Position Summary:
Fusion Academy Los Gatos has an opening for a Homework Café® teacher to motivate homework completion and help support students' executive functioning skills in our Homework Café® for students grades 6-12 .
Candidate must have a positive energy, ability to function in a high-paced environment, be calm and open for feedback, as well as a self-starter.
They must respect the personhood of the student, creating connective relationships while maintaining authority, boundaries, and discipline.
Must maintain a clean and organized milieu space for students to learn.
This position's hours are 10:30 - 5:30, Monday - Thursday.
If full-time hours are desired by the candidate, this role can be combined with at least 4 hours per week of 1:1 classroom teaching.
This teaching would ideally be in executive functioning, but other classes in the candidate's area of expertise are welcome.
This position is available for an immediate start.
Starting Pay: $32.
10/hour
Key Responsibilities Include:
Monitor and help students’ progress in completion of homework.
Communicate with teachers and parents on student progress.
Promote a positive social environment for students.
Develop and maintain genuine, positive and consistent communication with parents.
Contribute to and benefit from the campus community.
Practice professionalism through ongoing professional development, reflection and continuous improvement.
Significant student mentoring.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
Experience with Special Education and Youth Mental Health background a plus.
Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, a great communicator and a self-starter.
Our ideal candidate has exceptional classroom management skills, basic computer skills, and is an outgoing, well-organized individual who is eager to work in a highly dynamic, energetic school setting.
Competencies Desired:
Ability to manage group dynamics and mediate conflict.
Broad content knowledge.
Understand learning differences and emotional difficulties.
Ability to mentor as a positive role model.
Understand and support each student’s Formal Education Plan (FEP).
Commitment to continuous improvement.
Self-directed, proactive, intelligent, knowledge of curriculum and assessment, multi-tasker, problem solving skills, professional written and verbal communication skills, ability to connect with students with patience and compassion.
Ability to manage stress, and self-regulate during chaos and crisis, consistently positive attitude, strong teamwork, passionate, genuine, organized, internally motivated, service orientation, ability to reserve judgment and respond with curiosity and compassion.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.
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