Job Title: High School English Teacher
Reports To: Site Administrator
Job Goal: To help students develop proficient language arts skills that will contribute to their academic
growth.
Qualifications:
1. Applicants must hold or be eligible for an Alaska Teaching Certificate. Preferred certification in
English.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Maintains competency in areas of certification and assignment.
2. Employs appropriate diagnostic methods, to identify student proficiency levels, and to
subsequently plan short and long range programs designed to accommodate those identified
needs.
3. Establishes a physical, emotional, and intellectual climate conducive to the teaching and
learning process.
4. Manages time, space and resources for the achievement of desired objectives.
5. Employs a variety of methods and materials, which will motivate the student to learn and seek
additional learning experiences.
6. Provides leadership in the establishment of a positive relationship between student and teacher,
and student and student.
7. Selects, develops and employs appropriate evaluation techniques to assess student progress
and instructional effectiveness.
8. Uses appropriate methods to assist students to accept and practice standards of good decorum.
9. Strives for harmonious and cooperative relationships with staff, parents, and community.
10. Performs required reporting and record keeping functions.
11. Searches for and performs in the roles of advising, supervising and sponsoring as the need
arises and talents permit.
12. Develops means of involving parents and students in the classroom environment.
13. Develops awareness of local culture and to help provide instruction that is culturally appropriate.
14. Appreciate and find value in cross-cultural, rural Alaskan environment.
15. Promote positive public and community relations for the school district.
16. Must be able to be prompt, dependable, self-disciplined and work without direct supervision.
17. Other duties as assigned.
Employment Terms:
1. Dillingham City School District Policy
2. Certified Collective Bargaining Agreement
3. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background
check.
4. Dillingham City School District is a drug, tobacco and alcohol free campus. (BP 4020)
Dillingham? Well, here we like to eat from the land, play outside, tell stories, and laugh. We raise our kids to be kind, contributing, and respectful of their fellow community members, their culture-bearers, and their ecosystem. DCSD is populated by smart, independent kids who can make anyone willing to make Dillingham home feel like their favorite auntie or uncle.
"To know Dillingham is to love Dillingham."
Living in Dillingham, AK, offers a unique and fulfilling experience. Dillingham has a small population, which fosters a close-knit community where neighbors know and support each other. The town is located near Wood-Tikchik State Park, the largest state park in the country, offering stunning landscapes and outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing. The town is vibrant and has a diverse population, adding to the rich cultural fabric of the community.
If you are passionate about making a difference and are interested in an opportunity to be a part of our team, connect with us!