School Services - School Special Education Teacher
Memphis, TN
iDEAL Hire
5x7 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Academic Interventionist

Primary Purpose: Teachers are responsible for delivering effective, high-quality, rigorous instruction in their content areas that produce unmatched results and student understanding. Teachers are also responsible for promoting a college-preparatory culture that assists our students on their journey to and through college. Teachers will perform additional duties, as necessary, to ensure that all students will learn and contribute to the school’s overall community. Whatever it takes. No excuses.

Position Details:

• Location: Memphis, TN
• Pay: Starting at $44/hr
• Hours: M-F - May vary based on location
• Position(s): Middle School Academic Interventionist

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.
• Valid TN teaching certificate in for K-12 or 6-8 or 6-12 for appropriate special education endorsement.
• Minimum 1y exp teaching MS level students, 2yrs or more preferred
• Experience working with students with a range of disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities, autism, developmental delays, etc.)
• Commitment to working with educationally underserved students
• Commitment to the design and development of the school
• Experience teaching in an urban school and/or charter network
• Manage a classroom of 25 students

Skills & Experience:

• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of special education and specialty area
• Knowledge and skills in working with children with behavior and emotional disabilities

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate students’ improvement in assigned subject(s), and increase engagement as a result of their sustained participation in blended learning programs
• Manage classroom behavior to create a productive learning environment
• Provide academic intervention that is active and enables learning and recall of new knowledge strengthened through different exposures of “doing” (i.e., seeing, hearing, touching, and doing)
• Provide academic intervention that is collaborative and is socially-centered, allowing young people to build skills through learning as a team
• Create lesson plans based on student needs as required; and program partnerships with parents, teachers and other supportive services
• Provide academic intervention that is meaningful increases motivation by creating experiences relevant to students’ own interests, and the world in which they live
• Provide academic intervention that supports mastery that provides young people the opportunity to gain and practice new skills and habits
• Lead small-group tutoring, coaching, goal-setting and academic case management designed to bridge the gaps in students’ understanding
• Foster the joy of mastery that culminates in an event or product to be viewed and celebrated by peers and family members
• Provide academic intervention that expands horizons and facilitates learning that goes beyond the walls of site facilities and uses the surrounding community as a classroom, bringing in individuals and businesses that young people may not otherwise come into contact
• Maintain ongoing communication with parents to obtain information to better serve students and maintain program quality; this includes, but is not limited to the distribution of progress reports, programmatic materials, etc.
• Collect/enter student data on academic gains and other outcome targets.
• Consistent completion of all required documentation: forms, grade checks, assessments, attendance records, etc.
• Organize own work daily, weekly, and monthly to ensure key deadlines are met and is completed on time and according to established policies and procedures
• Communicate student progress as-needed to core-content teachers
• Manage a classroom of 25 students
• Participate in required trainings and national days of service.