Classroom Teacher

Description

Mission and Priorities : At Children’s Health Council, we believe in the promise and potential of every child, teen and young adult.

Our mission is to transform young lives by providing culturally responsive best-in-class learning and mental health services to families from diverse backgrounds regardless of language, location, or ability to pay.

We specialize in ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism. Our strategic priorities include : being people first and empowering our workforce, creating systems built on equity, access, and inclusion, elevating technology and strengthening our community partnerships.

Could this be you?

• Do you like to work in an environment where we live our mission?
• Do you value celebrating our differences and learning from them?
• Are you passionate about the work you do?
• Do you value collaboration?
• Are you looking to be empowered as a professional to help us grow as an organizational community?
• Are you a skilled cross-cultural communicator, helping cultivate a place of acceptance?
• Do you value cross-cultural competence and communication with individuals, teams, and systems within our organization?

If you can answer yes to these questions, this job could be for you!

As a Classroom Teacher, you will :

• Teach a classroom of students with learning and attention challenges; create written weekly planner detailing instruction and class schedule.
• Conduct comprehensive review of each student’s file and conversations with parents and specialists in order to develop a written personalized learning plan for each student.
• Take time to reflect on instruction and share reflections with teaching partner as appropriate in order to continually deliver effective instruction;

note reflections in student’s file as adjustments and interventions are implemented.

• Formally and informally assess each child to fully understand the student’s strengths and challenges; keep written track of these in student’s file.
• Collaborate with colleagues throughout the school and CHC in order to deliver effective instruction and ensure students are reaching their learning goals.
• Plan instruction to meet multiple modes of learning (instruction, student expression and student engagement) as evidenced in written weekly planner.
• Recognize each student’s strengths and teach to those strengths by creating a written strength-based profile for each student.
• Closely monitors classroom budget.
• Fully participates in all school activities (including parent ed classes).
• Attend Sand Hill School and CHC identified special events and activities.
• Participate in Parent Visits as assigned.
• Willingly participate in review / reflection / evaluation process.
• Develop collegiality within and across disciplines at CHC to build rapport and professional collaboration with the larger CHC staff.
• Develop collegial relationships with outside professionals to promote cross referrals.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

What we’re looking for :

• Know their students well and adapt instruction to meet individual student needs.
• Are responsible for ensuring that all students in the class meet or exceed expected growth.
• Act professionally in all situations.
• Work with their colleagues to develop instruction and monitor student progress.
• Communicate effectively with parents regarding student needs and student growth.
• Communicate frequently with parents in which both parents and teachers learn from each other in the best interest of the student.
• Effectively team and collaborate with all professionals in order to maximize student progress.
• Regularly and effectively communicate and plan with colleagues.
• Genuinely enjoy being with their students and make the classroom a joyful place.
• Recognize their students’ strengths and contributions to the classroom community.
• Are experts in working with students who struggle with learning and attention challenges and know the best intervention to use given the situation.
• Manage the classroom well are explicit with student expectations and boundaries and know when and how to intervene to ensure positive results and model exemplary classroom management skills.
• Are skilled in delivering instruction that is developmentally appropriate, as well as direct & explicit, multisensory, appropriately paced as well as structured & systematic.
• Set individual student goals and regularly monitor and track student learning to ensure students are progressing in meeting goals.
• Willing and eager to use technology to support learning, instruction, and productivity.
• Seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.

About your background (education / experience) :

• Technology to support learning, instruction, and productivity.
• Seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.

Education / Experience :

• At least 5 years of classroom teaching experience.
• Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.
• Either a special education, single subject math, or single subject science certification / credential OR is working toward earning certification / credential.
• Has worked with middle school students with learning differences.
• Worked in a Special Education setting (preferred).
• Technological skills (Google classroom, Google Suite).

Working Conditions : Physical Requirements : Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time for instruction and supervision.

Special Job Requirements : Flexibility will be required in work schedule. Contact with Others : Extensive interpersonal interaction with peers and outside contacts.

Compensation : Range : $70,000-$95,000 per yearPay Type : Salary* The starting base salary for this position is as shown above.

The actual base salary is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, and market demand.

This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.