English - Full Time

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Start Date
08/01/2025
Position Areas
English/Reading/Language Arts

Description

The Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS) is a public early college high school located in Provo, Utah.  UCAS students are working to accelerate their education in science, technology, engineering, or math. 

Specific Openings:  Honors English Teacher

Job Goal: To help students excel in English studies. To create a classroom atmosphere which encourages creative thinking, promotes excellent knowledge acquisition, and fosters a love of learning. Provide a safe, stimulating environment, and develop a strong sense of ethics with the high school students. 

Minimum Qualifications: Current Utah teaching license, with an English endorsement. Applicants must model honesty, integrity, and exemplary character.  Applicants must work well with high school age students.

Position Information:  Approximately 185 days (180 school days, 5 prep days) beginning August 2025.  

Salary and Benefits: Varies with experience and education.  See Board Approved Salary Schedule posted on the Utah County Academy of Sciences website: ucas-edu.net. UCAS participates in the Utah Retirement System, provides sick leave and personal leave to all teachers. Health benefits are available for full time teachers.

Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

 
  • Curriculum and Instruction

  • Teach the state core curriculum in addition to curriculum items appropriate to this age and group of students which will help prepare them for life.

  • Help students master the English concepts, pass the end of level exams, do well on college entrance exams and become successful scholars.

  • Maintain a plan book of lesson plans and outlines as well as a detailed course scope and sequence.  Provide lesson plans for a substitute to be used in the event of illness or emergency.

  • Be responsible for planning and implementing an instructional program which utilizes multiple teaching methods to reach the individual needs, interests, abilities and maturity levels of the students.

  • Be available to help students outside of class time such as before school, after school, or during lunch.

  • Plan instruction with other English instructors to ensure a smooth transition for students moving between classes and levels.

 
  • Other responsibilities

  • Attend faculty meetings and inservice meetings.

  • Act as a contributing staff member to foster a positive, cooperative educational environment. 

 
  • Student supervision

  • Evaluate and provide individual student progress information on a regular basis.

  • Maintain required records.  Provide accurate sensitive feedback to student assignments.

  • Establish and enforce a reasonable classroom discipline plan.  Be responsible for the supervision of students at all times.

  • Maintain the appropriate relationship between teacher and students at all times.

 

Interested instructors should submit an application on teacher-teacher.com or submit a letter of interest and a current resume to:

Principal Jennilyn Derbidge

Jennilyn.derbidge@ucas-edu.net

The Utah County Early College Charter High School is an Equal Opportunity institution and is nondiscriminatory relative to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

This position will remain open until filled.

Posted By

Utah County Academy of Sciences

940 West 800 South , Orem, UT 84058
 

At the following locations

UCAS Orem Campus

940 West 800 South , Orem, UT 84058