What are the responsibilities and job description for the Swiftwater Alternative Teacher position at CLE ELUM-ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT?
THIS IS A CONTINUING POSITION FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR.
NOTE: This position is open to qualified Cle Elum-Roslyn School District employees May 16 - May 22, 2024 . Applications received from out of district applicants will not be considered until May 23rd. Interviews may be scheduled to qualified candidates the week of June 3rd. This posting will be open until filled.
Description
A Big Picture Learning advisor (teacher) is a three-pronged position. An advisor is a social and emotional leader, an academic teacher and project manager, and an internship manager. First and foremost, the advisor is the “point person” for their 18 students and those students’ families. The successful advisor creates a safe, trusting, and collaborative learning environment that enables students to learn through school and community experiences and develop as mature, able, knowledgeable, and responsible individuals. An advisor is often responsible for a multi-year educational journey of 18 students, including their successful graduation and transition to a meaningful post-secondary activity.
Responsibilities
The Cle Elum-Roslyn School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Superintendent John Belcher belcherj@cersd.org for Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance at 4244 Bullfrog Road, Cle Elum WA, 509-649-4850 or Special Programs Director Carrieanne Selzler selzlerc@cersd.org for Section 504/ADA Compliance at 4244 Bullfrog Road, Cle Elum WA, 509-649-4807.
NOTE: This position is open to qualified Cle Elum-Roslyn School District employees May 16 - May 22, 2024 . Applications received from out of district applicants will not be considered until May 23rd. Interviews may be scheduled to qualified candidates the week of June 3rd. This posting will be open until filled.
Description
A Big Picture Learning advisor (teacher) is a three-pronged position. An advisor is a social and emotional leader, an academic teacher and project manager, and an internship manager. First and foremost, the advisor is the “point person” for their 18 students and those students’ families. The successful advisor creates a safe, trusting, and collaborative learning environment that enables students to learn through school and community experiences and develop as mature, able, knowledgeable, and responsible individuals. An advisor is often responsible for a multi-year educational journey of 18 students, including their successful graduation and transition to a meaningful post-secondary activity.
Responsibilities
- Builds a strong, supportive small community of learning within their advisory and celebrates students’ accomplishments.
- Asserts students’ educational and social progress through periodic narrative reports, phone calls to parents, and regular student meetings.
- Is accessible to students and parents for education-related purposes outside normal school hours as negotiated with students and their families.
- Actively enlists parents and family members in the life and learning of their children.
- Actively manages, acquires, and maintains grants and academic school improvement plans.
- Creates learning plans with students and their families that encompass the individual student’s personal interests and developmental needs.
- Facilitates learning plan meetings with each student and their family, plus their internship mentor when applicable.
- Updates and modifies students’ learning plans every term.
- Manages online ALE program.
- Facilities and developes parent partnership.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Teaches students how to learn, and gather and filter information through personal interaction, print, and web-based sources.
- Plans a program of instruction that challenges students and meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of each student.
- Guides students into learning experiences and activities that focus on the mastery of the specific content area.
- Provides supplemental and educational resources in order to support students’ growth as well as cares for and believes in the success of each and every student.
- Employs a variety of educational techniques in pursuit of educational goals and establishes clear objectives for each student.
- Attends advisor and peer meetings to plan and work collaboratively to share best practices and critique each other’s work, and to view all the students in the school as their own.
- Creates a safe and healthy learning environment and responds to emergencies in accordance with established safety and emergency policies and guidelines.
- Actively participates in all staff meetings, retreats, and summer training sessions.
- Shares the leadership role with other staff members in organizing and conducting new student and family orientations.
- Facilitates student learning outside of the school building via internships and its attendant preparatory work, service learning, group internships, and real-world learning experiences.
- Incorporates formal Learning Plans and Learning Through Internships (LTI) experiences into each student’s learning journey.
- Works collaboratively with the Swiftwater team and community partners to ensure each student has an internship by following the determined LTI path.
- Monitors students’ internships through regular site visits, phone calls, and mentor meetings.
- Posses a current, valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with secondary education endorsements.
- Master's degree (MA/MS/MBA) or equivalent preferred.
- Two or more years related experience and/or training.
- Experience teaching and/or leading in secondary schools (alternative education teaching experience preferred).
- Commitment to practices that foster diversity, equity and inclusion
- Sense of humor and a passion for working with youth.
- Enthusiasm for establishing and promoting effective working relationships with staff across all levels and functions of the organization, as well as with outside consultants and vendors, and members of the larger Big Picture Learning community of partners and stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a diverse, complex, and fast paced work environment
- Understanding of federal, state, and local school law
- Commitment to communicate proactively and regularly with supervisors and colleagues around progress, obstacles, and needs
- Proficiency in common computer software applications and willingness to learn new applications and systems as needed
- Strong analytical, oral, and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills, including time management, attention to details, and the ability to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Strong problem solving and strategic thinking skills
- Commitment to professional growth
- Affiliation: CEREA
- Contract: 180 CEREA Contracted Calendar with 4 day supplemental
- Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance through SEBB*
- Sick/Personal Days: up to 12 sick days per school year and up to 3 personal days per year.
- Retirement: Two plan choices available with DRS, Plan 2 and Plan 3.
- Salary: Based off the CEREA Salary Schedule and depending on verified years of experience, clock hours, and education.Current Salary is for the 2023-2024 School Year. IPD will be added for the 24-25 school year and will be updated once confirmed.
- August 27, 2024
The Cle Elum-Roslyn School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Superintendent John Belcher belcherj@cersd.org for Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance at 4244 Bullfrog Road, Cle Elum WA, 509-649-4850 or Special Programs Director Carrieanne Selzler selzlerc@cersd.org for Section 504/ADA Compliance at 4244 Bullfrog Road, Cle Elum WA, 509-649-4807.
- Benefits through SEBB is determined by the number of hours an employee is anticipated to work during the school year. Any employee who is scheduled to work 630 hours or more in a school year (September 1 through August 31) is eligible for benefits.
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