What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Success & Support Teacher position at Aod?
Student Success & Support Teacher
Full-Time or Part-Time
Marian High School seeks a dynamic, flexible, and mission-driven educator to serve in a unique schoolwide support role. This position is ideal for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building meaningful relationships with students, and embraces the opportunity to make a positive impact throughout the school day.
Rather than being assigned to a single classroom, the Student Success & Support Teacher serves wherever students and teachers need them most. One moment may involve providing classroom instruction as a substitute teacher, while the next may include welcoming students between classes, supporting lunch supervision, assisting with academic interventions, or helping de-escalate student concerns with compassion and professionalism.
This role is an integral part of Marian's daily operations and student life. The successful candidate will be a calm, visible, and trusted adult who helps create a school environment where students feel known, supported, and challenged to grow.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Serve as the primary in-house substitute teacher when classroom coverage is needed on short notice.
- Build positive relationships with students through a consistent, visible presence throughout the school day.
- Monitor hallways during class transitions, helping maintain a welcoming, orderly, and safe environment.
- Assist students in remaining focused, engaged, and ready to learn.
- Help de-escalate student conflicts and redirect behavior in a respectful, relationship-centered manner.
- Provide academic support, tutoring, or supervised study sessions as assigned.
- Partner with administrators, counselors, and faculty to support student success.
- Assist with special events, assemblies, testing, retreats, and other school activities.
- Model Marian High School's mission, values, and expectations in all interactions.
- Perform other instructional and student-support duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Preferred candidates will possess:
- Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate preferred.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Experience working with adolescents in an educational setting.
- Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Strong classroom management and student engagement abilities.
- Ability to problem solve and adapt quickly and confidently to changing priorities.
- Calm, positive demeanor with effective conflict resolution and de-escalation skills.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Commitment to the mission and Catholic identity of Marian High School.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an experienced educator and a "Jill (or Jack) of all trades", who enjoys variety and understands that no two days are exactly alike. They are equally comfortable stepping into a classroom, greeting students in the hallway, supporting a colleague, supervising lunch, helping a struggling student regain focus, or simply being a reassuring adult presence.
Above all, this person believes that relationships matter. They know students by name, earn respect through consistency and kindness, and help reinforce Marian's culture of academic excellence, faith, sisterhood, and personal responsibility.
This position may be filled as either a full-time role or through multiple part-time appointments, depending on candidate availability and school needs.
PROCESS: Interested candidates should apply (including resume and letter of introduction) via https://aod.org/careers
Please contact Stacey Cushman at cushmans@marian-hs.org with questions.