Rise Academy Upper School Arabic Teacher 2024-25

About RISE Education System

RISE Academy is a subsidiary of RISE Education System, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Cognia. It is our mission to promote the holistic development of the child through an authentic and experiential student learning experience. This is accomplished by educating the child in the formation of faith, family and community. RISE Academy strives for the development of the whole child by providing excellence in academic preparation in a faith-based environment. It is our vision to guide and nurture students to become role models who will exhibit high levels of God-consciousness, professional excellence and civic leadership by serving society at large.

We are looking to hire a part-time Arabic / Qur'anic Arabic Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year for the RISE Academy Campus, starting in Fall of 2024. The teaching assignment will be primarily be focused on the high school level (9th -12th grades) but may include middle school grades as well (7th and 8th).

Job Expectations:

• Shared Vision: Supports a vision of excellence for all students, with an urgency to maximize every opportunity necessary to achieve ambitious student outcomes
• Culture of Excellence: Fosters a safe, culturally responsive and nurturing community where students love learning and are excited to attend school daily
• Teaching and Learning: Creates powerfully engaging experiences aligned to our academic model, and designed to accelerate student learning and achievement
• Data & Assessment: Regularly engage in individual student case management, by proactively making data-driven decisions
  
• Professional Growth: Committed to continuous growth, actively engages in professional development opportunities, and contributes to our professional learning community
• Community Outreach: Demonstrates commitment to the community by communicating regularly with families and attending key school community events

Responsibilities Include:

• Planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of the school's instructional program and showing written evidence of preparations as required
• Preparing lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student abilities and learning styles
• Modifying curricula as needed for special education students according to guidelines established in Individual Education Plans (IEP)
• Providing students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual, and social growth
• Conducting ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing and providing remediation as appropriate to ensure student mastery
• Creating a classroom environment conducive to active and successful student learning and appropriate for the physical, social, spiritual, and emotional development of students
• Establishing and maintaining effective open communication with students, parents, teachers, and administrators
• Participating in staff professional development activities
• Completing appropriate documentation for students participating in special programs as required by state and federal guidelines
• Abiding by the staff handbook, all policies, procedures, laws, and state/federal regulations
• Assisting with school events and extracurricular activities
• Performing other duties as assigned
• Curriculum andteachermentorship will be provided.

Required Skills/Qualities:

• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction in Arabic. Native or near-native Arabic speaker.
  
• Passionate about the Arabic language, particularly formal Arabic and classical Arabic
• Passionate about holistic development
• Ability to differentiate instructions based on the needs of the students
• Ability to effectively manage a classroom and student behavior
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Ability to work with various forms of equipment including, but not limited to, personal computers, calculators, projectors, and printers
• Ability to work with computer tools, including but not limited to, email, internet, word processing and spreadsheets
• Ability to work in collaborative team-based environments

Preferred Skills/Qualities:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university in education, Arabic language, or Qur'anic Arabic
• Experience teaching Arabic in a formal setting

Compensation:

The compensation range is based on teaching credentials (the starting salary for non-credentialed teachers is $22 / hour and for credentialed teachers is $28 / hour), working experience, academic degrees, and certifications. Children of staff members are eligible for tuition discounts.