Position Type: High School Teaching/HIGH SCHOOL ELA TEACHER
Date Posted: 4/8/2025
Location: BANKS HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER, 1.0 FTE, BANKS HIGH SCHOOL, 2025-2026
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Building Principal
GENERAL DUTIES The teacher promotes and develops successful learning for students. The teacher also performs instructional and related duties as they pertain to the state standards. The teacher must perform duties in accordance with District Policies and terms of the teacher contract. The teacher also maintains a cooperative attitude with staff, parents, and students.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS - A minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Holds an appropriate license from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission in the State of Oregon
- Demonstrates a very good command of oral and written English language
- Ability to effectively work and communicate with students, parents, and school personnel from diverse cultures or backgrounds
- Maintain integrity of confidential information relating to students, staff, or district patrons
- Ability to work harmoniously with others
- Proficient in the use of computer and Internet based applications, including but not limited to email and systems applications
- The ability to learn new automated systems as they are brought online by the District
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - The competent teacher will:
- Provide a variety of classroom techniques and methods
- Promote high levels of achievement in relation to individual student abilities
- Use techniques and methodologies appropriate to student abilities
- Utilize current and relevant subject matter
- Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to use research-based principles of effective instruction
- Organize instruction using learning objectives with clearly defined student outcomes
- Employ teaching strategies congruent with planned student outcomes
- Select teaching strategies emphasizing student involvement
- Monitor student learning and pace instruction accordingly
- Develop and maintain an environment conducive to effective student learning
- Develop written rules of classroom behavior and communicate those rules to all students
- Enforce written rules for classroom behavior
- Communicate course goals and academic expectations to students
- Provide for the health and safety of students in all instructional settings
- Prepare effectively for class
- Prepare daily lesson plans
- Provide instruction predicated on course goals and objectives
- Develop and communicate appropriate grading standards to students
- Establish written grading standards that are clear and incorporate a variety of graded activities
- Assure that grading standards are explained and available to parents and students
- Develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships
- Model personal behaviors of honesty, fairness, courtesy and consideration
- Maintain a cooperative relationship with administration, staff, students and parents
- Share appropriate information with parents and with other staff members
- Provide documentation of students' progress
- Provide timely and accurate feedback/documentation to students, parents, and appropriate staff members
- Assign and check homework and provide feedback to students
- Maintain appropriate records of student performance
- Build motivation and interest in learning
- Exhibit personal interest and encourage student interest in the subject area
- Maintain a current awareness of literature/activities/research in subject area
- Maintain an ongoing personal program of professional growth and development
- Develop and implement annually an approved plan for professional growth and development
- Identify and request to attend professional workshop activities intended to increase the teacher's instructional effectiveness
- Participate in District sponsored in service offerings appropriate to assignment
- Cultivate and model a respectful working and learning environment
Banks School District believes that every individual makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited to assigned responsibilities.
Therefore, this position description is designed to define primary duties, qualifications and job scope but should not limit the incumbent nor the organization to the work identified. It is our expectation that every employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of the District's goals.