What are the responsibilities and job description for the Alternative Education Instructor position at Rawhide Youth Services?
FULL-TIME
Job Purpose
Prepares students for meaningful lives by contributing to their spiritual, educational, physical and social development.
Essential Job Functions
- Assessing student learning and creating/providing instructional activities to meet DPI requirements
- Creating and/or modifying educational curriculum to meet education standards
- Teaching various topics to students in a classroom setting
- Creating and implementing “hands on” lessons for students
- Reviewing and correcting assignments and tests for students
Job Responsibilities
- Monitors and appraises emotional progress of students by teaching, coaching, counseling, and disciplining; reviewing students in jeopardy and working with residential services to provide treatment for disruptive behavior.
- Assesses student learning and provides education to meet DPI requirements by scheduling and assigning instructional activities and providing feedback to students; eliciting student questions and responses; reviewing and correcting assignments and projects; preparing, administering, and scoring tests.
- Maintains records and provides comprehensive student evaluations by documenting learning accomplishments, attendance, and behavior, completing two-week progress reviews, quarterly report cards, and closing summaries.
- Maintains stimulating environment and incorporates creative teaching tools by planning “hands on” lessons, using demonstrations, examples, and teaching aids, such as audiovisual equipment and computers.
- Guides students’ personal and social development by establishing rules and procedures for administrative matters, student verbal participation, and student movement within the classroom, between classrooms, and during physical activity; facilitating group sessions; refocusing students on career choices, personal strengths, and treatment goals through “scoring” conversations.
- Contributes to Starr academy’s effectiveness by establishing and adjusting curriculum and objectives, modifying plans based on student assessments.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Teaching License
- Excellent communication skills
- Desire to work with at-risk population of youth
- Ability to contribute in strong team environment
- Teaching experience
Benefit Overview:
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Competitive 401k plan
- 10 paid Holidays
- PTO, VTO, Wellness Day, & Floating Holiday
- 5 Weeks Paid Sabbatical Leave
- Onsite Café (New London)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Nature Trails/Waterfront on 600 acres (New London)
- Onsite Fitness Center and Gymnasium (New London)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Jury Duty Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- Paid Benefits for Birth or Adoption