Bilingual ESL Flex Co-Teacher - IDEA Spears Academy

Role Mission

IDEA Flex Co-Teachers are full time additional para-professional staff hired by IDEA Public Schools with the intent of eventually filling a permanent co-teaching (para-professional) role on a campus when an aligned vacancy arises. This allows IDEA to put a qualified co-teacher into the classroom immediately after a vacancy is determined and minimizes the number of days that students miss out on valuable instruction by a qualified co-teacher.

Once hired by IDEA, our Flex Co-Teachers are assigned to a "home-campus" to fulfill various educator responsibilities as outlined below. When a permanent co-teaching vacancy arises either at the “home-campus” or other campuses in the region, our Flex Co-teachers participate in a matching interview with a campus leadership team for a permanent co-teaching placement. Vacancies may arise before or after the start of school year.

All IDEA co-teachers learn instructional strategies and develop their teaching skills in order to provide highly effective instruction to IDEA students. IDEA co-teachers are responsible for student instruction under the guidance of an IDEA teacher.

This position is grant-funded with Title I Part A funds. This is a grant-funded position and funding may be extended. A grant-funded position has no guarantee of ongoing and indefinite employment. All duties and responsibilities tied to this position are allowable and allocable to the grant. The employee will work solely (100%) on allowable activities outlined in the grant program.

• Compensation for this role is set at an hourly rate ranging between $16.90 for 0 years of experience and $24.60.
• Hourly co-teachers earnings are paid out over a 12-month period.

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

• Paid Family Leave:
  Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

• Education:
  
  At least 48 college hours required or bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year educational institution required.
• Experience:
  
  1+ years of experience working with children in a classroom or volunteer setting.

• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.

• Report to the “home-campus” daily.
• Report to temporary co-teaching assignments determined by the regional staffing team that are not at the “home-campus.”
• Participate in matching interviews when there is a permanent co-teaching position available at one of your top 4 site locations.
• Shadow a great teacher or co-teacher on the “home-campus.”
• Work with a small group of students on the “home-campus.”
• Substitute for a daily absence.
• Cover an extended absence/FMLA.
• Other instructional duties as assigned by the “home-campus” or regional staffing team.

• Assist in the educational development of students under the direction and guidance of…