Middle School Reading/Science/Social Studies Instructional Support

Position Type:
Student Support Services
Date Posted:
12/14/2023
Location:
Flint Cultural Center AcademyEFFECTIVE DATE: 2023/2024 School Year
Grant Funded position for at least the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
2. Have a strong desire to work with and make positive impacts on reluctant learners.
3. Support, supplement and extend classroom teaching, and works collaboratively with Middle School staff members to implement a quality support program that meets the needs of at-risk and reluctant learners.
4. Uses specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual and small groups of students.
5. Assess the strengths and needs of students and provide that information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel.
6. Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
7. Review assessments to help determine strategy for intervention instruction.
8. Monitors student progress for the purpose of providing feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determining intervention/support effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate.
9. Groups and schedules students according to student needs.
10. Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using best instructional practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
11. Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
12. Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
13. Collects, analyzes and prepares data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.
14. Involved in parent learning nights to support parents as appropriate to provide parents with strategies to support learning.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience teaching in a Middle School role (core subject areas preferred).
2. Interested and excited about closing the learning gap for Middle School students and eager to take risks to meet the needs of at-risk and reluctant learners.
3. Valid Teaching license/certificate with appropriate endorsements.
4. Master's Degree in Literacy or relevant teaching experience in literacy with a focus on the "Essential Practices of Literacy" highly preferred.
5. Knowledge of researched based best practices and experience with successful implementation of those strategies with at-risk students.
6. Able to think comprehensively to schedule individual and small group work with at-risk reluctant students with the least amount of disruption.

SPECIAL JOB CONSIDERATIONS:

1. Based on FCCA certified salary scale $46,808-$73,529
2. Qualifies for full family health/dental/vision insurance coverage or cash option

DIRECT SUPERVISOR: FCCA Principal
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To join the Flint Cultural Center Academy team, please click on this link and complete the application instructions. (Link)
*In completing your application, you will be asked to develop and submit a cover letter that accompanies your resume. Please use your cover letter to explain your qualification for the position in detail. Applications without cover letters will not be reviewed.
The FCCA reserves the right to select the person it believes will be the most successful in this position and will be the greatest benefit to the school.
The Flint Cultural Center Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes"), in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. The person designated to handle any questions and/or complaints concerning the non-discrimination policy of the Flint Cultural Center Academy is school CEO, Eric Lieske, 1200 Robert T. Longway Blvd., Flint, MI 48503 (810.339.8750).