What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Studies Teacher position at Lad Lake Inc?
Do you want 10 personal days each school year? Work in a collaborative small team approach? Then this may be an opportunity for you.
Lad Lake’s Synergy South partners with MPS to offer a behavior reassignment school that serves youth 12-21 - with a history of behavioral and academic challenges in a traditional school setting. We are currently hiring for a Teacher to join our team! This is a great small room opportunity!
JOB SUMMARY
To provide educational services through creative, caring integrated methods that maximize intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. Provide an educational setting for youth ensuring the culture is consistent with trauma-sensitive, family-focused, community-based, and best practice principles.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Fostering an educational environment conducive to learning.
- Plan instructional program designed to meet individual student needs and whole groups which may include at-risk or special needs youth.
- Develops a culturally sensitive curriculum.
- Prepares lesson plans.
- Participates in developing and monitoring student education plans.
- Use necessary and appropriate instructional methods and materials, which are suited to the well-being of the students and to the nature of the learning activities.
- Establishes and implements, in a positive and supportive manner, classroom policies and procedures governing student behavior and conduct: provides guidance, counseling, and discipline to encourage students to meet standards of achievement and conduct; makes referrals for assistance where appropriate.
- Confers with students, parents or guardians, and other staff, maintaining an open positive relationship as appropriate to provide guidance and evaluation, and to encourage student achievement.
- Maintains up to date grades and student academic evaluations
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree
- Wisconsin teaching certificate
- Licensed Areas: Social Studies, Middle School/ High School Cross Categorical
- Previous experience working with emotionally and behaviorally disabled (EBD) students or at-risk adolescent populations. 2 to 3 years of successful classroom behavior management experience.
- Must be able to deal with students in a positive and confident manner; be equitable when working with a culturally, racially, and economically diverse student population.
- Able to adapt to change, be flexible, and be confident.
- Must possess strong organizational skills, effective behavior management techniques, and exhibit good judgment.
BENEFITS
- Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, STD, LTD Benefits
- Variable sick time for school personnel based upon teaching days
- Holiday pay (up to 8 days)
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k plan
- Casual dress
- Company-paid training
- Ongoing paid training
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Employer
