High School English

Stanbridge Academy High School Teacher - English / Language Arts

Start Date August 2022

We are seeking an exceptional high school teacher who brings their passion, identity, curiosity, and sense of humor into the classroom every day.

The ideal candidate is one who is energized by understanding and celebrating differences.

Stanbridge students present a diverse set of learning needs. We will give preference to candidates with previous training, work experience and / or credentials in English or Special Education.

Our teachers are solution focused and fiercely positive. Stanbridge teachers are passionate educators who challenge students to develop high level academic skills as well as become their best selves.

They are able to take content standards and shape and organize them to make them engaging and accessible to students.

As a professional, you are engaged in your own learning process as well as that of your students. You collaborate closely with co-workers, family and community members to ensure rich and high-quality learning experiences for students, and significant professional growth and renewal for teachers.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor's degree
• Three or more years of high school teaching experience
• Commitment to a strengths based teaching approach that integrates social emotional learning concepts into instruction
• Passion to build, collaborate, and create an exceptional school community
• Experience working with children, families and staff from diverse backgrounds and with diverse learning needs, including but not limited to students with ASD, ADHD, and students who have experienced trauma
• Strong classroom management skills

Preferred

Clear Single or Multiple Subject Credential as issued by the California Commission on

Teacher Credentialing

• Masters Degree
• Other specialized credentials (Ed Specialists, BCLAD, National Board Certified )
• Demonstrated success in inquiry-based instruction or project-based learning and integrated curriculum
• Familiarity with a variety of holistic assessment strategies for example : exposition, performance, project-based, standardized, anecdotal

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver curriculum that incorporates project based and inquiry-based learning techniques
• Build upon our yearly scope and sequence for grade level content area
• Build weekly and daily lesson plans that reflect the student population, align to Common Core, excite students, and meet individualized learning goals
• Provide appropriate curriculum and interventions
• Engage all learners
• Hold and meet high expectations for each student’s learning and social emotional development goals
• Collaborate with instructional coaches and learning specialists to create and sustain an inclusive environment; partner in the development and support of IEP goals;

continue to improve knowledge and implementation of Special education best practices

• Provide individual or small group instruction to meet the differentiated needs of all students
• Assess student progress consistently through a variety of approaches
• Use data to drive instructional strategies and meet student needs
• Use a variety of research-based classroom management strategies to support all students
• Contribute to an inclusive and anti-racist school culture, climate and curriculum
• Partner with families to develop student goals and strengthen home-school connections
• Build a learning environment in which every member of the community belongs
• Collaborate with division level teammates and other members of the teaching and learning community

Stanbridge Academy is a caring, inclusive K-12 school for students with mild to moderate learning differences and social communication disorders.

We use an individualized, whole student approach so that students thrive and develop their academic, social, and emotional capabilities to their fullest potential.

Stanbridge Academy incorporates and models strong values of personal and shared responsibility, respect, inclusion and compassion, where every student is heard and celebrated.

Salary competitive and commensurate with experience. Comprehensive benefits include health, vision, dental, and a 403 B retirement plan.

CONTACT

Contact jsmith@stanbridgeacademy.org with any questions and / or to submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.