Job Description
Bishop Ireton High School, a Catholic college preparatory school in Alexandria, Virginia, has an immediate opening for a part-time teacher for the Academic Support Program. The Academic Support Program focuses on providing targeted support for students who need help with executive functioning skills, self-advocacy, and work completion. This part-time position may have the opportunity to move to full-time in future school years given successful collaboration, evaluations, and increased enrollment. This position reports directly to the Director of Special Services.
Quick Overview
We are hiring a teacher for our Academic Support Program for students with and without disabilities who need extra guidance for academic success. The program serves a variety of students including student athletes who need support staying on top of work, 9th grade students who need help transitioning to high school, and students with neurodiversity to include ADHD, Autism, dyslexia, and mental health diagnoses. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working with students on developing executive functioning skills to include organization, planning, prioritizing tasks, study skills, etc.
The teacher would need to be passionate about supporting inclusion in an academically rigorous environment as well as qualified to teach differentiated, small group instruction to support a variety of content areas. The teacher is also a key member of the larger Special Services team and should be excited to not only teach, but also work collaboratively with a larger team.
Primary Responsibilities
Teach mixed-grade skills-based mini lessons differentiated for student need. Teach in a variety of formats to include whole group, but focused mainly on small group and one-on-one instruction.
Work well in a co-teaching environment supporting student needs as well as collaborating effectively with the other teacher in the room
Widely differentiate support for a variety of students with numerous diagnoses and varied individual needs
Support general education teachers with best-practices in inclusion and appropriate use of accommodations in the general education classroom
Foster open, frequent communication with teachers
Manage an assigned case load of Student Assistance Plans (our versions of 504 Plans/IEPs) from eligibility to implementation to review.
Weekly communication with parents of students in your classes and/or on your case load
Post regular reminders and resources to the class pages on the BI student portal
Support small group testing for students with testing accommodations as well as helping with read aloud testing during midterms and finals
Mentor students at all grade levels for success in current classes and planning for self-advocacy in college.
Appropriately respond to any unexpected behavior situations supporting student needs and providing examples for how adults should respond for students who are neurodiverse
Actively participate in developing an organized curriculum for the Academic Support Program including possible adoption of supplemental resources or texts
Work to identify potential funding sources and community partnerships to move toward financial independence of the Academic Support Program
Attend regular Special Services team meetings and on-going team PLC/professional development
Find and attend on-going professional development opportunities to stay current in the field of special education/executive functioning support
Continuously brain storm and help implement creative and innovative ways to shift the culture of Bishop Ireton toward mindsets of inclusion for all stakeholders
Help arrange informational sessions for student and parent orientations at the beginning of the school year.
Attend at least two recruiting/welcoming/student support events outside of school hours each school year
Choose and effectively implement a minimum of one major leadership role for the Special Services Team to include Peer Mentor Lead, English Learner Lead, Student Assistance Plan Lead, Inclusion Support Lead, SST Liaison etc.
Throughout the year, work closely with the Director of Special Services on tasks related to student/teacher support and program development/evaluation
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field
Special Education Teacher Certification or extensive experience working with students who are neurodiverse
Specific experience supporting students with one or more of the following diagnoses: ADHD, Autism, Anxiety
Successful experience teaching one or more of the core content areas
Successful co-teaching experience or a willingness to work side by side another teacher for student success
Experience managing a special education case load to include IEP/504 Plans/SAPs
Has specific experience on the latest best practices in developing executive functioning skills in adolescents or willing to learn best practices before the start of the school year
Exemplifies a deep belief in and commitment to educational excellence for all students
Track record of working well on a team
Effective oral and written communication skills
Candidates also must:
If interested, please send a cover letter with three professional references, current resume, and written personal philosophy of education in a Catholic school environment to Tina Becker, Manager of Administrative Services, tina.becker@bishopireton.org
About Bishop Ireton
Bishop Ireton, a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory high school in historic Alexandria, Virginia, began its proud heritage of academic excellence in 1964. The school offers a challenging environment and outstanding quality of life, both in academics and co-curricular activities, with a three-tiered focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), humanities and fine arts. The spirit of community service and giving back is central to the school’s mission. Bishop Ireton’s quality is reflected in its distinguished faculty and staff, who take great pride in seeing every graduate head to college - often to the most prestigious universities and service academies.