High School ELA Teacher - Bessemer, United States - Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School

Description

Job Description

Working at AAHS as an ELA instructor, you are a passionate lover of literature and composition and are excited to fuel a passion for reading and writing in your students. Every day you open new worlds for your students, teaching them to think critically, to analyze what they read, and to read between the lines to understand the author's intent. You help champions find their voices in the classroom and the world. We believe our champions will be best prepared to succeed in the global aviation and aerospace industry if they are skilled in the art of weighing perspectives, communicating effectively and exploring globally.

On a day-to-day basis, you can look forward to the following:

Curriculum Development and Instruction

• Adapt and execute a rigorous, nationally standards-aligned curriculum
• Develop academically rigorous lessons, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments
• Use data to inform instructional decisions
• Provide champions with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs
• Help Build a Positive School and Classroom Culture
• Embody and maintain school's values, policies, and culture
• Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, and staff
• Establish and maintain strong communication with all parents and share progress
• Effectively supervise and manage a classroom of up to 25 students
• Show up for critical school events, including staff meetings, open houses, parent-teacher conferences, etc..
• Demonstrate a Growth Mindset around champions, families, admin and team.
• Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the minds, characters & lives of champions both in/out of school
• Show unwavering commitment to urban youth achieving greatness
• Exhibit resilience to persevere and turn challenges into opportunities
• Focus constantly on student learning, thinking critically and strategically to respond to student learning needs
• Belief in and alignment with AAHS core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable.

Pursue challenging professional goals each year

• Give and receive positive and constructive feedback from your colleagues
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development
• School-Based Staff staff must have the ability to...
• Operate a computer and office equipment and Google Suite on a daily basis
• Occasional moderate lifting, pushing, and pulling
• Maintain emotional control under stress
• Interpret policy, procedures, and data
• Communicate effectively (verbal and written)

Qualifications

What you need to SOAR at AAHS:

• Bachelor's degree required, Masters preferred
• Valid Alabama Teaching Certificate or willingness to become certified ASAP (required)
• Pass Criminal Background Check
• Demonstrated commitment to closing the opportunity gap with an entrepreneurs mindset.

Additional Information

At AAHS we are a fast-paced, energetic team with passionate people who are leading a movement to cultivate their best working environment, as such we provide the following: Generous PTO/Professional Development, PEEHIP/RSA Wellness Days & Take Flight Fridays (leave at 1:30 on Friday once per month), and Performance bonuses.