Classroom Teacher, NC
Company: Eckerd Connects
Location: Danville
Posted on: September 12, 2023
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Job Description:
Do you have a passion for helping people, or you love to see
youth and young adults work hard to reach their full potential? We
have a position for you! Come work in a highly supportive family
like rural setting and work with smaller student body sizes than
traditional public schools as a Classroom Teacher for our Boys
Residential Academy located in Yanceyville, NC. Make more than a
Living, Make a Difference Our Benefits: Low-Cost Medical, Dental
and Vision Insurance19 days of Paid Time Off the first year11 paid
holidaysRetirement savings plan with employer match up to
5%Flexible spending accountsPaid short-term and voluntary long-term
disabilityGroup Term Life and AD&D InsuranceVoluntary term life
insurance Extra Benefits:Meals provided when on duty Duties &
Responsibilities Provide challenging, rigorous, and relevant
educational experiences for each student, affording them the
opportunity to achieve their full academic, intellectual, physical,
social, and emotional potential. Curriculum and InstructionPlan,
prepare, deliver, and/or direct instructional activities that
actively engage students in meaningful and relevant learning
experiences, including opportunities for them to explore
application of higher-order thinking skills and to investigate new
approaches to applying their learning.Design and use various
instructional strategies, innovations, and activities that are
research based, reflective of best practice, and compatible with
the total program effort.Differentiate instruction and educational
programs and/or projects to meet students' special interests,
learning styles, and identified level of academic achievement,
intellectual and physical ability, and social and emotional
functioning.Provide students with regular and ready access to
instructional technology and comprehensive materials that support
the instructional program.Maintain knowledge of and implement
established curriculum based on clearly defined state
standards.Integrate subject matter through effective thematic
development.Provide vocational/career instruction, as
required.Provide a positive academic learning climate where
students are encouraged to be productive learners and take pride in
their work.Establish and deliver effective classroom management and
organizational strategies to maximize time students are actively
engaged in learning activities.Provide individualized instruction
to meet students' needs in basic skills development in English,
reading, and mathematics.Participate in development,
implementation, and revision of personal education plans for all
program students, to include IEP's, as required by the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).AssessmentConduct
standardized and diagnostic testing, as required.Monitor, document,
and analyze student performance data, and use results to make
decisions to improve outcomes; performance data to include, but not
limited to standardized test results, progress monitoring data, and
classroom assessments.CommunicationEstablish and maintain positive
and productive working relationships with students, parents, staff,
and community stakeholders.Collaborate with students, parents,
staff and community stakeholders to enhance the instructional
program.Quality ImprovementParticipate in the program's process for
establishing, implementing, and monitoring a continuous process of
improvement that focuses on student performance.Resources & Support
SystemsProvide input into ordering necessary instructional
materials, supplies and equipment in sufficient numbers to support
the educational program and implement its plans for
improvement.Maintain secure, accurate and complete student record
keeping system that monitors student progress, to include a
current, up-to-date student work folder.Maintain safe, clean,
orderly, and engaging learning environments, to include but not
limited to classrooms, hallways, library, media lab, buyers' day,
chuckwagon, and education offices and workspaces.Participate in a
continuous program of professional development that supports
achievement of the program's improvement goals.Complete all
training, in-service and staff development requirements as set
forth by Eckerd and its' contracting, licensing, accrediting and
state teacher certification agencies. QualificationsBachelor's
degree, from an accredited College or University, required. Must
meet state teacher certification eligibility requirements. Prefer
state certification in all core subject areas taught. Prefer
endorsement/certification in one or more of these areas: reading,
ESOL, and special education. Must maintain appropriate
certification to meet Highly Qualified requirements for assigned
classes. Must acquire certifications NLT 6 months after
employment.Two years successful teaching experience
preferred.Ability to restrain youth in accordance with approved
techniques. *This job description is intended to describe the
general nature and level of work being performed by a person
assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive
list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so
classified. Our Program Location:Boys Residential Academy at
Yanceyville437 Main Street - Yanceyville, NC 27379About Us Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_LDuWsm80Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/eckerdresidential/About our Residential
Academy:Eckerd Connects' Short-Term Juvenile Justice Residential
program is a complete rehabilitative experience delivered in 4 to 6
months to 40 adjudicated male youth, ages 13 to 17, referred by the
North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Juvenile
Justice. This residential treatment concept combines promising and
evidence-based practices with a strong family transition component
and signifies a public-private partnership with the Division of
Juvenile Justice which has produced an innovative shift in the way
youth are served in North Carolina's juvenile justice system.
Intensive, short-term services include individualized treatment and
academic plans that combine formal and experiential education,
community service, behavioral health, and family counseling in a
non-punitive environment designed to address the youth's behavioral
challenges through a strength-based approach. Youth also receive
accredited education on-site and work together in small group
settings with assigned counselors.To learn more about our program,
copy and paste the link into your browser:
https://eckerd.org/juvenile-justice-services/residential-services/short-term-residential-services/
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Connects") considers all
qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national
origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Eckerd
Connects is a drug-free workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm
employment eligibility. *CBPI32365229-25660-7126fc52dd31
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