English & Reading Teacher

Pace Center for Girls I Do Matter • Ft. Myers, FL

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The English & Reading Teacher educates girls in grades 6–12 and is responsible for helping them master state standards and achieve academic success in English/language arts. The role works within Pace Center for Girls’ year-round program, which features small classes and wraparound educational and social-service support. Instruction is grounded in girl-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed approaches.

The teacher plans and delivers standards-based, differentiated instruction across classes that may include multiple or mixed grade levels; monitors learning through formal and informal assessment; and adapts instruction to individual needs. The teacher also supports students’ academic progress and future planning through advising, progress monitoring, documentation, and collaboration with students and colleagues. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occasional after-hours events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Active Statement of Eligibility, Temporary, or Professional Teaching Certificate from the Florida Department of Education.
• Knowledge of the subject area and comfort teaching English language arts to grades 6–12.
• Valid Florida driver’s license.
• Ability to oversee students visually and audibly to ensure their safety and well-being.
• Commitment to Pace Center for Girls’ mission, values, and guiding principles; maintenance of ethical standards and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Completion of a Level II pre-employment background screening pursuant to applicable Florida statutes and Department of Juvenile Justice policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Comfort teaching across multiple, possibly mixed, grade levels.
• Experience teaching in a trauma-informed youth environment.
• Education degree.

Responsibilities

• Design standards-based lesson plans and align instruction for multiple or possibly mixed-grade classes.
• Use formal and informal assessments to monitor student progress and plan instruction around individual needs.
• Plan lessons using differentiated instructional techniques and strategies to create an engaging learning environment.
• Create a safe, supportive, girl-centered, trauma-informed, and strength-based classroom environment.
• Use effective classroom management strategies to support engagement, respect, and compliance with center policies.
• Develop, monitor, and update Progress Monitoring Plans in collaboration with learners.
• Conduct academic advising sessions, use data to assess academic growth, and document progress in the student data platform.
• Complete daily and weekly documentation, including attendance, IEPs, and RTIs, as assigned.
• Maintain accurate gradebooks and regular progress reports for all learners.
• Apply knowledge of Florida graduation requirements and promote college and career readiness and post-secondary planning.
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet student, organizational, state, and local requirements.
• Cultivate positive relationships and demonstrate appreciation for others.
• Attain and/or maintain required certifications and endorsements by the required deadlines.
• Participate in occasional after-hours events, such as family nights, prom, or community outreach.
• Complete and participate in required trainings and drills.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting at $55,000.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities and subject-specific instructional coaching.
• 20 paid time off days, 14 paid national holidays, and 5 additional wellness week days.
• Balanced center-based schedule with 230 academic days and 20 dedicated in-service planning days.
• Teachers become eligible for an additional 2 weeks of paid time off after one year of employment.
• Eligible full-time team members receive access to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, critical illness and accident coverage, legal and identity theft protection, and a 403(b) retirement plan.
• Team members working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for medical, dental, FSA, HSA, and the 403(b) retirement plan; those working fewer than 30 hours per week are eligible for the 403(b) retirement plan.
• Wellness resources, including wellness rewards, counseling sessions, leadership coaching, and mindfulness resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level