Seeking Careeer Changers- High School Teachers

✨Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth! Rite of Passage Team is hiring Special Education and Health & P.E Teachers at Silver Oak Academy in Keymar, Maryland✨

Silver Oak Academy is located on a scenic 78-acre campus surrounded by sprawling corn fields, beautiful woods full of local wildlife and foliage, a football stadium, an athletic center (gymnasium, padded wrestling room, a fully equipped weight room & more), a Tech Center, student housing for 96 youth, and an academic building all just a short commute from Frederick, Baltimore & DC. On site dormitories are available for staff use during their shift and overnight for those with a long commute, or limited transportation.

Pay: starting at $57,000-$70,000 depending on education and experience.

Perks & Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and company paid Life Insurance within 30 days, and 401k match of up to 6% after 1 year of employment, Paid Time available immediately for 20 Scheduled days for school breaks and 7 additional days to use at your diecretion and more! ROP-benefits-and-perks-2

• Class Sizes usually less than 10 students.
• No student personal electronic devices in class
• Contact with parents primarily handled by case management department.

What you will do: In this role, you will be primarily responsible for implementing and adhering to the principles of Positive Operational Culture and providing instructional services to students. You will work collaboratively with staff in a supportive fashion, exhibiting a positive attitude toward students, staff and the program. Teachers are responsible for developing lesson plans in accordance with curriculum standards, providing direct instruction, and implementing special education supports and accomodations for students.

To be considered you should:

• • Have a Bachelors Degree
  • A MD Teaching Credential in Special Education or Health & P.E. We will help with Credentialing if you are not currently certified.
  • Possess a knowledge of:
    • Instructional strategies and how they can be employed to deliver curriculum and assess student learning
    • Various methodologies and research related to learning and working with at-risk, high school aged youth.
    • Effective classroom management techniques and behavioral management styles that result in understanding of how to manage and teach to various learning styles
  • Have the ability to:
    • Establish a teaching rapport with students, which results in student achievement in all program areas
    • Diagnose, prescribe and evaluate student progress on an ongoing basis
    • Collaborate with staff to deliver consistent curriculum and implement a team approach to working with students
    • Confront inappropriate behavior appropriately and take the necessary action as outlined in the program procedures
  • Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and TB test.

Apply today and Make a Difference in the Lives of Youth!

After 40 years of improving the lives of youth, we are looking for passionate advocates to continue the legacy of helping young people become successful adults. As a Teacher you will have the unique opportunity to create a positive, safe and supportive environment for the youth we serve while building a career rich in growth opportunities and self-fulfillment.

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Experience

• at risk youth

Education

• Bachelors or better

Licenses & Certifications

• Teacher - Special Educ

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)