Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under supervision of the Lead Teacher, teaches course content and essential academic skills to students, helping them to master the objectives of the Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards. The teacher creates relationships with and acts as a guide and advocate for their mentees, helping students develop personally, academically, and professionally, preparing them for employment and/or further education after graduation and helping them to master the objectives of the Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Becomes familiar with each student’s personal context as it relates to success at PPEP TEC, and provides mentoring, advocacy and parental contact. The teacher will monitor mentees’ individual data to identify and target improvement supports in collaboration with the MTSS Team.
• Plans engaging classroom lessons and activities and provides weekly lesson plans to Lead Teacher for review.
• Maintains and improves content knowledge relevant to the objectives of the Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards, and helps students construct relevant understanding of the concepts that the standards address.
• Develops and maintains the classroom environment as a model of the workplace (safe, quiet, and without distractions), and guides students in learning appropriate behavior that allows productive effort to improve student outcomes.
• Develops a broad understanding of career and educational opportunities beyond graduation and uses that understanding to assist students in academic and career planning (ECAP).
• Participates with site staff members as part of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) and participates in meaningful periodic PLC meetings to improve both site procedures and student achievement.
• Understands the rationale and implementation of required assessments: State mandated assessments (ACT, ACT Aspire, and AZSci) in addition to charter-wide benchmark assessments. Teacher correctly administers and analyzes these assessments for appropriate student placement and data-driven decision-making to improve student outcomes.
• Works and participates with site staff and charter administration to implement plans to improve school culture, student attendance and student retention, which includes completing relevant portions of the student attendance tracker and updating monthly Mentee Success Plans with fidelity.
• Participates in school improvement planning, A-F School Grade development, and accreditation process as needed.
• Becomes familiar with general administration of the school site and is accountable on an absolute basis for maintaining procedures, keeping records, safe-guarding resources, and upholding school policy as well as state and federal laws and regulations.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Current Arizona K-12 Teaching Certificate OR ability to meet ADE definition of Highly Qualified by either 24 hours in an approved subject area or passing scores on an AEPA exam.
• Must possess a valid IVP DPS Fingerprint Clearance Card.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• One-year prior work experience in teaching at-risk children.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to see a computer monitor.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift twenty-five (25) pounds).

MUST APPLY ONLINE AT PPEPHIRING.COM