Valparaiso Community Schools Hiring for Alternative High School Teacher Job at Valparaiso, IN Full Time

Valparaiso Community School Corporation

Valparaiso Community Schools

Valparaiso, IN

Title: Alternative High School Teacher (VALE)

Qualifications:

• Appropriate Indiana licensure in Secondary Education required
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  Candidates from all subject areas will be considered
• Experience, knowledge, and desire to work with non-traditional and at-risk students
• High energy and creativity
• Interest in facilitating field trips, job visits, college visits, community service trips, and other learning experiences
• Strong desire to work with both highly motivated and under motivated students, teach life skills, counsel students, build positive relationships, and de-escalate situations.
• Ability to teach students using online credit recovery programs as well as projects, activities, traditional methods, and outside of the box methods
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Job Goal:

• To carry out the aims and objectives of the Valparaiso Community Schools from introductory to advanced students
• To instruct students in individual, small group, and large group settings for the success of all students
• To continue the expectation of excellence at the VALE, promoting growth of the programming offered to students, and fostering the development of the whole child

Expectations:

• Maintain high standards as a role model, both in and out of the classroom, while advocating the skills, mission and objectives of the school and district
• Utilize research-based instructional strategies for both face-to-face and digital learning opportunities for students
• Promote good citizenship, be understanding and fair, and display a character of integrity
• Effectively communicate with students, parents, teachers, media, administrators and other groups within the community
• Work in collaboration with other teachers, across all disciplines, to enhance the learning experience for all students
• Demonstrate necessary organizational and leadership skills
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  Driving of the Mini-Bus for student trips (training will be provided) would be a plus
• Other duties assigned by principal

Reports To:

• Building Principal: Dr. Michael Bendicsen

To Apply:

• Submit all application materials via AppliTrack at http://www.applitrack.com/valpo/onlineapp/
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  Candidates may also email a resume and cover letter to [email protected]