Elective Instructor - Shafter, United States - Grow Public Schools

Description

Job Description

Elective Instructor

190 work days

Reports to: Principal

Organizational Overview

Grow Public Schools (GPS), founded by the Grimm Family Education Foundation opened its doors in August 2011. Located in Arvin, California, Grow Academy is an independent public charter school where health and wellness is at the center of student success. Grow Academy implements a rigorous blended learning model where students actively engage in a unique, diversified learning environment in our Learning Lab, music program, physical education, and Edible Schoolyard (ESY) program.

In 2016, Grow Public Schools (GPS), formerly Grimmway Schools, was established as the Charter Management Organization (CMO) responsible for support and management of the academies. Today, GPS is redefining academic excellence in Kern County as a multi-campus charter school operator. GPS operates Grow Academy (GA) Arvin, and GA Shafter, both TK-8 schools with over 800 students. We hold high expectations for our students, parents, teachers, and staff to ensure a supportive and successful learning environment to close the opportunity gap in some of the highest need communities in California.

Job Summary: Grow Public School's Elective Instructors develop joyful classroom environments that establish high expectations for student growth and achievement and attend to the health and wellness needs for each individual student. This includes planning, organizing and implementing standards-aligned lessons, activities, and assessments. Instructors collaborate across grade levels and departments to contribute to a rigorous academic program. In addition, Instructors will work collaboratively with coaches, instructional support staff, the Edible School Yard team, and learning lab staff to ensure that school wide goals are met.

Elective Instructor Responsibilities will include:

• Develop a classroom learning environment that reflects the school's core values and school wide expectations in order to emphasize on a college-going culture.
• Implement and execute the adopted Grow Public Schools instructional materials.
• Prepare and implement lessons that are aligned to the health and wellness goals of the California Physical Education Framework or the California Arts Standards.
• Differentiate lesson plans to ensure the inclusion of a variety of learners including students with disabilities and English Language Learners.
• Participate fully in weekly PLC and instructional coaching activities (including analysis of student learning, intellectual prep, observation debrief, etc.) and execute on next steps from said meetings.
• Assume the professional responsibilities of all Grow instructors including adhering to attendance protocols, implementation of the school's PBIS and classroom management process, standards-based grading practices, as well as any other reporting outlined by the school.
• Collaborate with general education, Education Specialists, and ESY teachers to identify and plan for integration opportunities.
• Maintain frequent communication with scholars, scholars' families, colleagues, and school leaders.
• Provide frequent and timely feedback on student growth and achievement.

Other functions of the job include but are not limited to the following:

• Demonstrate preparation, skill, and a growth mindset for working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Encourage parent and community involvement, obtain information for parents when requested, promptly return phone calls and answer emails.
• Active participation in relevant professional learning opportunities provided on site, through the GPS CMO, or an outside provider.
• Mentor peers to help them develop the skills needed to progress as teachers, as needed.
• Participate in extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, clubs and student organizations as directed.
• An enthusiasm for Edible Education and experiential problem based approach to learning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree
• A CA state Multiple or Single subject teaching credential or intern credential, with an English Learner Authorization is preferred
• Demonstrated mastery of classroom skills including classroom management, planning, assessment and instructional practice
• Proficiency with various technologies and teaching tools
• Bilingual ability preferred but not required

Physical requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must have the ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. The employee is occasionally required to push, move, lift or otherwise bear up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. Specific hearing abilities are required by this job.

Work Environment: This position is in-person, in instructional facilities located in Kern County. Some travel is required to other work sites.