Teacher - Sheltercare (Home School Education Program of Northern Virginia)

Job Description :

The Sheltercare Home School Educational Program (SHSEP) is an alternative educational program for students who have been placed at the Sheltercare Center by the Alexandria City court system. SHSEP provides full-day educational services for school-aged students who are residing at the Sheltercare Center. The school is a secure facility with a capacity of 14 students. Students are enrolled for short periods of time, ranging from 1 day to 90 days. Teachers serving students are licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The SHSEP teacher is an 11-month position that will coordinate and manage the school program and reports directly to the Executive Director of Equity & Title IX Coordinator.

Required Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor's in teaching or related content field is required

Licenses / Certificates : Valid Virginia teaching license with endorsement in Special Education (or eligibility to obtain)

• Other Qualifications :
• Highly Qualified status in core academic areas
• Minimum of 3 years of successful classroom teaching, preferably with at-risk, special education, or alternative education students
• Demonstrated success teaching across multiple grade levels or in multi-age settings

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications :

Essential Functions :

The Sheltercare Teacher is responsible for providing a flexible, high-quality educational program to students in a temporary residential setting. This includes teaching multiple subjects across multiple grade levels (typically middle school through high school), differentiating for students with a variety of academic, behavioral, and socio-emotional needs-including those with IEPs and ELL / ESL support needs. Teaching requires flexibility, creativity, and a highly adaptive instructional approach. The teacher also needs to work collaboratively with Sheltercare staff, external agencies, and base schools from Alexandria and surrounding jurisdictions to ensure educational continuity for all students.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Salary : Step Placement and Salary for this position is deteremined by The ACPS Teachers and Other Licensed Staff Salary Scale

Clearances :

Public Health Compliance

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