Residential Classroom Teacher

Classroom Teacher – Boys Residential Academy (Yanceyville, NC)

Do you have a passion for helping people, or do you love to see youth and young adults work hard to reach their full potential? We have a position for you! Come work in a highly supportive family‑like rural setting and work with a smaller student body than traditional public schools.

• Low‑cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 19 days of paid time off in the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short‑term and long‑term disability
• Group term life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• PTO exchange
• Meals provided when on duty

Annual Salary Rate: $50,000

Must meet NC state teacher certification eligibility requirements.

• Provide direct special‑education instruction to identified students.
• Plan, prepare, deliver, and/or direct instructional activities that actively engage students in meaningful and relevant learning experiences, including opportunities to apply higher‑order thinking skills.
• Design and use various instructional strategies, innovations, and activities that are research‑based, reflective of best practice, and compatible with the total program effort.
• Differentiate instruction and educational programs to meet students’ special interests, learning styles, and identified level of academic achievement, intellectual and physical ability, and social and emotional functioning.
• Maintain knowledge of and implement established curriculum based on clearly defined state standards.
• Integrate subject matter through effective thematic development.
• Provide vocational/career instruction as required and a positive academic learning climate where students are encouraged to be productive learners and take pride in their work.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and revision of personal education plans for all program students, including IEPs, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
• Conduct standardized and diagnostic testing as required; monitor, document, and analyze student performance data, and use results to make decisions to improve outcomes.
• Provide input into ordering necessary instructional materials, supplies, and equipment in sufficient numbers to support the educational program and implement its plans for improvement.
• Maintain a secure, accurate, and complete student record‑keeping system that monitors student progress, including a current, up‑to‑date student work folder.
• Participate in a continuous program of professional development that supports achievement of the program’s improvement goals; complete all training, in‑service, and staff development requirements as set forth by Eckerd and its contracting, licensing, accrediting, and state teacher certification agencies.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required.
• Must meet NC state teacher certification eligibility requirements; preferred certification in all core subject areas taught.
• Preferred endorsement/certification in Reading, ESOL, and special education.
• Must maintain appropriate certification to meet Highly Qualified requirements for assigned classes and acquire certifications within 6 months after employment.
• 2+ years successful teaching experience preferred.
• Ability to restrain youth in accordance with approved techniques; must be free of communicable diseases as defined by state and to the extent that data is attainable under federal law.
• Must have and maintain an appropriate and valid state driver’s license and meet requirements for Eckerd’s auto insurance and be able to drive for business purposes.
• This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

437 Main Street, Yanceyville, NC 27379

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