Area Teacher 1 at Options For Youth - Los Angeles and San Gabriel County

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted
5/13/2022
Number of Openings
1
Add'l Salary Info
DOE
Length of Work Year
Year round
Employment Type
Full Time

About the Employer

Are you an educator seeking to positively impact students’ lives? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Options For Youth (OFY) is the place for you! OFY is looking for individuals who are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivated, and inspiring. Options for Youth is a network of free public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For almost 30 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we’re looking for. We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone passionate about education and excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.ofy.org.

Job Description / Essential Elements:    Print   

Area Teachers are full time instructional teachers that support whichever specific charter needs instructional support. The Primary responsibility of this position is to teach our students with a personalized learning plan, making adjustments to match the students’ ability levels and pace of learning.  An Area Teacher provides direct instructional support 100% of the time. This position will be available to provide direct instruction to students 6 hours a day.

 

Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:*

  • Provides instruction to students for a specific charter.
  • Administers and grades tests.
  • Tutors students that need help as requested by the teacher of record.
  • Supports all state testing by calling, proctoring and helping.
  • Locates, prepares, passes out and helps with curriculum.
  • Supports CHASEE preparations with students.
  • Helps audit and correct student files when requested.
  • Enter student work into student information system.
  • Helps with other activities within the center that supports the direct instruction of students.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Ability to connect with students and motivate them in a positive way.
  • Ability to communicate with co-workers and business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to exercise reasonable judgment and maintain confidentiality.
  • Ability to work independently and efficiently, exercising reasonable judgment, in a fast-paced, multi-task environment with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to teach and delegate responsibility to students.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Ability to travel as needed.

 

         Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Working knowledge of MS Office.
  • Experience working with high school age students preferred.

 

Education and Experience:

  • BA/BS Degree
  • CBEST
  • California 30-Day Substitute Teaching Credential or clear single subject credentials.

 

 

 

*The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all inclusive. They describe the general nature and level of work being performed and/or represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job. The Company retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

 

Requirements / Qualifications

CBEST, Ca. 30-Day Substitute Teaching Credential or a Single Subject Credential

Requirements / Qualifications

CBEST, Ca. 30-Day Substitute Teaching Credential or a Single Subject Credential