What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part - Time Math Teacher (Potential for Full-Time) position at Maple Lake Academy?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary : Dependent on level of experience and degree.
Part Time Math Substitute Teacher (Potential for Full-Time)
WHO WE ARE
Maple Lake Academy is a residential treatment center for adolescents (boys and girls 13 to 18 years old) on the autistic spectrum. Our students are high functioning dealing with deficits in social skills, life skills, inability to understand their own emotions or put their emotions in to words. We provide a safe and nurturing home like environment for our students to learn skills that push them in the areas mentioned above. Our team works with our client population daily, hands on, and in one on one situations.
Summary
Empower students who experience Autism, ADHD, and other learning differences to gain skills, learn about their strengths, understand what accommodations they need to be successful leading to improved independence and productivity. We expect our teachers to exhibit qualities of teamwork, accountability, flexibility, and attentiveness. We are a small school setting grades 7-12 with students at different abilities. We are accredited by Cognia. Our mission is to help our students feel successful and find that learning can be fun and rewarding.
OUR STUDENTS
Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, but all are working on building stronger skills to thrive socially, academically, and within their families. As mentioned, our students are on the Autism Spectrum and may be working through anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, various non-verbal learning disorders, reactive-attachment, and a number of other challenges. Our students are bright with great potential to succeed far above the level of functioning they demonstrate before coming to Maple Lake. Because of our intensive clinical programming, verbal abilities of our boys and girls are of average ability or above. Maple Lake Academy offers a supportive environment for learning one success at a time, and includes structured individual, group, and family therapy, recreational therapy, an accredited secondary education program, an equine program, fine arts, and a variety of other activities.
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Are you passionate about math and eager to make a real impact in a private, small-class setting? Maple Lake Academy is looking for an innovative and creative math teacherto join our team! We specialize in supporting high-functioning students on the Autism Spectrum, helping them thrive in a structured yet dynamic learning environment.
Position
7-12 Math Teacher
Employment Status
Part Time
Pay Scale
20-25
Benefits
None
Schedule
Monday Friday 8am 1 pm
What Were Looking For :
- A degree in Mathematics or a related field(or currently completing one)
- A passion for working with neurodiverse learners
- Creative and engagingteaching strategies that make math come alive
- Experience or enthusiasm for working with secondary students (ages 12-18)
- A desire to inspire and challenge high-ability students
Minimum Requirements
Why Join Us?
Responsibilities and Duties :
Technology Requirements
Position Relationships
If you're ready to bring your expertise and enthusiasm to a unique and rewarding teaching experience, we want to hear from you! Apply today and be part of something extraordinary. Thanks!
Communication - Collaboration, organization, documentation via email, text, phone calls etc. When communicating will avoid sharing confidential information and will maintain professionalism with assignments and responsibilities. HIPAA compliant.
Time off- Request time off from direct supervisor.
Decision-making skills. Teachers must be able to balance the strengths and weaknesses of different options and make the best decision. Many decisions have a significant impact on students.
Interpersonal skills. Teachers need strong interpersonal skills because they regularly interact with people. They will often collaborate in teams and must develop positive working relationships with their co-workers.
Leadership skills. Teachers must be able to direct / lead the residential staff and team and oversee the implementation of therapeutic interventions for their students. They must coordinate and communicate well.
Organizational skills . Organizational skills are essential for teachers. They must be able to manage several students throughout the week and prioritize tasks. Maintain close communication with the team, and the clients they work with, giving pertinent and important information that helps each family to move forward in the therapeutic process. Teacher duties must be completed by due dates weekly.
Speaking skills. Teachers rely on speaking skills to give presentations, teach, and direct classroom instruction. They must clearly communicate information and instructions to the staff and other employees who are helping them in their classroom. Must exhibit confidence and have the ability to encourage others. Teachers must understand how to communicate and work with the clients / families they serve, especially in difficult situations.
THE MAPLE LAKE ACADEMY TEAM
Being part of the MLA team, you'll work with a talented group of mentors and professionals who are first and foremost dedicated to the well-being of our clients. You will receive both structured and on-the-job training, and have opportunities to learn about our Attachment Theory approach to care, where the focus is always on building trusting and safe relationships. We value our employees and do our best to create a rewarding and appreciative environment.
An ATTACHMENT Approach
Most youth residential treatment programs use a behavioral approach to therapeutic and residential support, but we set ourselves apart for our students by using an attachment-based approach. Everything we do is through the lens of attachment theory. As a member of the MLA team, you'll get great training in attachment styles, and how to best help teens in our program to build healthy relationships with themselves, their peers, and caregivers. Additionally, we focus on helping students identify the core issues behind their behaviors and thoughts, and then how to address those core needs. We seek to create a safe environment for students and employees to learn, grow, develop, explore, make mistakes, and build lasting impactful relationships with those around them.
Work Environment : Residential Treatment Center
Salary : $20 - $25
