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World Languages & Electives Department Chair

Employer
Proviso Township High School District 209
Location
Forest Park, IL, US
Salary
Competitive

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Position Type:
Department Chair/Department Chair

Date Posted:
4/18/2019

Location:
Proviso West High School

Closing Date:
Until Filled



POSITION TITLE: Department Chair

REPORTS TO: Building Principal; Assistant Superintendent

SUPERVISES: Non-Core Area Teachers; certified and non-certified

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Experience or Training

Masters degree; Valid Type 09, 10 or 73 Illinois Teaching Certificatewith endorsement(s) in a World Language; Valid Illinois Type 75 Certificate; General Supervisory Endorsement; broad knowledge of his/her discipline and its relationship to the whole school; a minimum of five (5) years teaching experience in his/her discipline; demonstrated understanding of and compliance with District policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Preferred Experience or Training

Previous supervisory experience

Experience teaching at the secondary level

Capacity to work effectively with others and to motivate others to excel in fulfilling their responsibilities

Ability in public speaking and effective writing

Documentable leadership ability

Ability to make critical evaluations of suggestions for improving the quality of education in his/her discipline

Knowledge and experience pertaining to his/her entire discipline

Be articulate

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK:

Type of Activities Performed Frequently

Assist in long- and short-range planning of the program; assist in curriculum development, personnel supervision, and administration of the department; understand and provide guidance in implementing District policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Types of Activities Performed Occasionally

Other administrative duties and assignments as directed.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in three (3) major areas: curriculum development, instructional coaching and supervision, and administration.

Help develop and implement an educational philosophy for the department.

Provide continuous, effective articulation, within and throughout the department.

Give teachers, new to Proviso, assistance, working closely with the Assistant Principal and Assistant Superintendent.

Provide instructional coaching to non-core teachers in areas of gradual release of responsibility, argumentative literacy, mastery-based learning, and project-based learning.

Assist with in-service professional growth of all teachers in the department.

Develop esprit-de-corps among the staff.

Appraise and evaluate members of the department by organizing a plan for regular class visitations of both tenured and non-tenured teachers, making periodic reports, recommending teachers' placement status, identifying tenured teachers' needs for quality education, and encouraging leadership potential among all the staff.

Compile such necessary reports as requested by the Superintendent or his/her delegated authority, consistent with the efficient and effective operation of the department.

Support implementation of school improvement plan and school improvement initiative.

Implement and follow District policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Support new and existing District initiatives.

Perform other such functions as the Assistant Principal, Principal, Assistant Superintendent or delegated authority may, from time to time, request.

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