What are the responsibilities and job description for the Language Arts Teacher - Alternative Learning position at Laraway Youth & Family Services?
WHY LARAWAY SCHOOL?
When asking current team members why they've stayed at Laraway, the answers we hear most often are:
> Support, Support, Support! The amount of support received is unprecedented.
> Generous and thoughtful benefits to take care of me and my family
> Paychecks throughout the year so we don't have to struggle during gaps
> Time with my supervisor is prioritized - a minimum of 1 hour every week for ME
***LARAWAY CARES ABOUT ME!***
Job Summary:
The Language Arts Teacher will provide instruction in content areas, utilizing best practices in assessment and instruction.
Essential Duties:
Administrative/Educational:
- Develop and deliver classroom and field based curriculum, based on current best practices utilizing a variety of medium including technology, project based learning, differentiated instruction and the concepts of universal designs for learning.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining current substitute plans.
- Provides daily leadership, support and direction to home room staff and students.
- Creates and maintains daily, weekly and quarterly plans and schedules.
- Collaborates and team teaches academic and therapeutic strength based activities from beginning to end of day.
- Evaluates student progress, records results, and prepares grades and commentary to inform guardians of progress; participates in statewide and formal assessments as required.
- Reviews student file for familiarity with Individualized Education Plans, learning abilities and other possible disabilities. Implements accommodations and goals from Individualized Educational Plans and Comprehensive Evaluations.
- Collaborates with other staff to meet academic and treatment needs of students.
- May design, implement and coordinate individualized learning plans based on student needs and interests
- Leads and/or collaborates with others to support and deliver school wide cornerstone curriculum activities, developing realted curriculum strands for students.
- Participates in student team meetings to update team on academic progress, as requested.
- Actively participates in Laraway School and agency meetings, trainings, events, etc.
- Completes all related program specific, agency related and regulatory paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
- Builds and maintains professional relationships and appropriate boundaries with staff, clients and community.
- Alternative learning includes making maple syrup in the spring, swimming in the summer, planning-planting-harvesting gardens, making pear and apple cider in the fall, and so much more!
Salary : $40,000 - $65,000