Classroom Teacher - Notre Dame de Sion Schools of Kansas City
| Position: | Classroom Teacher |
| Subject Area: | Language Arts (English) |
| Job Title: | High School English Instructor |
| Job Location: | Notre Dame de Sion High School |
| Beginning: | Aug 07, 2024 |
| Deadline: | Open until filled ** |
| District: | Notre Dame de Sion Schools of Kansas City |
| Kansas City, MO 64109 | |
| Telephone: |
816-753-3810 |
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Job Description:
POSITION TITLE: High School English Instructor
QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTICS
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Commitment to Non-Discrimination & Diversity
Notre Dame de Sion is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. Candidates who have experience working with a wide range of faculty, staff, and students, and who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity are encouraged to identify their experience in these areas.
Qualified candidates may view the complete job description and apply at Notre Dame de Sion Careers
POSITION TITLE: High School English Instructor
QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTICS
- Knowledge and understanding of and commitment to the Sion mission.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in English, Education, or related subject matter. Special consideration given to candidates with Master’s degrees in subject area with the ability to teach dual high school/college courses.
- Knowledge of best practices in instruction and curricular design for English, including design thinking, experiential learning, writing across the curriculum, authentic assessment, and standards-based curriculum development.
- Deep understanding of the specific needs of adolescent girl development, including social emotional needs.
- Demonstrated classroom management and facilitative skills.
- Ability to interact professionally with students, parents, faculty and staff.
- Flexibility in working with a variety of faculty across the divisions on faculty committees.
- Ability to set goals and accept professional feedback.
- Must demonstrate competency with school related technology.
- Maintain professional credentials as required by Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) or other accrediting agencies.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
- Effectively integrates professional standards of English education into everyday classroom instruction and curriculum design.
- Prepares and implements lesson plans for such instruction.
- Collaborates with faculty in all disciplines with an eye towards providing interdisciplinary opportunities.
- Incorporates the skills from the Sion Success Outcomes into the English curriculum.
- Creates and teaches a two-week, place based, experiential learning course as a part of Sion's Deep Dive programming.
- Teach and choose world and multi-genre literature that cultivates critical thinking, empathy, an exploration of women’s conditions, and an exploration of deep philosophical questions.
- Employ a variety of progressive educational strategies that make learning engaging, experiential, productive, and enriching.
- Cultivate growth in student writers by teaching them the skills they need to effectively communicate their ideas in writing.
- Works with the Academic Directors Team towards the continual refinement and improvement of the English program.
- Utilizes ACT data to inform instruction and improve student learning.
- Map curriculum to ACT Standards and Sion Success Outcomes.
- Maintain current attendance and student records.
- Be flexible in working with faculty members from other departments with the goal of cross-curricular alignment.
- Demonstrate competency and creativity with school-related technology.
- Participate in required duties such as study hall or lunch supervision, class coverage for absent teachers, and supervision at select after school events.
- Attend all required faculty and professional development meetings.
- Continue personal and professional development through attending conferences or other development opportunities to ensure that teaching practices remain current.
- Assists with other projects, programs and planning as assigned by the High School Principal.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination & Diversity
Notre Dame de Sion is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. Candidates who have experience working with a wide range of faculty, staff, and students, and who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity are encouraged to identify their experience in these areas.
Qualified candidates may view the complete job description and apply at Notre Dame de Sion Careers
** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.
