Homework Cafe Teacher Job Listing at Fusion in Lake Forest, IL (Job ID 6544829)

Description

Position Summary:

Our campus has an opening for a Homework Café® teacher to motivate homework completion and help facilitate executive functioning skills in our Homework Café® for grades 6-12 students. Candidate must have a positive energy, ability to function in a high-paced environment, be calm and open for feedback, as well as a self-starter. They must respect the personhood of the student, creating connective relationships while maintaining authority, boundaries, and discipline. Must maintain a clean and organized milieu space for students to learn.

Pay Range: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour USD

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Monitor and help students' progress in completion of homework.

• Communicate with teachers and parents on student progress.

• Promote a positive social environment for students.

• 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.

• Significant student mentoring.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.

• Experience with Special Education and Youth Mental Health background a plus.

• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, a great communicator and a self-starter.

• Our ideal candidate has exceptional classroom management skills, basic computer skills, and is an outgoing, well-organized individual who is eager to work in a highly dynamic, energetic school setting.

Competencies Desired:

• Ability to manage group dynamics and mediate conflict.

• Broad content knowledge.

• 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.

Benefits:
Note that pay may vary based on location, skills, and experience.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees which generally includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• An opportunity to contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Tax-advantaged commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Sick time, paid holidays and vacation in accordance with company policy and state law
• Accident and life insurance as well as short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) plan with company match, based on eligibility

We offer a package for part time employees which generally includes:

• Sick time and paid holidays in accordance with company policy
• Tax-advantaged commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program
• 401(k) plan with company match, based on eligibility

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. If a bonus applies, more information will be given at offer.

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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