Secondary Site Lead Teacher

Description

HOPE Online Learning Academy Job Description

Secondary Site Lead Teacher  

JOB CLASSIFICATION / WORK EXPECTATIONS:                 Salary: $42,000-$68,000

The Secondary Site Lead Teacher is a full-time, exempt position. Employees in this position follow the Academic Year Calendar for HOPE’s Instructional staff, as determined annually. The expected workday is to be on site 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the Learning Site’s operational hours.

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described and may be amended at any time at the discretion of HOPE’s management. 

SUMMARY:

The Secondary Site Lead Teacher is a Learning Site based, instructional leadership position with the primary responsibilities of delivery of the HOPE academic instructional program through direct instruction and collaboration and  coordination, including but not limited to:

• Provide intervention-based direct instruction to targeted students, 
• Communication and collaboration with all stakeholders to provide a positive, safe, and engaging learning environment;
• Ensures all components of the HOPE Academic Instructional Day are met at the assigned location
• Supports Mentors and Instructional Paras to deliver critical thinking and intervention instruction for all students by co-planning, modeling, or co-teaching
• Analyzes site and student-level performance data and collaborates with other staff to make instructional decisions based on data
• Completes assessment and progress monitoring of student learning; 
• Professionalism and commitment to community.

Salary, Responsibilities and Level of Supervision are determined by the following:

• Entry-Level – A minimum of 5 years or more of working with High Risk students - Focuses on foundational academic support, professional development, and compliance. Works under direct supervision.
• Mid-Level – Working towards your CDE Licensure and some experience working with Secondary students - Assumes greater responsibility for site leadership, staff mentorship, and academic initiatives. Works more independently.
• Advanced – Current CDE Licensure and relevant experience and advanced degree in educational field,  Support large-scale academic initiatives, and provides strategic direction. Provides Professional Development at the Site and School level, May include supervisory responsibilities and mentoring of Site and HOPE staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Priority Area: Instruction - deliver intervention and Capstone instruction for identified students and coordinate on and offline core and intervention instruction for all students

60%

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and or teach Senior Capstone offline and/or support online Capstone courses and maintain Capstone portfolios for enrolled students.
• Identify, plan, and deliver appropriate offline intervention instruction or support online interventions to lowest performing students (MTSS, READ, etc) to address academic gaps.
• Coordinate with Learning site staff, specialized staff, and virtual teachers to ensure all students can access and engage in appropriate instruction to meet grade-level content and language standards.
• Maintain daily schedules of office hours with virtual teachers and powerblock sessions with a personalized learning team and ensure students participate in all weekly meetings and powerblock sessions.
• Use data to determine small groups for grade-level and intervention programming. Maintain group lists and schedules for personalized learning groups, including SPED and ELD.
• Coordinate with site leadership to ensure all components of the HOPE instructional program expectations are implemented consistently and effectively.
• Collaborate, model, and/or co-teach with mentors and paras in planning and delivering all instructional platforms and intervention instruction for all HOPE students
• Support mentors who work with all students in planning for and implementing weekly meeting with students to provide academic and socio-emotional support 
• Provide training and support for new mentors in student engagement, technology-based resources including online curriculum and Google tools, language acquisition and development, differentiation/intervention strategies and resources, student support resources, and other HOPE educational initiatives.
• For Advanced Level Staff - Serve as the Teacher of Record for courses that occur outside the online curriculum platforms including ESS collaborative meetings.