Junior High Leadership Teacher
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy
- Buckeye, AZ
- Permanent
- Full-time
Duties:
- Creates a positive & engaging classroom environment of mutual respect that supports school-wide behavior expectations.
- Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
- Utilizes a range of research-based classroom and instructional best practices that support scholar independence, collaboration, & choice.
- Provides scholars specific, actionable feedback that promotes mastery of self and grade-level standards.
- Asks questions that promote critical thinking, activate prior knowledge & experiences, and support scholars with reaching the daily content objective.
- Provides scholars with warranted & appropriate accommodations.
- Utilizes technology & media to appropriately build scholars’ content knowledge & enhance learning experiences.
- Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious, responsible, and aligned to Odyssey’s Vision, Mission, & Core Values.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with all Odyssey stakeholders.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings, professional learning, and extra-curricular/school related activities.
- Participates in ongoing professional learning opportunities & works with school administrators to identify relevant professional learning opportunities.
- Demonstrates mastery of related content knowledge, instructional practices, and materials for course(s) taught.
- Utilizes lesson plans that are aligned to current state and district standards, adopted curricular materials, and learning objectives that support scholars with building grade-level content knowledge and skills.
- Engages scholars with a variety of formative and summative assessments and uses data to prepare for upcoming lessons.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the site administrator.
- Knowledgeable of Odyssey, school, and departmental policies and procedures.
- Knowledgeable of research-based teaching strategies and methods.
- Interpersonal communication skills that establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public and others having business with Odyssey.
- Operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software applications and equipment.
- Monday - Friday.*
- Elementary Schools - 7:30-4:00.
- OI Jr. High & High School - 7:40-3:49.
- Teacher schedules include two daily prep periods.
- Competitive pay for new and experienced teachers ($38,000 - 42,000).
- Teacher Excellence Bonus (up to $10,000.00).
- 301 Funds ($3,000).
- 10 days sick/personal leave per year (with various rollover/cash out options).
- Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Supplemental insurance options (short-term disability, Legal Shield, etc).
- 403B retirement plan with 3% employer match.
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