English and History Teacher Job Listing at Fusion in Palo Alto, CA (Job ID 6608873)

Description

Position Summary:  

Our campus has an immediate opening for an English and History Teacher, full-time, Monday through Friday. This position provides a student-centered, supportive classroom that promotes compassion and tolerance, emotional security, resourcefulness, and independent critical thinking while addressing the individual academic and emotional needs of each student through Fusion's differentiated approach. 

Pay Rate: $32.10 per hour USD 

Key Responsibilities Include: 

• Provide a one-to-one teaching experience in the areas of World and U.S. History, Government, Economics, English Composition, Literature, and Language Arts at grade levels 6-12 
• Show evidence of adapting and differentiated instruction for all students and a classroom forum for holistic growth. 
• Maintain complete and accurate records
• Develop and maintain genuine, positive and consistent communication with parents
• Contribute to and benefit from the campus community
• Practice professionalism through ongoing professional development, reflection and continuous improvement
• In addition to subject matter tutoring and teaching, this position includes significant student mentoring
• Other duties as assigned. (i.e. Tutor part time students) 

Qualifications Required: 

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required for consideration, as well as a higher-level English and/or History background
• Solid subject matter knowledge in several, but not necessarily all, of the following areas:
  • History: World History, U.S. History, Government, and Economics
  • English: English Composition, Literature, and Language Arts at grade levels 6-12 
• Teaching credentials are a plus but are not mandatory
• Experience with students with learning differences and ADHD and mentoring are plus

The ideal candidate is outgoing, well organized, competent in basic computer skills, and eager to work in a highly dynamic, energetic school setting. 

Candidate must be prepared to teach and tutor material at a high school level immediately 

Competencies Desired: 

• Expertise in the relevant subject area 
• Understand learning differences and emotional difficulties 
• Ability to mentor as a positive role model 
• Understand and support each student's Formal Education Plan (FEP) 
• Commitment to continuous improvement 
• Self-directed, proactive, intelligent, knowledge of curriculum and assessment, multi-tasker, problem solving skills, professional written and verbal communication skills, ability to connect with students with patience and compassion 
• Ability to manage stress, and self-regulate during chaos and crisis, consistently positive attitude, strong teamwork, passionate, genuine, organized, internally motivated, service orientation, ability to reserve judgment and respond with curiosity and compassion 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex. 

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