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

National Heritage Academies

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Aspire Academy, located in Gary, IN, opened in 2008 and serves over 650 K-8 students annually. The school offers competitive benefits, starting pay above traditional public school scales, and consistently outperforms local districts on state tests. Aspire Academy provides access to a best-in-class curriculum, advanced instructional tools, personalized development and coaching, and strong support from an experienced leadership team, all while emphasizing 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, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
• Supports, supplements and extends classroom teaching, and works collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students.
• Uses 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.
• Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
• Reviews test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services.
• Monitors 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.
• Groups and schedules students according to student needs.
• Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
• Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Completes necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school.
• Collects, analyzes and prepares data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.

Benefits

• Starting pay above traditional public schools’ market scales.
• Competitive benefits at affordable rates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED