(Anticipated) BRANCHES/OWL Alternative Ed Teacher

About the role

Next STEP is a collaborative, 7-12 academic program that is grounded in the values and missions of Tree Street Youth and Lewiston Public Schools, and located in the Longley Building. Students and staff come together to co-create a dynamic learning environment that meets high expectations, within a culture of mutual respect, while honoring unique identities, life experiences, and aspirations. This school year SY26/27, we are launching a new partnership with Lewiston Middle School to offer The "Dreamchaser Fellowship." This model will support a new cohort of LMS students every trimester. Cohorts will participate in Dreamchaser programming from 8:30a-2:00pm at the Next STEP/Longley building, each focused on a specific theme, culminating in a community-wide event.

Responsibilities

The Humanities Teacher will help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women. Specific duties include:

• Teaching District approved curriculum
• Meeting and instructing assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated
• Planning a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students
• Creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students
• Encouraging students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior
• Guiding the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishing clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like
• Evaluating students' academic and social growth, keeping appropriate records and preparing progress reports
• Supervising classroom and students

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor's degree
• Valid Teaching Certificate and endorsements
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Benefits

Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including:

• Health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer
• Dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans
• 15 paid sick days per year
• Tuition reimbursement and more

Pay

Salary: $45,518.26 - $85,857.57 (SY26/27)