Teacher Expert Migrant Education

Bargaining Unit: AEA
Work Year: 182 days, 12 contract payments
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: B00/00 - B72/20 ($56,823-$100,155), DOE


Job Summary
The Teacher Expert Migrant Education Program coordinates with classroom teachers, administrators, parents, and outside agencies to provide enhanced instructional opportunities for children and youth in the Migrant Education Program. The teacher expert provides supplemental instructional support to students grade K-8 through demonstrating or modeling appropriate materials, technology, and resources to help meet the learning needs of all students. The teacher expert creates a flexible K-8 school age program based on subject matter taught and an environment favorable to learning and personal growth where effective rapport with students can be established. The teacher expert motivates students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for preparation for elementary, middle, and high school, and college, vocational school, or employment in accordance with each student’s ability. This position also establishes good relationships with parents and with other staff members. The teacher expert plans, develops, and/or adapts family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities designed to assist parents in becoming active participants in the education of their children. The expert provides professional support to classroom teachers and school staff working with children, youth and families. This position reports to and is evaluated by the director of Indigenous and Migrant Education. The position has a flexible calendar to start or end work up to three weeks before or after the school year.

This position requires a valid Alaska educator certificate. The number of work days is based upon the AEA negotiated pay scale. Information on the pay scale can be found online on our Labor Relations Department website. Positions that are 0.50 FTE to 1.0 FTE are associated with the Alaska Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), positions that are 0.40 to 0.49 FTE are associated with the Alaska Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Positions that are 0.39 FTE or less are not eligible for state retirement benefits.

Job Requirements
The following are required:
Essential Job Functions
The responsibilities listed below are representative of the essential functions of this position. The successful candidate:
Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.