Department:  Youth/Young Adult Services –Beyond Permanency™ Division 

Position Reports to:  School Principal

Location: New Jersey

Fedcap’s NJ School provides Youth/Young Adult, 14 to 21 years of age, classified as Cognitively Impaired, Multiply Disabled, Behaviorally Disabled or Learning Disabled with a unique work-study curriculum where they learn to effectively handle life’s challenges so they can lead full, meaningful, independent and productive lives. The Fedcap School provides students and their families with guidance and support on the path to independence.

Job Description:
Teachers work collaboratively to raise the academic performance of all students. Committed to unending self-reflection, growth, and improvement, teachers actively seek feedback to make their teaching better.  

Duties and responsibilities of the School Teachers will include, but not be limited to, the following:

Classroom Responsibilities:

- Create rigorous and engaging lesson plans in both detailed long-term and daily lesson plans that follow curriculum maps. 
- Set clear short-term and long-term goals to drive instruction. 
- Access resources of the VOICE community; pro-actively seek assistance or advice when faced with challenging teaching situations. 
- Infuse school values into daily lessons. 
- Coordinate all instructional planning and activities with grade-level teachers, coaches, and push-in and pull-out teachers. 
- Uphold all school policies within the classroom. 
- Maintain a productive, safe, focused and disciplined learning environment. 
- Create, administer, and analyze meaningful and frequent assessments from which re-teaching is then planned. 
- Provide necessary differentiation, accommodations and modifications for growth and success of all students. 
- Effectively teach English (as a content area including grammar, literature, phonics, reading comprehension, spelling, and oral and written communication skills), mathematics, science, physical education, health, social studies, and art. 
- Maintain rich classroom environment including classroom library, teaching points, process charts, and publication of student work. 
- Go above and beyond to ensure all students are meeting appropriate standards. 
- Keep parents well-informed of student performance and progress. 
- Model strong written and verbal skills 

Grade Level Responsibilities:

- Work as part of interdisciplinary team planning and aligning curricula in the form of curriculum maps and lesson plans that will be continually assessed and revised. 
- Attend all school and grade level meetings. 
- Create and implement student intervention plans when necessary. 
- Work with grade level to address and resolve student issues. 
-Support the learning of all staff members. 

School Responsibilities:

- Participate in school-wide and individual professional development. 
- Make oneself available to parents. 
- Attend designated school functions outside of school hours. 
- Attend and participate in all staff meetings. 
- Recruit students and staff. 
- Perform necessary tasks including but not limited to bus, morning, lunch, and afternoon duties. 
- Rigorously plan and chaperone field trips. 
- Communicate responsibly and pro-actively with all staff. 
- Arrive punctually for all activities throughout the day. 
- Report to appropriate administrators. 
- Abide by all state and federal mandates in reporting sexual or physical abuse and neglect. Complete all required paperwork for school, administration of grants, and ordering of materials and writing small grants for needed materials. 
- Uphold the code of conduct and all school policies contained in all school documents including but not limited to parent handbook, HR manual, faculty handbook, and weekly circulars. 
- Collaborate with teaching and office assistants 

Evaluation

- Give feedback to school leader. 
- Appropriately receive and give feedback to students, parents, faculty, and staff. 
- Use evaluation as a tool to improve and grow in all teacher responsibilities. 

Special Education Compliance responsibilities

- Review and comply with the guidelines of I.E.P. 
- Ensure that all children with disabilities who need special education and related services attending the school are identified, located, and evaluated. 
- Work closely with the CSE staff members so that the child, once referred, will be evaluated 
- Follow IDEA reporting requirements, including providing information about student performance and services received. 
- Maintain records and ensure their confidentiality 

The following is required of all applicants:

- A Bachelor’s in Education is required; a Master’s in Education is a plus  
- New Jersey teaching certification and licensure 
- Pass criminal background check 
- At least two years of full-time teaching experience in an urban school 
- Experience teaching high school students
- Computer literate, able to use Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
- Special Education Certification 
- Content area knowledge 
- Leadership experience 
- Bilingual a plus

Interested candidates should submit a Cover Letter indicating why they are the right person for the position, Resume, and Salary Requirements to YScareers@fedcap.org.

EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer