Bilingual Teacher

Archdiocese of San Antonio•San Antonio, TX

4d•$27•Onsite

About The Position

Seton Home works to break the cycle of abuse and poverty by providing a caring home, education, and support services necessary to transform the lives of pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their children. Summary: The Teacher is responsible for curriculum development which facilitates instruction appropriate for students with a variety of academic competencies, backgrounds, skills and learning needs. This position must design and implement daily instruction of all core subject areas to include Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Art, ESL, and PE. The Teacher is to promote a positive climate of learning and excellence where students have the opportunity to enhance their personal growth. This position is supervised by the Assistant Program Director.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree plus certification by the State Department of Education or other appropriate accrediting body
Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certification or other appropriate accrediting body and additional training to meet the special needs of unaccompanied children preferred
Minimum of 1-year employment experience within an academic, social service, or child-care agency
Reliable transportation
Valid driver license
Valid vehicle insurance
Submit to a state and federal background check, Child abuse and neglect registry check, and Tuberculosis screening
Be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of performing assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities
Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with unaccompanied children
Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases
DTaP or TDap: Complete primary vaccination series. If primary vaccination series completed in childhood, one TDaP dose in adulthood.
Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.
Working knowledge of TDFPS Minimum Standards, and Office of Refugee Resettlement- Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services National Care Standards
Possess therapeutic sensitivity to the service population cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
Experience with computer software and MS Office (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive)
Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team
Must have good written and verbal skills
Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills
Bilingual: Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language

Nice To Haves

Preferred 2 years’ experience within an academic, social service, or child-care agency
Sanctuary Model experience preferred

Responsibilities

Create a safe and inclusive classroom environment of respect and rapport to ensure a positive learning experience for youth with diverse backgrounds
Organize and prepare materials for daily instruction while ensuring the inventory of classroom materials, may include: textbooks, furniture, and other equipment needed to assist in the provision of instruction
Utilize the adopted curriculum to ensure compliance with National Academic Standards
Individualize lesson plans to meet each student’s academic level
Develop Individualized Educational Plans to report and document student’s developmental progress (cognitive, emotional, social and physical)
Use effective instructional strategies and behavioral management techniques to meet the academic needs of the students
Deliver client services and all daily interactions within the Sanctuary Model framework.
Maintain a record of student’s academic progress (grade book) for the development of progress reports
Meet departmental and program deadlines to ensure contractual compliance with reporting requirements
Actively participate in the enhancement and/or improvement of the Emergency Care Program living and working environment in cooperation with the Program Director
Attend administrative staff meetings, staff retreats, and other team building activities
Demonstrate knowledge and sensitivity of cultural norms, values and heritage
Create education notes for each resident enrolled in school
Complete the IEP assessment and post assessment
Complete Outcomes/Measurements
Assist with the Student Tracker and School Census
Upload education documents to UC Portal
Assist with ratio as needed
Complete daily attendance
Must complete all required professional development assigned in a timely manner.
Must be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of self, others.
Responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service with the organization to include but not limited to client names and information, services rendered to clients, donors names and gifts, internal and external investigations or results of any investigations, and financial information.
Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Moral Policy is mandatory.
Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization.
As a Seton Home employee, attendance and successful completion of a 10-day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the position. The inability to meet this requirement will conclude employment with the Agency.
Other duties as assigned by Director, Senior Director or Vice President.