High School Teacher

THEA BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

2026-2027 School Year

Position: Teacher High School Teacher Reports to: Building Principal Start Date: Upon Board Approval

Job Goal: To create a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth. To establish effective rapport with pupils To motivate pupils to develop skills, attitude, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for elementary grade education in accordance with each pupils ability To establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required:

• Bachelors of Secondary Education Degree
• Professional Teaching License
• All staff are expected to maintain their certification for the positions subjects taught.
• Renewal of licenses are the responsibility of each certified staff member, and failure to hold the proper licenses may be cause for non-renewal of a contract for the next school year.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teaches District approved curriculum.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and-in harmony with the goals-establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Diagnoses and assist with the learning disabilities of students.
• Evaluates pupils academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, prepares progress reports, and daily lesson plans.
• Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.

Working Conditions and Physical Environment:

• Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels.
• Physical agility to lift up to 50 pounds, to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk, and to reach overhead.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Teacher will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Thea Bowman Leadership Academy reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

Please submit a letter of interest and credentials/resume to:

GeTina Williams Human Resources Thea Bowman Leadership Academy 3401 W. 5th Avenue Gary, IN 46406 gwillamstheabowmanacademy.org