Homebound Teacher Temporary

Overview

Who we are
: KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis City. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

Mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Vision
:
Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school.

Job Description

At KIPP St. Louis, our homebound teacher plays a vital role in ensuring every student continues to learn, grow, and thrive, no matter their circumstances. The Homebound Teacher provides short-term instructional support to students whose behavior, academic progress, mental health, or medical needs require temporary removal from their current school setting, as outlined by the student’s case conference committee, IEP team, or 504 plan.

Homebound services will be delivered at a mutually agreed-upon location and time between the guardian and the teacher, and will occur during standard KIPP St. Louis contract hours. Our goal is to maintain continuity of learning and keep students connected to their school community until they are ready to transition back to their campus.

Position Type: Full-Time or Part-time, Exempt, 10 Months, Temporary

Start Date: Immediate

• Develops high-quality lessons aligned with IEP goals, student needs, and Missouri State Standards
• Instructs students using District-approved resources. Instructional methods include: modeling, guided practice, lecturing, cooperative learning, and integration of technology.
• Administers frequent formal and informal assessments to monitor student learning.
• Analyzes data to make instructional adjustments to improve student learning.
• Communicates with students, parents, and schools concerning progress. Detail log of services on timecards
• Ensures compliance with state and federal regulations governing homebound services.
• Conferences with parents/guardians of students enrolled in homebound instruction in efforts to mitigate potential obstacles and/or to resolve concerns.
• Facilitates a collaborative approach to support student success through programs and services involving family and community engagement, wellness/mental health, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Homebound Coordinator
• Core Competencies:
  
  Critical core competencies for successful performance in this role are:
• An understanding of the power of diversity, advocating for equity, and aspiring to lead through inclusion
• Unwavering commitment to establishing systems, processes, partnerships, and curricular priorities that demonstrate a commitment to racial equity
• Highly developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy
• Results/action-orientation; project management skills
• Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity, and trust
• Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

• Operate a computer and office equipment daily
• Proficiency in Google Suite
• Occasional moderate lifting, pushing, and pulling
• Maintain emotional control under stress
• Interpret policy, procedures, and data
• Communicate effectively (verbal and written)
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to carry out detailed but written or oral instructions.
• Ability to…