Academic Specialist (Math) at Warrendale Charter Academy
National Heritage Academies
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Quick overview
The Academic Specialist provides research-based interventions and specialized instruction to at-risk students to improve academic performance. They collaborate with teachers and parents to monitor student progress and implement tailored academic plans.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a valid teacher license for the relevant subject or grade level. A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience is preferred.
Job description
School Information
Located in Detroit, MI, Warrendale Charter Academy opened in 2001 and serving students K-8. At Warrendale, you can connect passion with purpose.
To learn more about Warrendale Charter Academy click here [https://www.nhaschools.com/schools/warrendale-charter-academy/en/academics].
Why Choose Warrendale Charter Academy
- Starting pay above market scales.
- Supported by an experienced leadership team.
- Access to a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources.
- Ensures a safe learning environment with internal and external cameras.
- Colleagues you enjoy working with to serve students.
- Personalized development and coaching opportunities.
- Winner of Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.
- Honors/Proficiency Classes
- Strong Moral Focus Components for Staff and Students
- Strong Sense of Team and Community
Duties and Responsibilities
- Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
- Supports, supplements and extends classroom teaching, and works collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students.
- Uses specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual students.
- Assess the strengths and needs of students and provide that information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel such as psychologists, special educators, or speech teachers in order to provide effective instruction.
- Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
- Reviews test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services.
- Monitors student progress for the purpose of providing feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determining intervention effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate.
- Groups and schedules students according to student needs.
- Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
- Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
- Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
- Completes necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school.
- Collects, analyzes and prepares data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.
Qualifications
Must hold a valid teacher license in the subject and/or grade level or meet alternative requirements in the state you are applying. 3+ years of teaching experience, preferred.
Please click here [https://www.nhaschools.com/en/who-we-are] to find out more about our core values.
National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.
Benefits
- Safe Learning Environment
- Starting Pay Above Market Scales
- Personalized Development And Coaching Opportunities
- Best-in-class Curriculum
- Experienced Leadership Team Support