Job description

American Youth Academy is an Islamic-based private school located in Tampa, Florida, one of the fastest-growing communities in the entire country. AYA was established in 1992 and currently serves 760 students in grades pre-K through 12, increasing yearly. One of AYA's top priorities is to create an environment and structure that allows all students to engage in experiences that prepare them for the future. As enrollment continues to grow, we are looking for additional staff and administrators to join our team to help us with our next step into the future.

Reports to: Head of School

Job Goal
Under the direction of the Head of School in carrying out the school's academic program, the teacher is responsible for providing an instructional program and the education of assigned students and will create a flexible program and class environment favorable for the learning and personal growth of each student. To establish a positive correlation between the quality of teaching and learning by making instructional decisions based upon student data in a safe, productive, and Islamic learning environment.

We are seeking to hire a passionate math teacher who will not only teach students mathematics but also represent the school on and off-campus. We are looking for a professional and experienced teacher to implement mathematical programs that build the knowledge and confidence of our students and see their growth. You are expected to actively instruct students, create lesson plans, assign and correct homework, manage students in the classroom, communicate with parents, and help students prepare for standardized testing. If you enjoy positively influencing the lives of children while pursuing a gratifying career, this is the job for you.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education or related field
• Expertise in the field of Econmics (AP Macro Economics, Humanities)
• Experience teaching in a classroom environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with all staff and colleagues
• Flexibility and high adaptation skills to work successfully in an unpredictable school setting
• Florida Teaching Certificate Preferred.

Teachers will be evaluated in the following areas as part of their annual evaluation:

• Attendance 10%
• Professional Responsibilities 10%
• Professional Development Goals 10%
• Planning and Preparation 20%
• Lesson Structure 15%
• Classroom Environment and PBIS 15%
• Quality of Instruction 20%

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Creating lesson plans to meet state standards and ensuring that they are followed throughout the year
• Communicating with parents about student progress and performance issues
• Providing extra help outside of class time when students need it
• Interpreting economic data to help students understand current events in the business world
• Conducting research on current economic issues in order to stay up to date with industry trends
• Evaluating student progress in regard to individualized academic plans and objectives
• Coaching athletic teams after school hours or during lunch times
• Teaching students about financial literacy and how to manage personal finances effectively
• Teaching students about economic principles such as supply and demand and how they relate to everyday life situationsMaintain and enrich their expertise in the subject area they will teach.
• Develop lesson plans that ensure state and school learning standards and the additional specific grade-by-grade learning standards set forth by the school programs.
• Coordinate lesson plans with other teachers to maximize possibilities for teaching similar topics in the same general time frame, thus reinforcing student knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis.
• Provide direct and indirect instruction.
• Long and short-term planning addressing individual needs of students.
• Prepare students adequately for all required assessments.
• Evaluate student's progress
• Provide an inviting, exciting, innovative learning environment.
• Engage in effective and appropriate classroom management
• Basic understanding of children's emotional, physical, intellectual, and social needs.
• Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff.
• Utilize computers and other technological classroom support equipment in student instruction.
• Perform other duties as assigned and deemed appropriate by the Head of School.

Classroom Strategies and Behaviors

• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
• Provides clear learning goals with an identified objective and provides rubrics for tracking student progress.
• Establishes classroom rules and procedures through the practice of routines.
• Recognizes adherence to rules and procedures with positive recognition and thorough follow-up with consequences.
• Maintains positive rapport with students; demonstrates patience and appropriate nurturing to assist in the growth of the child.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with students by displaying objectivity and using verbal and nonverbal behaviors to demonstrate interest.
• Engages students by maintaining a lively pace, through physical movement, and by demonstrating enthusiasm.
• Makes the physical environment as safe and conducive to learning as possible.

Teaching for Student Learning

• The lesson is structured to meet the school guidelines for maximizing student learning and is completed in the time allotted.
• The content is delivered comprehensively and cohesively where all students are demonstrating understanding.
• Helps students interact with new information by identifying critical information, chunking and elaborating on new information, and recording knowledge.
• Helps students practice and deepen new knowledge by using and practicing learning skills and strategies.

Planning and Preparing

• Effectively plans and prepares for lessons and units by scaffolding information into the lessons.
• Creates or selects evaluation strategies that are appropriate for the students and aligned with the lesson's goals.
• Plans and prepares for the use of available resources and technology, including traditional resources and newer tools.
• Plans and prepares for the needs of students who lack support from home, in the English language and Arabic language.

Performance Responsibilities: Non-Teaching Tasks

• Collegiality and Professionalism
• Promotes positive interactions with colleagues.
• Promotes positive interactions with students.
• Promotes positive interactions with parents.
• Seeks mentorship for the areas of need or interest.
• Shares ideas and strategies with other teachers
• School and Individual Advancement
• Uses resources effectively
• Adheres to school rules, policies, and values.
• Attends to assigned duties diligently.
• Actively sponsors engage in and promote school committees.
• Actively sponsors engage in and promote student clubs.
• Participates in and supports school initiatives.
• Participates in professional development opportunities.
• Implements information, tools, and resources from professional development sessions.

Record Keeping

• Maintains RenWeb per school guidelines.
• Maintains students' grades in an organized manner.
• Updates student records and grades promptly.
• Maintains school resources and textbooks in good condition.
• Submits lesson plans promptly.
• Submits all requested documents promptly.
• Students are challenged at their ability level as they are guided through the higher-order thinking continuum.
• Communicates high expectations for ALL students by asking probing yet guided questions for all students, particularly the low expectancy students.

Ability To:

• Weigh options and think clearly.
• Ability to multi-task.
• organize effectively through adequate planning
• Communicate clearly and concisely in the English language, both orally and in writing.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with administration, students, staff, and the school community to promote a collaborative professional environment.
• Relate well with children, deal with student problems, and maintain effective classroom discipline.
• Handle classroom situations with fairness and patience.
• Engage students through diversified learning activities
• Personalize learning to engage all learners
• Maintain a learning environment that is safe and student-friendly
• Willingness to openly communicate with administration, students, staff, and the school community.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate tests and measurements of achievement.
• Demonstrated willingness to be held accountable for student results.

Physical Demand:
Teachers spend most of the day standing and sitting in the classroom. While standing, the teacher will frequently hold light objects they are working on and demonstrating, etc. These can be held from waist level to slightly above the teacher's head. Teachers must be able to walk through the classroom and maneuver in tight spaces between desks. Dealing with students can entail kneeling or squatting, stooping, and bending from 50-70 degrees at the waist on an occasional to the frequent basis on a given day. The chalkboard or whiteboard is occasionally too frequently used, requiring grasping the chalk or marker or eraser, reaching, below, or above shoulder height with the dominant upper extremity, and may require trunk or neck rotation to look back at class.
The teacher often moves students' desks and chairs to change the classroom layout to influence teaching situations. It is occasionally necessary to lift and carry boxes weighing up to 25 pounds from the office to the classroom up to 200 feet away.

Environmental Demands:
This position works in various settings, including classrooms and outdoors, and may experience heat or cold extremes and fumes, odors, dust, and the noise level is moderate to loud.

Salary:

Salary will be based on background and experience.

Disclaimer:
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the employee's general nature and level of work (s) within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees for this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Tampa, FL 33617: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching Economics: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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