MISSION ACADEMY

Full-Time, Monday-Friday

This position is a remote position with onsite meetings and professional development.

Help Us Change Lives

We live by the motto that “There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do” and we are very passionate about it. Do you have a passion to work with students? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you! You’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students supporting their growth and development. Remember the person who made a difference in your life? Now it’s your turn.

Learn more about us at https://elev8schools.org/

How You Will Make an Impact:

The Substitute Teacher will teach students in a personalized learning environment. This position will collaborate with other Teachers on student progress. This position reports to the Principal or Designee.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Meet with student and teach assigned educational coursework.
• Review student work samples.
• Review student files.
• Record student progress in the Student Information System.
• Notify School Administrator of student concerns or discrepancies in coursework assigned.
• Adhere to Independent Student Program guidelines.
• Report student’s progress to Supervising Teacher.
• Perform administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities as assigned. These may be changed or modified from time to time.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of high school credits, graduation requirements, interventions, and alternative educational programs, including independent study.
• Ability to differentiate instruction to meet diverse student learning needs.
• Ability to work effectively with students, parents, staff members, and community representatives in providing a rigorous educational program.
• Ability to work effectively with all racial, ethnic, linguistic, disability, and socioeconomic groups.
• Ability to communicate effectively, including giving clear and concise instructions, using academic language, an appropriate delivery level, listening without bias, and providing proper feedback/reinforcement.
• Ability to make independent judgments, meet deadlines and maintain accurate records.
• Self-sufficient, strong interpersonal skills, and focused on excellent customer service.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid California Substitute Teaching Permit or teaching authorization or
• For Prospective Teacher:
  • Completion of 90 semester units of coursework from a regionally accredited four-year college or university and
  • Enrollment in a regionally accredited four-year California college or university and
  • Meet the basic skills requirement (BSR)
• Ability to travel in the performance of job duties are required.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Education and Student Information Systems.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mental Demands: medium workflow management, medium project coordination, and high people engagement.
• Finger Dexterity: primarily using the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Average Hearing: hearing average or typical conversations and receiving ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: normal acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents and operate office equipment or machinery.
• Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required.
• Prolonged period sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Working in a low to moderate noise environment with frequent deadline pressures.