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High school teacher job description

Updated March 14, 2024
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A high school teacher is responsible for creating and implementing lesson plans to a group of young students. Their duties include creating a safe and educational environment and ensuring proper mental and educational development.

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Example high school teacher requirements on a job description

High school teacher requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in high school teacher job postings.
Sample high school teacher requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field
  • Valid state teaching certificate
  • Familiarity with current teaching methods
  • Strong understanding of classroom management
  • Ability to plan and execute lessons
Sample required high school teacher soft skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Patience and understanding
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to work well with students, parents and colleagues

High school teacher job description example 1

Richard Milburn Academy high school teacher job description

1. Meet and instruct assigned students in the locations and at the time designated.

2. Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.

3. Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.

4. Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.

5. Encourages students to set and maintain high standards of classroom behavior and achievement.

6. Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establishes clear objectives which reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects.

7.Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media.

8. Implements the school's mission, philosophy of education and instructional standards and objectives.

9. Assesses and documents the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.

10. Documents the learning problems of students and seeks the assistance of specialists as required.

11. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

12. Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, school policy, and administrative regulation.

13. Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct for classroom behavior. Maintaining order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.

14.Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

15. Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for educational assistant(s) and volunteer(s) and cooperatively with supervisors, assesses their job performance.

16.Strives to maintain and improve professional competence especially as relates to the specific assignment and student grade subject area appropriateness.

17. Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.

18. Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with others.

19. Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.

20. Performs such other related tasks and assumes such other related responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the School Director as appropriate.

Qualifications:

1. A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

2. Maintains a valid teacher certification which is grade level and subject area appropriate for the particular assignment required by federal, state or local regulations, laws or regulatory bodies including the No Child Left Behind Act; which includes current state certification, acceptable scores on mandatory tests or other documentations meeting the requirements set forth by our organization and/or regulatory bodies for this position.

3. Prior experience or formal training in working with "at risk" students preferred.

4. A proven ability to work in a polite and friendly manner with a variety of constituencies including parents, students and staff.

5. Ability to effectively educate and manage students from varying backgrounds and socio-economic levels.

6. Experience in effectively handling conflict.

7. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the company may find appropriate and acceptable.

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High school teacher job description example 2

WAYMAN ACADEMY OF THE ARTS high school teacher job description

Are you a qualified KS2 teacher looking to work in a high achieving primary school?

Can you deliver quality KS2 teaching?

KS2 Teacher - Lambeth - October Vacancy

Teacher Full time Temporary to Permanent Contract 3 Form Entry

KS2 Teacher Role

An Outstanding Ofsted rated mixed primary school is looking for a qualified KS2 Teacher to join their department and maintain their high level of education. For this KS2 Teacher role, the school ideally would like someone with experience teaching KS2. This is a full-time, permanent role to start in October 2022.

About The School

An Outstanding School Top 10% for Reading, Writing and Maths Vibrant Primary School

Easy Access by Public Transport - Parking Available

This Primary school located in Lambeth (London) this school serves a varied and diverse community from many cultural backgrounds. Boys and girls attend this school from the age of three, when they start Nursery, to the age of eleven after which they transfer to a secondary school.

Weve worked with the school for numerous years, it is an excellent place to work both in terms of students and staff members.

Company Information

We care about education, and nothing is more important than educating the next generation. Our experienced consultants are passionate about driving change and providing a first-class service to our teachers and schools. We pride ourselves on transparency and delivering effective and fast results.

At Wayman Education we work with a large array of Nurseries, Primary and Secondary schools and cover all boroughs of London, Fringe, Home counties and South-East England.

Wayman Education is a specialist recruitment agency with over 20 years experience within the education field. Weve worked hard to establish our reputation with our clients as one of the most reliable teaching agencies in London through our core values of honesty and customer excellence.

Application

If this KS2 teacher role is of interest to you, please submit an updated CV ASAP or contact Jean Paul at Wayman Education

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High school teacher job description example 3

Brave high school teacher job description

Want to revolutionize the future of education and do meaningful work that transforms future generations’ lives?

Crimson Global Academy, USA is an accredited US private online high school with students from 30+ countries. Our teachers deliver real-time instruction to students using our best-in-class education technology. We are seeking well qualified, passionate, and inspiring subject teachers who are looking to transform the future of Education. Our highly experienced teachers conduct lessons in small, engaging virtual classrooms. Our students are ambitious, studying with us part-time (in addition to their traditional school) or full-time (as their sole education provider). Many of our students are aiming to attend top universities in the US and UK.

We are now seeking part time high school teachers to teach weekend and weekday classes, which meet once a week for 2 hours with an additional 1 hour live meeting per week for students to ask questions. This is a 100% remote teaching position. We are seeking teachers for the following subject areas.
Math
English
Social Studies
Science
Engineering
Robotics
Coding
Graphic Design
Art
Business
ESOL
Duties:
Teach one or more classes of students Collaborate with the Academic Dean and other teachers to develop and deliver a high quality curriculum Design and implement rigorous assessments that evaluate student mastery of academic content Attend regular staff meetings Serve as an active and engaged member of the CGA community

Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree preferred A minimum of two years’ teaching experience in an online, remote setting preferred An unwavering commitment to and belief in the value of online education The ability to focus and thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment A spirit that reflects an openness to change, a willingness to problem-solve, and an interest in developing new ideas & programs
If you're passionate about education and people and looking for a fast-paced, collaborative environment, and want to work with cutting-edge technology then we'd love to hear from you!
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Updated March 14, 2024

Zippia Research Team
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