Certified Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Teacher, Part-time - AMIkids Maritime Academy

Position Summary

The ESE/SPED Teacher role provides instruction and guidance to youth within the appropriate grade and/or academic level. Assess and teach youth with special needs in accordance to recognized curriculum standards, and compliance with instructional guidelines as defined by the local School District and educational systems. Primary objective is the realization of AMIkids mission to provide a safe and successful learning environment for youth, while encouraging social and emotional development through the achievement of academic and personal goals.

Essential Job Duties

• Identify, prepare, and teach youth appropriately based on results from the Individual Education Plans (IEP), ensure re-assessments are provided as needed,
• Effectively implement AMIkids Way (Kids First, Safety, and Family) and key elements of Positive Youth Development (Relationships, Meaningful Participation, Community Involvement, and Challenged & Engaged Programming) and the AMIkids Personal Growth Model (PGM) in all interactions with students,
• Actively ensure all interactions reflect Kids First, Safety, Family, Relationships, Meaningful Participation,
• Challenge and Engaged environment and Community Involvement,
• Interactions with youth shall maintain an environment that provides a physically/emotionally safe space for youth and effective learning, growth, and progress toward individualized goals,

Minimum Education, Training and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, the academic discipline being delivered, or related field,
• Possess and maintain current SPED/ESE Teaching Certification,
• Teaching or coursework experience, or other similar activity in area of primary instruction required; experience working with high-risk youth preferred

Perks and Benefits:

What we offer to our Team Members are: Teacher Evaluation Bonuses (performance-based), Bonuses for Additional Certificates Attained, Reimbursement for Continued Education, Classroom Pride Funding, Growth Opportunities (we develop our leaders from within); Health Benefits to eligible full-time employees, 9 Paid Holidays and PTO, Wellness Benefits (EAP, Health Coaching), Retirement Plans (yes more than 1) and more! Check out our website to learn more about what we offer! http://www.amikids.org/Our-Careers/why-amikids/benefits