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Lead Teacher - Bilingual

Employer
Children's Home of Poughkeepsie
Location
Arlington, New York
Closing date
Oct 29, 2024
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Childrens Home of Poughkeepsie - Poughkeepsie, NY Full Time Bachelor's Degree $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary None Business Hours Education

Description

The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie has been caring for children throughout the Hudson Valley for over 175 years! We strive to empower children and families to achieve optimal health and well being.

Position Summary:

The Lead Teacher position is responsible for providing six hours of culturally diverse structured education. This includes, but is not limited to: the development and delivery of educational services to youth in care, spearheading the creation of a curriculum that meets all New York State Educational requirements, ensuring safety through classroom management and overseeing the oversight and administration of initial education assessments, and developing educational goals.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
  1. Oversee the daily operations of the educational program
  2. Provide six hours of culturally diverse, structured education, Monday through Friday
  3. Create and implement a curriculum that meets all New York State Education requirements, including all basic academic areas: Science, Social Studies, Math, Reading, Writing, Physical Education, and English as a Second Language (ESL)
  4. Deliver age appropriate and culturally competent material to prepare youth for entering the public school system
  5. Maintain safety in the classroom and oversee the application of effective classroom management strategies
  6. Provide the Education Team on assistance on how to teach to a variety of different academic abilities in the same classroom
  7. Create culturally appropriate activities to celebrate holidays in the United States and youth”s country of origin
  8. Ensure the Educational Assessment is administered within 72 hours of the youth”s admission
  9. Review the UC Portal for accurate documentation and ensure deadlines are met
  10. Create a structure for measuring youth goals and tracking performance improvement
  11. Develop creative strategies to assist teachers in teaching to different academic abilities
  12. Review the documentation of academic assessments and goals in the database
  13. Attend weekly treatment team meetings to review student behavior and progress
  14. Assist in planning academic field trips periodically
  15. Supervise the activities of the Teacher and Teacher”s Assistants and other staff providing support services in the school


Schedule: Monday through Friday 7am-3pm.

The Children's Home offers an outstanding benefit package which includes weekly pay, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and a great work environment! Paid time off includes 4 weeks of vacation, 3 personal days, 12 holidays and 9 sick days annually.

Qualifications

MINIMUM (Required):
  • Bachelor's Degree in Education
  • Education related certification
  • Bilingual Spanish / English
  • New York State Driver”s License in good standing as determined by the Agency.
  • Reliable car for reimbursed business use.

PREFERRED Qualifications:
  • Passionate and committed educator
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Certification by a relevant governing authority
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • 2 years classroom experience


The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Children's Home participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the form I-9.

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