Bilingual ESL Flex Co-Teacher - IDEA Hardy Academy

Position: Bilingual ESL Flex Co-Teacher - IDEA Hardy Academy (Immediate Opening)
Description

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.

What We Offer

Compensation:

• 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

Other Benefits:

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.

What You Bring -- Competencies

Qualifications:

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

Knowledge and

Skills:

• 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

What You'll Do -- Accountabilities

Responsibilities of Flex Teachers:

• 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.

Responsibilities of all IDEA Co-Teachers:

• Assist in the educational development of students under the direction and guidance of the classroom teacher
• Assist classroom teachers with maintaining student records.
• Successfully implement the assigned curriculum
• Participate in lesson practice and delivery of our assigned curriculum
• Communicate students' progress with student and family on a weekly basis
• Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus- wide initiatives while developing students' character and sense of community in the classroom
• Help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.
• Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students' needs
• Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development
• Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week
• Additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday school and are based on the needs of our scholars

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