Health Teacher - Smoky Hill High School
- Employer
- Cherry Creek School District No. 5
- Location
- Englewood, CO, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Teaching, Health Teacher
- Grade Level
- High School
Job Details
Exempt
SALARY SCHEDULE:
Link to https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/2906
Certified Salary Schedule
PAY GRADE:
Certified Salary Schedule
BENEFITS:
Our employee benefits package includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, long term disability, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance. Visit our website for full details.
SUPERVISOR:
Principal or designee.
SUMMARY:
The Health Teacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program, which fosters achievement for all students. Develops and promotes food relations among the families of our school community, staff, administration and community members.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following tasks describe the basic functions of the job; not all tasks may be performed by each employee. Duties and assignments may vary based on building assignment and academic year. The following frequencies and percentage of time spent are approximations only.
- Instruct students in large, small, and one-on-one situations. [Daily, 30%]
- Develop, plan, prepare, and implement course content, format, structure, schedule, individualized programs of instruction for students, classroom materials and curriculum, lesson plans, and learning activities. [Daily, 20%]
- Administer, edit, proofread, and grade students' assignments and assessments. [Daily, 10%]
- Design assessment tasks that allow students to demonstrate understanding in a variety of ways and use the data to give meaningful feedback and modify instruction. [Daily, 10%]
- Create a classroom environment which maximizes instructional opportunity, supervise the behavior and well-being of students in the classroom and all educational settings, and administer discipline when appropriate. [Daily, 5%]
- Monitor student growth and progress, adapt support as needed, and maintain documentation pertinent to academic, social, and emotional progress and needs of students. [Daily, 5%]
- Communicate students' progress, needs, and eligibility with parents/guardians and other staff as needed. [Daily, 5%]
- Collaborate with teachers, support personnel, administrators, and colleagues to enhance instruction and improve student outcomes. [Daily, 5%]
- Participate in department, team, building, and District meetings and discussions; student and/or family conferences; social, cultural, interscholastic, and extracurricular activities; and professional growth opportunities. [Daily, 5%]
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. [Daily, 5%]
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Proficiency in using technology
- Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:
All certifications, licenses, and registrations must be valid and unexpired.
- Colorado teaching license.
- Hold or willing to obtain CPR and AED.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Strong knowledge of content area, teaching methods, learning styles and educational research related to secondary learners.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scope and sequence of a health education curriculum.
- Ability to align curriculum and assessments with state health content standards.
- Strong classroom management, communication, organization and planning skills.
- Positively impacts achievement and differentiate instruction based on the needs of the students by supporting programs designed to increase student achievement.
- Demonstrate problem-solving skills through collaborative work with students, teachers, parents and administrators.
- Willing to support and actively participate in a professional learning community.
- Participate collaboratively in teaching teams to design curriculum and assessments and pursue best teaching practice.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Moderate physical effort (lifting up to 25 pounds).
- Prolonged standing and walking.
- Frequent bending, reaching, and climbing.
- Occasional lifting, pulling, and pushing.
- Speaking and hearing.
- Visual concentration.
- Eye/hand coordination.
- Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard.
- Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics.
- Varying levels of noise.
- Normal classroom environment.
- Normal school district environment.
- May work outdoors when monitoring student activities.
Last Updated: 2020/2021
Company
The Cherry Creek School District is one of the highest-achieving school districts in Colorado. We educate more than 53,000 children, representing over 150 languages. We serve over 300,000 residents in 108 square miles spreading across eight municipalities: Cherry Hills Village, Centennial, Foxfield, Glendale, Greenwood Village, and portions of Aurora, Englewood, and Denver. We employ over 3,700 teachers who serve in our 67 schools and programs. Ninety-eight percent of our schools rank in the highest category of Accreditation by the Colorado Department of Education.
We are proud of our longstanding national record of excellence in academics, arts, athletics, and activities. It is a testament to the efforts of a supportive community, involved parents, dedicated staff members, and motivated students.
Professional learning opportunities and support for educators are abundant in Cherry Creek, including educator mentorship, new educator orientation, district-level professional learning, and school-based learning teams - all directed toward developing educator craft and increasing student achievement.
We look forward to meeting with you to discuss the many opportunities in our district and the wonderful lifestyle of Colorado.
- Website
- http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/jobs
- Telephone
- 17205544460
- Location
-
4700 S YOSEMITE ST
GREENWOOD VILLAGE
CO
80111
United States
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