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If you are looking for a rewarding career, please consider the English/Language Arts Teacher opportunity with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including health insurance, paid vacation, paid sick time, paid holidays, as well as retirement.

• Designing lessons and instructional materials based on best practices with clear learning targets and measurable goals aligned with common core and NC state standards and suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction of students with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturity and functioning at a wide range of academic levels.
• Providing direct group and individual instruction, based on assessment of student progress through the use of formative and summative data collection, designed to meet individual needs, motivate active and appropriate student participation, achieve academic goals, and help students make successful transitions within the academic school, the prison system, and back into society.
• Establishing and maintaining standards of student conduct required to achieve effective participation in all activities and which support the accepted school-wide behavior plan.
• Collaborating with fellow teachers and other school personnel regarding students on specific caseload and best instructional practices effective with specific students.

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position.

We will not review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application. Click these links for additional information: Introduction to the Job Application and Addressing Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. (Note: These links were created for applicants of Dept. of Adult Correction jobs and may not reflect the policies or procedures of other State agencies.)

To qualify for this position, applicants must document in the Description of Work section of their application that they possess ALL of the following were applicable:

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  Documented ability to provide effective English and language arts instruction, to include reading comprehension, writing, grammar, and vocabulary, at a variety of levels using a variety of instructional strategies
• Documented ability to manage classroom behavior and maintain an orderly classroom using behavioral management techniques
• Documented ability to utilize data gathered through formative and summative classroom assessments, both formal and informal in nature, to identify, diagnose, evaluate, and assess learning needs of individual students
• Documented ability to write education plans for students, both as groups and individually

• Experience in a variety of educational practices for at-risk students
• Experience in preparing lessons aligned to and informed by College and Career Ready Standards, Common Core Standards and the NC Standard Course of Study designed to meet student needs
• Experience in utilizing a variety of instructional methods that align with best practices as well as with student needs
• Experience in developing, implementing, and communicating a classroom management plan designed to address diverse student behaviors as well as to provide necessary supports used to assist students when academic and behavioral problems arise
• Experience in maintaining accurate records including, but not limited to, attendance, grades, summative and formative performance, assessment results, and anecdotal notes
• Experience in aggregating, disaggregating, and interpreting standardized tests, formative and summative assessment results, and student data accurately and effectively
• Experience in communicating effectively with all pertinent stakeholders, in both oral and written formats, and in working cooperatively with colleagues while serving as a positive force supportive of the school’s culture
• Experience in being flexible in expectations as well as in classroom instructional plans in an ever-changing environment
• Certification in multiple subject areas (such as math and science)

Bachelor's degree or above directly related to the teaching area associated with this position.

Candidate must possess, or be eligible to possess, a current (non-expired) North Carolina Educator's License (Class Code: A, M, S, or D) with certification in the area of English or Language Arts at the middle or high school level; management prefers certification in more than one middle or high school subject area. This must be indicated in and attached to your application.

This position is governed under Chapter 115c, Elementary and Secondary Education, and Chapter 126 of the NC State Human Resources Act.

In addition to the listed knowledge, skills, and abilities, applicants must also demonstrate that the minimum education and experience requirements have been met.

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job.

DAC uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information. Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates / licenses. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application. Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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  Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
• If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
• If applying for a position certified through the NC Dept. of Justice - Criminal Justice Standards Division, click this link for specific certification requirements: Correctional & Probation/Parole Officer Certification.
• The NC Dept. of Adult Correction must adhere to the US Dept. of Justice Final Rule on the "National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape." Click this link for information on hiring and promotion prohibition requirements for all positions in the NC Dept. of Adult Correction: PREA Hiring and Promotion Prohibitions (Download PDF reader).
• Per NC General Statute 143B-972.1 (Download PDF reader), applicants hired into a position certified as a criminal justice officer or justice officer are required to electronically submit fingerprints to the NC State Bureau of Investigation for a state and national criminal history record check and enrollment in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification System: Criminal Justice Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background Service (“RAP Back”). This is in addition to submitting fingerprints during the application process.