Credit Recovery Instructor

Overview

$35/hr

Think Together partners with schools to change the odds for kids by providing award-winning programs during and outside the school day. We’re one of California’s largest nonprofits working in school districts from San Diego to San Francisco. Whether you’re interested in early learning, elementary, middle or high school, you can invest in your community by working at a local school or working within our home office providing support.

Reporting to the Site Coordinator, the Credit Recovery Instructor will be responsible for providing high quality specialized academic classes for the Older Youth (High School and/or Middle School) population during the out-of-school hours. The Older Youth Academic Instructor will provide specific instruction, determined through the collaboration of the Instructional Day Administration and THINK Together Program Leadership, that will address identified student academic needs.

San Fernando Valley, CA

$35/hr

• Provide instruction (using approved curriculum) and complete supportive documentation consistent with school district instructional day requirements and expectations.
• Support academic growth of older youth students using traditional direct instruction and/or educational technology instruction.
• Use traditional direct instruction to promote and document the older youth students’ academic progress.
• Provide elective or core academic instruction for older youth students using traditional direct instruction to document and validate course completion.
• Use educational technology instruction software and systems to promote and document older youth students’ academic progress.
• Provide elective and/or core academic instruction for older youth students using educational technology that provides credit recovery software and systems to document and validate course completion.
• Promote and document older youth students’ academic progress using a blend of educational technology and traditional direct instruction.
• Provide elective and/or core academic instruction for older youth students using educational technology providing credit recovery software and systems, combined with traditional direct instruction to create blended instruction.
• Serve as a positive role model in the program through appropriate dress, speech, and attitude.
• Create an environment that fosters a sense of belonging for all students.
• Maintain accurate paperwork including sign-in/sign-out sheets for each class session.
• Obtain and organize student materials as directed by the Site Facilitator.
• Communicate and collaborate with other after-school staff, classroom teachers, administrators, parents, and community members.

• Arrives punctually in order to meet responsibilities in site start up and assignments.
• Maintains close communication with Site Facilitator regarding planned or emergency absences.
• Maintains clean classroom and facility space.
• Maintains highest degree of confidentiality in staff, student, and volunteer matters.
• Complies with THINK Together, school district, and school site policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Teaching Credential (either Multiple or Single Subject)
• Minimum of 1 year teaching experience
• Computer skills to navigate the online credit recovery system
• Ability to build relationships with students and manage a classroom of students
• Must pass Live Scan (criminal background check via fingerprinting)
• Satisfactory Tuberculosis Test
• Reliable transportation is required to meet the needs of the position
• While driving is not a regular requirement of this role, employees who operate a personal or company vehicle for work purposes must maintain a valid driver’s license and current auto insurance on file with HR

Think Together is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age (40 and over), medical condition, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, and general treatment during employment.