SPED Certified Teacher

✨Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth!  Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a SPED Certified Teacher at Canyon State Academy   in Queen Creek, Arizona ✨  

Canyon State Academy is located on a scenic 180-acre campus surrounded by Farm student housing for 300 + youth, a Thrift Store, Cafe, Barbershop and Church open to the community incorporating life skills for our students. Along with a fully equipped weight room, football stadium, an athletic center (gymnasium, padded wrestling room & more).  

Pay: Salary Position

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Company-Paid Life Insurance within 90 days
• 401(k) with up to a 6% company match after one year
• Paid Time Off that begins accruing immediately
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement

What you will do: In this role, you will be primarily responsible for implementing and adhering to the principles of Positive Operational Culture and providing instructional services to students.  You will work collaboratively with staff in a supportive fashion emphasizing a positive attitude toward students, staff and program.

To be considered you should:

• Possesses a current and valid State teaching credential in English, Math, Science and/or Special Education k-12.
• Have related experience working with at-risk youth
• Have three or more years of successful classroom teaching
• Possess a knowledge of:
• Instructional strategies and how they can be employed to deliver curriculum and assess student learning. 
• Various methodologies and research related to learning and working with at-risk, high school aged youth. 
• Effective classroom management techniques and behavioral management styles that result in understanding of how to manage and teach to various learning styles. 
• Effective communication techniques that enable positive and productive collaboration with site staff. 
• Technology and how it can be used as an educational tool.
• Have the ability to:
• Establish a teaching rapport with students which results in student achievement in all program areas. 
• Diagnose, prescribe and evaluate student progress on an ongoing basis. 
• Collaborate with staff to deliver a consistent curriculum and implement a team approach to working with students. 
• Confront inappropriate behavior appropriately and take the necessary action as outlined in the program procedures. 
• Accept additional tasks as assigned including flexible work schedule and extracurricular assignments.
• Be able to pass a criminal background clearance check, drug screen, physical and TB test.

After 40 years of improving the lives of youth, we are looking for passionate advocates to continue the legacy of helping young people become successful adults. As a SPED Certified Teacher, you will have the unique opportunity to create a positive, safe and supportive environment for the youth we serve while building a career rich in growth opportunities and self-fulfillment. 

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