Spanish Teacher

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 - Waukegan, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Waukegan, IL

Educational Services

About the position

The Spanish Teacher at Jack Benny Middle School is responsible for delivering a personalized instructional program tailored to the diverse abilities and needs of students. This role involves implementing the prescribed curriculum, creating a supportive learning environment, and maintaining effective communication with students, parents, and school administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide a personalized instructional program that is compatible with the abilities, needs and learning characteristics of each student
• Implement prescribed curriculum
• Create a child-centered learning environment characterized by sound mental health and educational psychology practices
• Follow prescribed curriculum, instructional methods and materials
• Employ creative methods of instruction and utilize a variety of materials within the designated curriculum
• Become acquainted with the characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and by seeking information from psycho-educational reports
• Inform the Academic Chair whenever a student's attendance is unsatisfactory
• Supply the Academic Chair with any abnormal attendance reports on any student
• Report student address and telephone number changes to the Academic Chair
• Provide the Academic Chair with an up-to-date copy of the schedule of classroom activities
• Maintain up-to-date lesson plans
• Use designated methods of reporting student progress to parents
• Attend specified in-service meetings and conferences with the building principal
• Develop a close relationship with each student's parents or guardians
• Use teacher aides or helpers in accord with the designated job descriptions
• Perform other professional duties as assigned by the building principal

Requirements

• Must have valid Illinois Professional Educators License, Grade K-8
• Endorsement: Spanish