Envision Academy Classroom Teacher (FT)

Christian Children's Home of Ohio•Wooster, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary function of the classroom teacher is to develop the student's skills, knowledge, concepts, generalizations, principles, appreciations, and attitudes that will promote the fullest possible development and assist him/her in valuing the dignity and worth of himself/herself and others. He/she provides, within the classroom, an educational program for the students and may assist in other programs within Christian Children's Home of Ohio. All Academy staff are expected to focus on Quality Improvement as a part of their job responsibilities, in an effort to make the Academy a safe and healing environment for clients and staff. This expectation includes, but is not limited to teamwork, improving service delivery, fulfilling department goals, and other job-specific tasks that encourage excellence. The schedule for the Envision Academy Classroom Teacher will be similar to a teacher's typical schedule. An individual in this position will work the school schedule of August - June.

Requirements

Must maintain proper certification in his/her teaching area
Hold a Bachelor's Degree from accredited institution
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret education documents such as transcripts, IEP's, and testing requirements.
Ability to write, evaluate and teach curriculum.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
Working understanding of education terminology and necessary requirements to fulfill specific education duties.
Ability to use a computer, familiarity with Outlook and Word, Excel.
Active Ohio Teaching License required.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
Candidates must be 21 or older to apply.
Must have valid Ohio Driver's License and maintain a driving record that allows that individual to be insurable.
Must be able to commute reliably for all on-site positions.
Some roles require a valid Ohio driver's license and an insurable driving record.

Nice To Haves

Classroom experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Makes every effort to maintain a 'team first' spirit and atmosphere within the workplace environment - fostering and maintaining appropriate working relationships within the Envision Academy/Children's Residential Center team, and with other Agency departments, as well.
Instructs assigned classes during the assigned days and times.
Develops and implements curriculum for instruction that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of their students, as well as state and other regulations.
Creates a classroom environment that is consistently conducive to learning and appropriate to the needs of the students while encouraging open thinking generating new ideas and challenge rigid thinking.
Possesses a working knowledge in the subject area and prepares for classes assigned, shows written evidence of preparation, upon request.
Guides the learning process towards an understanding of the curriculum goals through methods such as joint problem-solving and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicates these objectives to the students.
Uses classroom technology to meet the needs/capabilities of the students in the classroom.
Strives to meet the unique needs of the classroom through instruction and action.
Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis, offers feedback to students and provides progress reports to the Envision Academy Administrator.
Recognizes and differentiates the methods of instruction on a regular basis to meet the unique needs of their classroom and individual students.
Takes reasonable precautions to protect the students, self and the classroom environment.
Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records.
Develops classroom expectations that are congruent with already established campus rules in which the expected classroom behaviors are managed in a fair and just manner.
Makes provisions to be available to students, staff, and administration for education-related purposes before/after the school day when requested to do so.
Attends staff meetings, gives feedback week for Weekly Program Reviews, and responds to appropriate emails.
Listens to and communicates skillfully with students, staff, and leadership.
Supports the purpose of the school through/with other staff members and maintains a high expectation of students, oneself, and other professionals.
Encourages and supports learning by displaying a reinforcing personality including empathy, humor, and consistency.
Promotes cooperation and team effort through shared successes.