Bilingual ESL Flex Co-Teacher - IDEA Spears Academy

Overview

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 place a qualified co-teacher in the classroom immediately after a vacancy is determined and minimizes the number of days students miss instructional time.

Once hired by IDEA, 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, Flex Co-teachers participate in a matching interview with a campus leadership team for a permanent placement. Vacancies may arise before or after the start of the school year.

All IDEA co-teachers learn instructional strategies and develop teaching skills to provide highly effective instruction under the guidance of an IDEA teacher. This position is grant-funded with Title I Part A funds and may be extended. A grant-funded position has no guarantee of ongoing employment. All duties and responsibilities are tied to the grant and the employee will work 100% on allowable activities outlined in the grant program.

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.
• Paid Family Leave:
  Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on tenure and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Staff 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 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 moving costs if applicable.

What You Bring -- Competencies

Education
:
At least 48 college hours required or bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year educational institution.

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 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 daily absences.
• Cover extended absences/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 students and families on a weekly basis
• Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus-wide initiatives while developing students’ character…