Job Description

District Overview

Nestled in the heart of Eastern Iowa's Quad City Metropolitan area, the Pleasant Valley Community School District is home to over 5,000 bright young minds from kindergarten through 12th grade. Spanning 44 square miles of vibrant communities where city energy meets small-town charm, the district offers the best of urban, suburban, and rural living. Committed to shaping future leaders, innovators, and changemakers, Pleasant Valley is on a mission to elevate education and prepare students to thrive in an ever-evolving global society.

Role Description

Under the guidance of the Principal, the Junior High School English/Language Arts Teacher will play a vital role in shaping the academic and character development of our scholars. This full-time, on-site position in Bettendorf, IA, involves leading engaging language arts instruction, designing innovative curriculum, and fostering communication skills through dynamic teaching methods. Collaborating closely with students, parents, colleagues, and school administration, the teacher will inspire a love of learning and ensure every scholar achieves academic success and personal growth in a supportive and vibrant classroom environment.

Essential Responsibilities

Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning within the limits of the resources provided by the district.

• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Develop and implement daily instruction plans as part of the long-range educational and district goals
• Employ a variety of creative, differentiated, and research-based instructional strategies that ensure students are actively engaged in meaningful and rigorous learning experiences
• Conduct interim assessments, track student progress, and perform regular data analysis to determine student mastery and diagnose areas of misunderstanding
• Actively and professionally participate in all faculty and staff meetings, professional development, and events
• Communicates and cooperates with other members of the staff, including their Professional Learning Community, in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods.
• Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for student teacher(s), teacher aide(s) and/or volunteer(s), where applicable.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Perform other duties as requested or required

Your Perks

• Health and Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
• 403b Retirement Investors' Club (RIC)
• Employee wellness programs (EAP)
• Paid Employee Sick Leave, Family Illness Leave, Personal Days, Bereavement, and Holidays
• Adoption/Surrogacy/Foster Parent Leave
• Professional Development

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education required with an endorsement in K-8 English/Language Arts or 5-12 English/Language Arts (Iowa endorsement 119, 120, 1201)
• Valid Iowa teaching license or willingness to obtain
• Strong instructional and classroom management skills
• Strong Communication skills
• Ability to engage and motivate students

Reasonable Accommodation

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The district will provide equal opportunity to employees and applicants for employment in accordance with applicable equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, directives and regulations of federal, state and local governing bodies. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and, personnel practices. Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment includes hiring, placement, promotion, transfer or demotion, recruitment, advertising or solicitation for employment, treatment during employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and layoffs or termination. The school district will take affirmative action in major job categories where women, men, minorities and persons with disabilities are underrepresented. Employees will support and comply with the district's established equal employment opportunity and affirmative action policies. Employees will be given notice of this policy annually.

Disclaimer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

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