High School Teacher of English

1 day ago

State College, Pennsylvania, United States The Center School Full time
  • Position Type:
      High School Teaching/English

  • Date Posted:
      11/11/2025

  • Location:
      The Center School

       Teacher of English Required Certification(s) and/or Degree:  NJ Certificate Teacher of English / TOSD
    Reports to:  Principal
    Summary
    The Teacher of English position is responsible for creating a school classroom environment that develops in each student skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing that are fundamental to effective communication and literate citizenship; that develops appreciation of good literature of all types; that motivates students to read widely for information and recreation; that develops standards for critical judgment of written and oral communications
    Job Duties
    • Teaches content and skills in English language, literature, composition, reading, journalism.
    • Adapts English material and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments and lesson plans that guide and challenge students.
    • Assess students' skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans.
    • Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students.
    • Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for each student.
    • Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student's abilities.
    • Teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one-on-one.
    • Implement IEPs, assess students' performance, and track their progress.
    • Update IEPs throughout the school year to reflect students' progress and goals.
    • Discuss student's progress with parents/guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators
    • Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division's basic instructional philosophy and congruent with course standards; provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
    • Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
    • Encourages students to think independently and to express original ideas.
    • Evaluates each student's progress in meeting the course standards for English skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).
    • Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
    • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
    • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
    • Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
    • Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine student strengths and areas of need.
    • Perform administrative duties such as assisting in hall duty, cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
    • Other duties as requested.
    Physical Requirements
    • Intermittent standing and sitting 6-7 hours daily
    • Escorting students to and from various classroom settings, which requires climbing stairs
    • Accompany students on playground and field trips, which may require elevated physical activity and/or riding a bus
    Environment Requirements
    Teachers work in climate-controlled, indoor environments, however, there are several circumstances in which a teacher might work outdoors or outside of the school grounds. Field trips require teachers to supervise students on buses, in addition to the trip destination.
     
    Resource Requirements
    • Ability to work on a desktop personal computer or laptop, as required, for the purpose of recording grades, creating lesson plans and communicating with colleagues, supervisors and parents. 
    • Knowledge of computers, mobile/tablet devices, gaming consoles and their applications, as they pertain to students and their daily use, for the purpose of coordinating those devices with instructional learning.
    Social Requirements
    • Ability to communicate effectively and respectably, both verbally and non-verbally
    • Ability to develop trusting relationships with students, parents, colleagues and supervisors
    Additional Requirements
    • Proof of US Citizenship or legal resident alien status
    • Evidence that a criminal history check has been conducted and clearance has been given by the Department of Education
    • Evidence that health is adequate to fulfill the job functions and responsibilities, with reasonable accommodations
    • Pass the state required Mantoux Intradermal Tuberculin Test
Nothing in this job description restricts administrations right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
 
Equal Opportunity Statement
The Center School believes that equal opportunity for all employees is important for the continuing success of our organization.  Accordingly, this nonprofit will not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status or non-job related factors in hiring, promoting, demoting, training, transfers, layoffs, terminations, recommendations, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.  Opportunity is provided to all employees based on qualifications and the requirements of the job.
 
It is the policy of the Center School to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, religion, creed, age, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, military status, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test to an employer, or any other legally protected classification under federal, state, or local law.  Our equal employment opportunity philosophy applies in all personnel actions including recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, job benefits, pay, performance evaluation, discipline, and dismissal. 

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