Teacher - Substitute, #1017: Ingenium Charter School, Canoga Park, CA

Multiple Subject K-5th Grade Substitute Teacher

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: K-5th Grade Substitute Teacher               Schedule: 40 hrs/week min.

Job Type: Full-Time                                                    FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Principal                                                  Pay: $62,235, starting; Salary Scale

Special: Requires weekend work, nights 

and early mornings, as needed

ABOUT INGENIUM SCHOOLS

At Ingenium Schools, we create communities where everyone experiences joy and meaning in learning. We do this by preparing our students to be the best learners, leaders, and collaborators by empowering them with the capacity and tools to continually improve themselves and the world around them.

Since 2009, Ingenium Schools has helped students build confidence, leadership, and a lifelong love of learning through the Ingenium Learning System, an easily replicable, standards-based educational model that promotes personal mastery. Ingenium Schools currently operates several charter schools, serving students throughout Los Angeles.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position will serve as a substitute teacher for any short or long term teacher absences. This person must be flexible, willing and able to teach a range of grade levels, students, and subjects. 

Teaching at Ingenium means you are part of a family. Building relationships with students, families,  and each other is essential to our work. Teachers regularly communicate and collaborate in grade level, department, and school teams  as well as with families to support all students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional success. 

Teaching at Ingenium means empowering oneself and others. We believe that when learners are encouraged to take ownership over their educational experience, they attain higher levels of meaning and joy. Learners are supported in analyzing data and setting goals to work on continually improving individual, small group, class, grade-level, department, and school performance. 

Teaching at Ingenium means serving diverse communities and student groups. Ingenium teachers acknowledge the strengths of the school communities they serve and incorporate culturally responsive teaching into their practice.  An Ingenium teacher modifies and differentiates to meet the needs of students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & JOB DUTIES:

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

• Support the mission, vision, and core values of Ingenium Schools
• Strive to implement, by instruction and action, Ingenium Schools’ philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives in connection with Ingenium’s Signature Practices
• Continuously maintain and improve professional competence
• Attend mandatory trainings, professional meetings, and educational conferences, as required 

CLASSROOM CULTURE

• Build relationships with all students that demonstrate mutual respect and compassion
• Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior, measuring progress through individual and class goal setting
• Involve students in the process of the classroom including: creating a class Code of Cooperation, creating classroom procedures, and conflict resolution strategies
• Create a safe, developmentally appropriate classroom environment conducive to learning and based on student interests and goals
• Incorporate restorative justice and PBIS practices and implement social emotional learning curriculum 
• Implement and support school/organizational policies governing student life and conduct
• Utilize educational technology including GoogleApps for Education to enhance learning experiences

ACADEMIC

• For long-term assignments, the substitute teacher must lesson plan, complete and enter student grades, and attend all department and teacher meetings
• Design, implement, and monitor the learning experiences of each student during long term assignments
• Implement absent teacher lesson plans with fidelity for short term and day to day teaching assignments
• Instruct students individually and in groups using various teaching methods: lecture, discussion, demonstration, small group, student-led instruction, etc. as appropriate for short and long term assignments
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ differing needs and interests, especially for long term assignments
• Support intervention programs for students requiring extra help
• In harmony with curriculum and in connection with Common Core State Standards, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students daily during long term assignments
• Prepare materials and classroom for class activities for long term assignments
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, and guide students in learning activities, as requested or required 

DATA DRIVEN

• Consistently and accurately observe and assess students’ academic performance, behavior, social development, and physical health, both formally and informally, through observation, formative assessment, and written evaluation (long term assignments)
• Provide frequent and timely feedback to students and parents on student progress (long term assignments)
• Recommend resources to parents for additional student growth, as needed
• Timely deliver accurate and complete written and oral progress reports
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law and Ingenium Schools’ policies
• Maintain individual and class goal folders to set learning goals and action plans and track learning process
• Maintain student confidentiality

COLLABORATION

• Confer with students and parents outside of the instructional day to resolve students’ behavioral and/or academic issues, as needed
• Maintain and improve professional competence and participate in professional development opportunities
• Actively participate in team meetings (grade level, special education, department, etc.) and serve on staff committees, school-wide events, parent workshops, and community partnership events
• Assist with school/organizational events, general supervision, extra-curricular support, tutoring, etc., as needed
• Actively participate in student recruitment, including but not limited to: attending recruitment events, student orientations, and community events to represent the school and inform the community of Ingenium Schools
• Assists with distribution of marketing materials in the community, as needed
• Perform related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Highly effective teaching strategies for all student groups
• California Common Core State Standards curriculum and instruction
• Principles and methods of curriculum design, a plus
• Effective measurements of learning/assessments, including diagnostic, formative and summative, performance tasks and project evaluation
• English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
• Mathematics, including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, etc.
• Child cognitive development and learning styles
• Learning and motivational strategies that extend all students towards high academic and personal achievement
• Computer application and Internet search skills
• Distance learning experience preferred, and must have the capacity to learn how to be successful working in an independent study environment

ABILITY TO:

• Establish a culture of high expectations based on the belief that all students can be successful
• Develop and implement lesson plans and classroom activities aligned with Common Core State Standards and adopted curricular resources
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative student data; create and track efficacy of data-driven action plans
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement student learning
• Effectively collaborate with colleagues, parents, and community
• Manage student behavior to ensure every student is fully engaged, productive, and safe
• Maintain positive attitude
• Maintain regular attendance

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree

REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES: 

• 30-Day Emergency Substitute Teaching Credential accepted
• Valid California multiple subjects teaching credential authorizing instruction in 6-8th grade classrooms preferred
• English Language Learner Authorization
• CPR/First Aid (provided by Ingenium post-hire)

WORKING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENT:

Majority of duties performed indoors in a classroom; some activities require outdoor supervision 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to lift 40 pounds
• Ability to communicate and comprehend orally and in writing
• Near and far vision
• Selective attention: ability to concentrate on a task without being distracted
• Time sharing: ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information
• Memorization: ability to remember information such as words, numbers, and procedures
• Problem Sensitivity: ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Deductive and inductive reasoning skills
• Ability to plan and deliver effective instruction to students
• Ability to walk and/or stand for extended periods of time
• Some kneeling, squatting, bending, required
• Dexterity of hands to demonstrate activities may be required
• Mathematical reasoning
• Ability to use a computer, mouse, and monitor
• Ability to use computer software and timely respond to emails

Salary : $62,235