Academic Specialist (K-6th) at Aspire Charter Academy

National Heritage Academies•Gary, IN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Aspire Charter Academy, located in Gary, IN, opened in 2008 and serves over 650 K-8 students annually. This role offers the opportunity to connect passion with purpose. The school demonstrates consistent outperformance against local districts on state tests and provides access to a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources. Staff receive personalized development and coaching opportunities, along with a high level of support from an experienced leadership team. There is an emphasis on maintaining a safe and conducive learning environment.

Requirements

Must hold a valid teacher license in the subject and/or grade level or meet alternative requirements in the state you are applying.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of teaching experience

Responsibilities

Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
Support, supplement, and extend classroom teaching, and work collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students.
Use specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual students.
Assess the strengths and needs of students and provide that information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel such as psychologists, special educators, or speech teachers in order to provide effective instruction.
Act as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
Review test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services.
Monitor student progress for the purpose of providing feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determining intervention effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate.
Group and schedule students according to student needs.
Provide instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
Manage student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
Manage allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
Complete necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school.
Collect, analyze, and prepare data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.