform other duties as assigned by the High School Assistant Principal
Qualifications and Knowledge
The ideal candidate will have:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study
- University degree in English Language
Experience and Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience
- Prior experience as a high school English or social studies teacher at the high school level
- Experience with Google Suite or Microsoft Office
- Deliver a program according to the precepts of the Common Core Standards for English and C3 for social studies within an international context
Skills
- Excellent command of English, both verbal and written