Resident Teacher - Secondary Science

Company Description

Wonderful College Prep Academy is a charter network in California's Central Valley committed to providing a world-class education for all students. The Academy's mission is to graduate students prepared to earn a college degree and to put them on a promising career path for life. We believe this begins with a nurturing, engaging, community-centered school environment where students develop a strong and well-rounded academic foundation. Ultimately, this will prepare generations of leaders in the Central Valley who are critical thinkers and life-long learners.

The Academy's first school opened in Delano in 2009, serving students from across the Central Valley in grades 6-12. In 2016, we moved to our new, state-of-the-art college prep campus in Delano, and in the Fall of 2017, added an elementary school in Delano and opened a second charter school in Lost Hills. In Delano, we serve over 1,800 students in grades TK-12, while in Lost Hills, we serve over 400 students in grades TK-12. 

We seek thoughtful, inclusive, skilled communicators, and creative problem-solvers who value continuous learning and who are excited to serve our students and families. Now is the time to join a team making enduring change within the Central Valley of California and beyond! 

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Job Description

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan cooperatively for instruction with the Mentor teacher. The plans should include, but not be limited to, instructional goals and objectives, anticipatory set, the subject material to be learned, the instructional procedures to be used, specific modifications for students with special needs/disabilities, lesson closure, the audiovisual/technology materials and other supplies to be incorporated, procedures to objectively evaluate pupil achievement, and criteria for making adjustments in instruction. 
• Systematically introduce a variety of teaching materials and strategies and evaluate the impact of each in order to determine those which are most appropriate. 
• Develop and implement procedures for managing the class effectively during instruction based on academic and behavioral strengths and weaknesses, including group/ individual techniques. 
• Develop strategies to directly teach those students who display difficulty in complying with classroom routines/ expectations. 
• Maintain respect for students from culturally, linguistically, socially, and economically diverse backgrounds. 
• Determine the students’ developmental levels and provide commensurate instruction. 
• Participate in the evaluation and documentation of student progress and attendance. 
• Demonstrate an ability to continually assume greater responsibility in conducting the classes. 
• Teacher candidates must adhere to the highest moral and ethical standards. Equitably deliver instruction and assessment in a way that supports the idea that all students have the ability to learn. 
• Become involved in the total school program by participating in school assemblies, faculty and department meetings, P.T.A. meetings, athletic events, stage productions, parent conferences, in-service activities, and educational partnership and school volunteer programs; meet with the Mentor teacher, apart from class time on a regular basis to review the instruction to date, critique teaching performance, and assist in planning daily lessons for the upcoming week. 
• Observe, if appropriate at the end of the semester, the teaching of other master teachers in the building. Arrangements must be made with the Clinical Resident Coach, the university coach, the principal, if appropriate, and with the teacher to be observed. 
• Teacher residents are responsible for completion and submission of certain evaluation documents. Residents Keep a copy of all evaluations for your records. 

Pay Rate: $25.00/hour 

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma, required
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Substitute Permit, or ability to have one by the start of the school year
• Experience working with school-aged children- preferred
• Desire to pursue a teaching credential, preferred
• Bilingual Spanish speaker, preferred

Skills and Traits:

• Commitment to our organization’s mission and educational philosophy
• Organized and self-managed, able to handle many responsibilities simultaneously 
• Excellent problem-solver
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written 
• Proven ability to collaborate and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Dependable and e