Job Title: Teacher Position at ALTA VISTA INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL This position will support the Chicago and San Jacinto campuses. Compensation Clear Credential: $79,500/year - $100,700/year Preliminary Credential: $68,900/year Intern Credential: $66,144/year About Us We live by the motto that "There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do" and we are very passionate about it. If you have a passion to work with students, 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. How You Will Make An Impact The Teacher Position will plan, organize and implement an appropriate personalized instructional program in a learning environment that guides, supports, and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential, completion of diploma requirements and post-secondary transition plan. This Position will collaborate with other Instructional Staff and school personnel. Responsibilities/Duties: - Developing Personalized Academic Plans: Develop, review and regularly update personalized academic plans based on students transcripts, assessment data, career pathway planning (CTE), post-secondary goals, and progress towards those goals. - Maintaining a Positive Learning Environment: Create and maintain an effective learning environment by modeling positive and respectful behavior, upholding and supporting high academic expectations, and maintaining positive and professional relationships with colleagues, students and parents. - Meeting with Students: Meet with students at their scheduled appointment dates and times. - Conducting Effective Student Appointments: Conduct effective student appointments; preparing for and delivering instruction, engaging students in goal-setting, monitoring of progress and preparation for completion of graduation requirements. - Assigning Courses: Assign appropriate courses of study. - Referring Students: Refer students to core subject area teachers when necessary. - Establishing Learning Objectives: Establish and communicate learning objectives and content standards to be assessed. - Delivering Instruction: Plan, prepare for and deliver instructional activities to facilitate learning experiences. - Providing Learning Materials: Provide a variety of learning materials and resources to support independent learning. - Identifying Instructional Strategies: Identify and implement instructional strategies and resources to meet students varying needs. - Fostering Critical Thinking: Engage students in academic conversations that elicit critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication. - Connecting Instruction to Real-World Experiences: Connect instruction to real-world experiences and students post-secondary goals. - Assessing Progress: Regularly check for understanding and provide clarifying and/or enrichment information. - Grading Homework and Tests: Carefully observe, review and evaluate student homework and tests to assess and monitor progress. - Providing Feedback: Grade course homework, projects, and tests. - Enhancing Learning: Provide students with meaningful feedback to enhance learning and improve achievement. - Encouraging Progress: Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students. - Instructing Technology Use: Instruct and monitor student progress in the use of online learning materials and technology. - Providing Accommodations: Provide appropriate accommodations, modifications and interventions for English Learners, students with 504 Plans, and Special Education students. - Modeling Independent Learning Skills: Model and guide students to develop strategies that foster independent learning skills such as, goal-setting, time management, and accessing/utilizing resources. - Using Relevant Technology: Use relevant technology to support instruction. - Administering Assessments: Administer diagnostic assessments according to guidelines set forth by the Organization and site. - Communicating Progress: Regularly communicate necessary information to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs. - Referencing Support Structures: Refer students to support structures; tutors, intervention programs, labs, counselors, and other wrap-around services as appropriate. - Managing Student Behavior: Manage student behavior in the Resource Center by enforcing rules and disciplinary systems of the Center. - Preparing Parent Conferences: Prepare for and facilitate positive parent conferences. - Staying Current: Keep updated with developments in subject area curriculum, teaching resources and methods. - Maintaining Records: Maintain accurate and complete records of student progress and development. - Monitoring Credit Completion: Monitor credit completion rates of students. - Monitoring Attendance: Monitor student attendance. - Claiming Attendance: Claim and report daily attendance. - Organizing Student Folders: Keep student work folders neat and organized. - Closing Out Folders: Close out student folders in accordance to Organization/Charter procedures and guidelines. - Generating Report Cards: Generate report cards in accordance to Organization/Charter procedures and guidelines. - Documenting Notes: Document and review student notes and parent/student contacts in Contact Manager. - Updating Records: Update all necessary records accurately and timely as required by law, Organizational policies, school regulations, and independent auditors. - Collaborating with Colleagues: Collaborate with colleagues to improve teaching practices through professional learning communities, student study teams, department meetings, and student retention meetings. - Participating in Professional Development: Participate in Professional Development opportunities as needed. - Reporting Incidents: Follow established policies and procedures for reporting incidents (e.g., child abuse, substance abuse, harassment, and violence). - Attending Meetings and Graduation Ceremonies: Attend all required meetings and graduation ceremonies. - Performing Administrative Duties: Administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities: - California Teaching Standards: Thorough knowledge of California Teaching Standards. - Educational Trends: Knowledge of educational trends, research, and technology to support learning. - Research-Based Instructional Strategies: Knowledge of research-based instructional strategies necessary for effective instruction of all student populations, including students at-risk of academic failure. - Differentiated Instruction: Ability to differentiate instruction to meet diverse student learning needs. - Communication and Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with students, parents, staff members, and community representatives in providing a rigorous educational program. - Working with Diverse Groups: Ability to work effectively with all racial, ethnic, linguistic, disability, and socioeconomic groups. - Effective Communication: Ability to communicate effectively including giving clear and concise instructions, using academic language, and appropriate level of delivery, and listening without bias and providing appropriate feedback/reinforcement. - Composing and Comprehending Written Communication: Ability to compose and comprehend written communication. - Making Independent Judgements: Ability to make independent judgements. - Meeting Deadlines and Maintaining Records: Ability to meet deadlines and maintain accurate records. - Commitment to Education: Commitment to the education of all students. - Planning and Organizational Skills: Planning and organizational skills. Minimum Qualifications: - Valid California Credential: Valid California Single Subject or Multiple Subject in area of specialization or intern eligible. - Bachelor's Degree: Bachelor's degree with major or minor in designated subject, including all courses needed to meet credential requirements. - English Learner Authorization: English Learner Authorization. - California Basic Skills Exam: Successful passing of the California Basic Skills Exam. - Teacher Preparation Program: Enrollment in a State approved teachers preparation program and student teaching. - Proficiency in MS Word and Email: Proficient in MS Word, Email. Physical Requirements: - Mental Demands: High workflow management, high project coordination. - Finger Dexterity: Using primarily just 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: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information. - Average Visual Abilities: Ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery. - Physical Strength: Sedentary work. Sitting most of the time, and occasionally exerts up to 10 lbs. of force (almost all office jobs). - Frequent Multi-Tasking: Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required. - Noisy Environment: Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures.