What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tuttle Teacher position at The Briarwood School?
JOB TITLE: Tuttle Teacher
REPORTS TO: Director of the Tuttle School
DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: None
STATUS: Salary, 40 hours/week, Teacher Contract
JOB SUMMARY: Teacher has the responsibility of providing in-depth knowledge of subject content and the best teaching practices for students with diagnosed intellectual disabilities. This position will play a critical role in partnering with the Tuttle School Director.
DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES (Including Physical Function)
- Commitment to Briarwood’s mission, purpose, and culture
- Strive to inspire a love of the field of study in students.
- Partner proactively with faculty and administration to support students with different learning styles and teachers in their efforts to advance students with different learning needs.
- Observe and evaluate individual students displaying academic or behavioral difficulties and assess their learning strengths and challenges.
- Direct one-on-one or small-group instruction.
- Prepare lesson plans
- Document progress, assist goals for students
- Developing and issuing educational content including notes, tests, and assignments.
- Supervising classes to ensure all students are learning in a safe and productive environment.
- Organizing supplies and resources for presentations.
- Delivering personalized instruction to each student by encouraging interactive learning.
- Planning and implementing educational activities and events.
- Ensuring your classroom is clean and orderly.
- Update parents
- Attending parent-teacher meetings.
- Evaluating and documenting students’ progress.
- Allocating and grading homework, assignments, and tests.
- Work with parents, faculty, and division heads when academic concerns arise regarding students.
- Implement a focus on technology use and adoption within the School.
- Represent the school at educational conferences and associations.
- Participate in any accreditation process for the school.
- Attend all staff meetings and staff retreats.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of the Tuttle School or the Head of School.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Teacher Certificate, preferred not required
Experience:
- Experience in independent schools, with a strong background in teaching students with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
- Exceptionally capable in both written and oral communication
- Excellent organizational and presentation skills
- Technologically savvy
- Proven success at working collaboratively
- Passionate about the chosen field of study
Physical Abilities: Maintain physical ability to complete all essential functions and activities of the position.
The Briarwood School offers a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities.
The Briarwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $52,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $52,000 - $65,000