English/Social Studies Secondary Teacher

Overview of The Chiles Academy:

The mission of The Chiles Academy is to combine a community of support and guidance for pregnant and parenting students with the goal of attaining a high school diploma which will empower them to become independent and responsible citizens. The Chiles Academy is a public charter school named in honor of former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles who believed in improving the lives of all children. We offer a specialized curriculum, parenting classes, on-site child care, and referrals with community resources. By completing hybrid online learning and live taught classes led by certified teachers, original high school credit is earned for a standard high school diploma. Students participate in career exploration tracks throughout the year called Career Connections. This program allows students to get a taste of real life in the world of business, child care, food service, healthcare, and community organizing and social justice. Students can also use their career cash to purchase needed clothing, toys, diapers, wipes and other high demand items for young moms.

Position Overview:

The primary role of the academic teacher is to measure, support, encourage, and enhance the academic performance of students. The teacher is responsible for:

PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

• • Sets the goals of the student within each course, with both timely progress and comprehension
  • Understands how to plan for effective classroom instruction in live taught and laboratory settings by utilizing higher level reasoning skills, central concepts, and key elements of the discipline
  • Remediation of online coursework depending on student need and academic gaps
  • Creates lesson plans that effectively utilize all materials and resources available to achieve the objectives of the curriculum and adheres to state standards
  • Keeps and maintains accurate assignment calendars, lesson plans, and gradebooks for each course
  • Plans assessment and monitors progress of student learning effectively via Student Plans
  • Monitors students’ understanding of the curriculum effectively and adjusts instruction, materials, or assessments when appropriate
  • Develops curriculum that focuses on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) & teambuilding

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

• • Creates an environment that is conducive for student learning and involvement
  • Maintains appropriate standards of behavior, mutual respect, and safety
  • Models positive engagement with school culture and mission
  • Leads students by modeling active engagement, enthusiasm, and goal-oriented guidance
  • Models appropriate personal and professional boundaries
  • Encourages students and community members to support and engage each other
  • Parent contact at least once per grading period for each student (positive contact when earned, corrective contact when intervention needed i.e. academic progress, attendance, etc)

EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION & LEADERSHIP

• • Creates learning objectives that are clear and relevant to curriculum
  • Uses innovative, appropriate, and differentiated instructional techniques and strategies
  • Develops, reviews, modifies, communicates and updates learning goals, standards and expectations with students
  • Teamwork and communication with other academic teachers and staff to ensure a holistic approach to academic achievement
  • Promotes confidence and perseverance in the student that stimulate increased personal student responsibility for achieving the goals of the curriculum
  • Promotes graduation requirements, necessity of obtaining credits, achieving a strong GPA, college readiness, etc
  • Strives to ensure equitable opportunities for student learning
  • Demonstrates appreciation for and sensitivity to the diversity among students and throughout TCA community

OUTCOME MEASUREMENT

• • Utilizes data to assess the progress and academic growth of students
  • Daily assessment and management of student progress using real-time data entry in lab setting
  • Make and follow through on recommendations for increasing student progress at weekly PST (Problem Solving Team) meetings

Desirable Attributes:

• • The ability to establish rapport, build relationships, and work collaboratively with all constituents of the school community
  • A detailed-oriented approach to work and outstanding communication skills including writing, listening, and public speaking
  • Teaching experience at the 6-12 grade level; drop-out prevention experience preferred
  • Knowledge or experience with Edgenuity curriculum
  • Experience with curriculum development and SEL pedagogy
  • Demonstrable commitment to diversity and equity
  • Knowledge of integrated, project-based curriculum
  • Skill in delivering and receiving feedback
  • The vision, flexibility, energy, patience, adaptability, and sense of humor to cultivate growth in a small, tight-knit community

Minimum Qualifications:

• • Bachelor’s Degree with major in subject being taught or related area
  • Attains and/or maintains certification and endorsements by required deadlines
  • Minimum one year teaching experience, preferably in an at-risk youth environment, or equivalent experience leading in an academic capacity
  • Valid Florida ID or Florida Driver’s License.
  • Must pass pre-employment background and drug screening
  • Knowledge of state and school districts policies preferred

Idiosyncrasies of The Chiles Academy:

• • Requirement to lead experiential learning courses tailored to individual strengths
  • Team meetings during lunch period in cafeteria to promote a culture of connection and supervision
  • Required weekly Problem Solving Team (PST) staff meetings
  • Promotion of nutritional awareness and wellness
  • Encourage curricular and extra-curricular innovation including circling and restorative practices
  • Establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with students, model boundary-holding behavior and relationships
  • Incorporate Law Enforcement Officer in campus culture & curriculum whenever possible to promote community policing

Florida Health Care coverage for full time employees

Access to on-site childcare at 50% tuition

10 month work schedule

Level pay options for holidays and breaks

Paid time off options