Position: Full time
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Certificate Number: N/A/ Job Order: 2024-153/ 1 Position (On-Site)
MISSION:
RCMA Immokalee Community Academy, a “B” rated Title I Charter School in Collier County, is seeking an energetic, creative, and passionate ESE Resource Teacher!
RCMA Immokalee Community Academy, serving the area for more than twenty-one years, is dedicated to opening doors of opportunity for the children of Florida’s farmworkers and agricultural migrants. Most students in our small, community-oriented classes are English Language Learners of Central American heritage with big dreams of making their mark. Our teachers often comment on how privileged they feel to work with young people who so greatly appreciate learning! In order to best serve our student population, the school is a dual language program school (50:50, English/Spanish), with a one-way immersion model.
Our successful K-8 Charter School is located in Immokalee, Florida, in Collier County. Our school serves approximately 340 children, with two homerooms per grade level from K-8; our small size allows us to serve our students and their families on a personal level.
Redlands Christian Migrant Association, RCMA, is a non-profit corporation serving Florida agriculture workers and their children for more than fifty years. RCMA is recognized as a “Schools of Hope operator” by the State Board of Education, a prestigious designation for non-profit, charter school operators.
BENEFITS:
RCMA offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This includes a $40,000 Basic Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance covered 100% by RCMA. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and a retirement plan. Employees are eligible to receive a 6% Employer Contribution and eligible to participate in a 403B retirement plan. In addition, eligible employees receive holiday pay, personal time off, and tuition assistance.
PURPOSE OF POSITION: RCMA Immokalee Community Academy’s teachers are more than instructional staff members and classroom managers. They help transform children’s lives by creating opportunities for a brighter future! We are seeking teachers who will make the commitment to teach with determination, ingenuity, and purpose.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Past experiences and actions reflecting experiences and/or a commitment to the following are sought in teaching candidates:
- Safeguards the health and safety of all students.
- Works with ESE Coordinator to develop a weekly schedule to serve the needs of ESE students, in accordance with their current IEP. Follow that schedule in order to meet the required instructional minutes of each ESE student.
- Plans and delivers instructional lessons in accordance with the goals specified in students’ IEP, as well as provide support for the students’ progress in the general curriculum.
- Collaborates with general education teachers, speech therapist if applicable, and other school professionals, to instruct the students according to the IEP, implement any stated accommodations for instruction and/or testing, and if needed collaborate on strategies to counteract behavioral problems.
- Maintains records to support ESE students’ progress towards goals specified in the IEP; this usually consists of writing weekly anecdotal notes and keeping copies of relevant student work on file; however, the IEP is the priority document to define record-keeping.
- Documents ESE students’ progress towards IEP goals on the quarterly ESE Progress Report. Communicate effectively with parents through the Progress Report, as well as facilitate other meaningful two-way communication with parents.
- Provides data on students’ progress toward IEP goals to the ESE Coordinator in advance of annual IEP revisions. Attend and contribute to IEP meetings for ESE students.
- Knows current ESE compliance issues in order to meet students’ needs and comply with parents’ rights.
- Instructs other below-level students as assigned by the Principal.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
- Valid, current Florida Teaching Certificate, with an Endorsement in some type of Exceptional Services Education. Must keep this Certificate up to date during the length of employment.
- One to three years of previous experience working in an educational environment.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Understand child and adolescent development through documented experience and /or appropriate course work. Have an educational philosophy consistent with the learner-centered philosophy of the RCMA Charter School. Have a willingness to work in teams with degreed and non-degreed coworkers. Committed to pursuing a variety of effective instructional methods. Is committed to the learning process of the student and family. Experience with economically disadvantaged families. Knowledgeable of state and local educational standards, curricula, and assessment systems. Experience with multicultural and diverse populations and settings.
RCMA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and a drug‑free workplace.
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