Job Title: Spanish Teacher - Eastpointe High School

Position Description: Spanish Teacher

Minimum Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field
Michigan Teacher Certification - highly qualified in subject area for level
FA-FS Endorsement
3-5 Years successful teaching experience
Consideration may be made for a non-certified applicant with a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish and a desire to enroll in the Concordia/Eastpointe Residency Program.

Essential Performance Responsibilities:

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students.
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
Be a role model for students, inspiring them to be actively interested in Spanish and other foreign languages
Ability to plan specially designed instruction for students with disabilities
Other duties as assigned.

Our turnaround teacher will skillfully demonstrate:

The effective/efficient deployment of classroom support.
Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behavior, standards of work and homework.
Promoting Spanish throughout activities.
Strong desire and ability to achieve outstanding student achievement results in a short amount of time
Ability to build meaningful, caring relationships with students in order to exert academic press and influence.
Willingness to leverage the student support network to ensure that students’ social, emotional, nutritional and health needs are addressed
Ability to motivate students and influence their behaviors
Aptitude to discuss subject specific content instruction and the drive to try out new ideas to improve student learning
Capacity to align curriculum, instruction, and assessments while responding to the individual needs of students
Competence to collect and analyze data to inform instructional decisions
Design and utilization of formative assessments to modify and adjust instruction on a daily basis in collaboration with classroom and grade level teachers
Development of organized routines, communicate clear expectations, and grow a positive school culture
Building a professional environment that is one of mutual respect, teamwork, and accountability
Ability to seek out knowledgeable peers, coaches or administrators for instructional support in the never ending quest to deliver the vision of high quality subject-specific instruction to increase achievement of highest risk students

A turnaround teacher has the confidence to lead and possesses the following competencies:

Prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines, and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change
Achieve results by taking initiative and reflecting and acting on lessons learned
Maintain his/her drive for results by demonstrating persistence, directness, and the ability to monitor and plan ahead for increased student growth and efficient instruction for at risk students
Commit to the relentless pursuit of increasing student learning for at risk students
Skillfully challenge the status quo by thinking analytically and conceptually, as well as problem-solving as it pertains to at risk students
To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods

Selection Committee

Evaluated By: Supervising Administrator

Salary Data: As per Negotiated Agreement with the EFE

More Information about Eastpointe Community Schools: www.eastpointeschools.org

Interested candidates should apply through TalentEd: https://eastpointeschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx