Teacher: Alternative One

About the role

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available. Under the direction of the principal, in collaboration with the Director of Alternative Education, plans and implements a program for students to improve student performance, attendance, behavior, remediate academic deficiencies and facilitate student success in the traditional school and virtual programs.

Responsibilities

• Counsels and motivates reluctant learners.
• Develops and implements strategies for involving disengaged students in the in-class or virtual school program.
• Acts as case manager for a specific group of vulnerable youth: provides mentoring, organizational skill development, study skills instruction, support for families, and provision of linkages to necessary community agencies.
• Fosters communication with students, parents, community agencies, and professional organizations across the county.
• Aids in the development of program components and activities designed to enhance the school’s continuum of supports and services for students and implementation of school improvement and strategic plans.
• Supports the professional growth and development of teachers by coaching innovative instructional strategies, materials, and programs for students experiencing barriers to in-class or virtual learning.
• Maintains discipline data to inform interventions and supports for students.
• Ensures appropriate academic scheduling to meet the needs of diverse learners through consultation with counselors and administrators.
• Collaborates with behavioral specialists and student advocates for support in implementing effective behavioral interventions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required.
• Experience: Three (3) years successful classroom teaching required. One (1) year virtual learning technology, remote instruction platforms, Learning Management Systems, and video conferencing tools, if assigned to Virtual Academy required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Knowledge of human behavior and adolescent development.
• Skills: Ability to motivate reluctant learners, work on a team, individualize and differentiate instruction, speak and write effectively, demonstrate excellent behavioral management and human relations skills, communicate effectively with diverse populations, and employ a variety of teaching styles to respond to the needs of diverse learners.
• Other Characteristics: Demonstrated ability to speak and write effectively, excellent behavioral management and human relations skills, demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations, demonstrated ability to work effectively and engage diverse parents/guardians with varied communication styles, levels of skill and experience to support their child’s education experience, demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

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