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Pace Center for Girls

Pace Center for Girls provides year-round safe and supportive academic and counseling programs to help girls understand their past and prepare for their future. Their team of counselors and educators offers middle and high school academic services, counseling, life-skills training, and career preparation, developing individualized approaches based on each girl's unique strengths and needs at no cost. Pace fosters a supportive community for girls to build healthy relationships, plan for their future, and overcome trauma, believing that all girls deserve support on their journey to becoming strong and successful women.

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 Job Summary:
 
 
 
 The teacher role is for educators who have a commitment and passion for educating girls. Our year-round program, featuring small class sizes, provides multiple benefits to students and their families, as they receive wraparound support in education and social services. The math teacher is responsible for ensuring that girls master state standards and achieve academic success in 6-12 math.
 
 
 
 Salary: Starting at $55,000
 
 
 
 
 Who We Are:
 
 
 
 At Pace we transform girls&rsquo; lives through academic and counseling programs based on girl-centered, strength-based and trauma informed framework. Team members create a safe place for girls to learn, process, heal and begin again.
 
 
 Founded in 1985, Pace Center for Girls is a nonprofit organization that believes all girls, regardless of their story, deserve a safe and supportive space where they can become strong, compassionate and successful women.
 
 
 
 Our Culture:
 
 
 
 At Pace, our culture is built on core beliefs that foster a supportive, mission-driven, and empowering environment where girls can thrive and reach their full potential. Our culture is rooted in the following foundational behaviors:
 
 
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 Caring &ndash; We are warm, sincere, compassionate, and collaborative, fostering an environment of support and connection.
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 Purposeful &ndash; We are focused on our mission and committed to social responsibility, ensuring our efforts make a meaningful impact.
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 Learning Oriented &ndash; We are open, inventive, and exploratory, continuously seeking growth and improvement.
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 Results Driven &ndash; We are focused on achieving goals and measurable success, ensuring accountability and progress.
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 Girl-Centered &ndash; The ways that girls learn and develop are unique. That's why we've created an environment that responds to their needs so they can feel safe enough to develop meaningful and trusting relationships while embracing their capabilities, strengths and autonomy.
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 Using Your Strengths &ndash; Every girl brings something exceptional to the table. At Pace, we focus on developing these special characteristics. By supporting a girl's talents and positive attributes we help her achieve her goals.
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 Understanding Trauma &ndash; Trauma can alter the course of a girl's life. At Pace, we recognize that trauma may be the root cause of unhealthy behaviors, which is why we work hard to help heal and empower girls.
 
 
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 What We Offer:
 
 
 
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 Growth and Development - Competitive salaries, ongoing learning and development opportunities, and subject-specific instructional coaching to support growth and success.
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 Work Life Balance &ndash; Team members benefit from 20 paid time off days, 14 paid national holidays, and an additional 5 days for wellness week. Center based team members observe a balanced schedule with 230 academic days and 20 dedicated in-service planning days. Teachers become eligible to receive an additional 2 weeks of paid time off after one year of employment.
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 Comprehensive Benefits - Full-time team members are eligible for a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, critical illness, accident coverage, legal and identity theft protection, and a 403(b)-retirement plan. Team members working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for medical, dental, FSA, HSA, and the 403(b)-retirement plan. Those working less than 30 hours per week are eligible for the 403(b)-retirement plan.
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 Mental Health and Well-Being - All team members have access to wellness resources, offering wellness rewards, counseling sessions, leadership coaching, mindfulness resources, and more to support their overall well-being.
 
 
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 What This Role Does:
 
 
 
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 Designs standards-based lesson plans and aligns instruction to effectively teach across multiple, possibly mixed, grade level classes.
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 Uses formal and informal assessment to monitor progress and plan instruction to meet girls&rsquo; individual needs.
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 Lesson plan for classes with differentiated instructional techniques and strategies to foster an engaging learning environment.
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 Creates a safe and supportive classroom environment that is girl centered, trauma-informed and strength-based.
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 Implement effective classroom management strategies to foster a positive learning environment, ensuring student engagement, respect, and adherence to center policies.
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 Develops, monitors, and updates Progress Monitoring Plans in collaboration with learners.
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 Conduct academic advising sessions and utilizes data to assess girls&rsquo; academic growth, and document progress in student data platform.
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 Completes daily/weekly documentation requirements for attendance, IEPs, RTIs and others as assigned.
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 Maintains accurate and regular gradebook and progress reporting for all learners.
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 Knowledgeable about state of Florida graduation requirements, promotes college/career readiness and secondary planning.
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 Works collaboratively with organizational colleagues to accomplish girl, organizational and state &amp; local requirements.
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 Demonstrates appreciation for and ability to cultivate positive relationships.
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 Attains and/or maintains certifications and endorsements by required deadline.
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 Willingness to participate in occasional after-hours events such as family nights, prom or community outreach.
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 Other duties as assigned.
 
 
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 What We Require for the Job:
 
 
 
 
 Required
 
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree or higher
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 Hold an active Statement of Eligibility, Temporary or Professional Teaching Certificate from FLDOE
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 Knowledge of subject area &ndash; comfortable teaching math for grades 6-12.
 
 
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 Comfortable teaching across multiple, possibly mixed, grade levels
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 Experience teaching in a trauma-informed youth environment
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 Education degree
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 Valid Florida Driver&rsquo;s License
 
 
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 Must be capable of overseeing students both visually and audibly to ensure their safety and well-being
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 Expected to complete and participate in all required trainings and drills
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 Required to align with the Mission, Values, and Guiding Principles, maintain ethical standards, and comply with all policies and procedures of Pace Center for Girls
 
 
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 This position requires a Level II pre-employment background screening pursuant to Chapters 435, 984, 985 and 943, Florida Statutes, and the Department of Juvenile Justice policy and procedures. Additional information is available through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
 
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Teacher - Math (6-12th Grade)

<div>Starting Salary: $55,000

 Summary

At Pace we transform girls&rsquo; lives through academic and counseling programs based on a gender-responsive, strength-based and trauma informed framework. Team members create a safe place for girls to learn, grow, and heal.
The counselor role provides prevention services to girls that includes social emotional support, intensive care (case) management, crisis counseling, and psycho-educational groups to girls. This position is aimed at helping girls decrease risk-related behaviors.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Required
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree from four-year College or University with a Major in Social Work, Psychology, and Mental Health, Counseling, or a related field</li>
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<ul><li>Minimum three years prior experience
</li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge of case management practices.
</li></ul><ul><li>Excellent individual, group and family counseling and crisis management skills
</li></ul><ul><li>Proficiency in computer skills, database management and/or office software
</li></ul><ul><li>Current Florida driver&rsquo;s license</li></ul> 

Preferred
<ul><li>Master&rsquo;s Degree; Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling or a related field with a minimum of 1-year prior experience
</li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge of laws relating to children and families
</li></ul><ul><li>Experience working with at-risk youth
</li></ul><ul><li>Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team</li></ul> 

Roles and Responsibilities
Direct Care Services
<ul><li>Increase girls&rsquo; resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and encouraging self-advocacy
</li></ul><ul><li>Assess and address needs and strengths through holistic assessment, goal setting, and care planning
</li></ul><ul><li>Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls&rsquo; strengths
</li></ul><ul><li>Provide bi-weekly counseling services to girls using guidance, support, collaboration, skill acquisition, and psycho-educational services
</li></ul><ul><li>Provide psycho-educational groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development
</li></ul><ul><li>Provide monthly family support/counseling with caregivers to encourage girl progression in the change process and to work with natural supports
</li></ul><ul><li>Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse following the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30
</li></ul><ul><li>Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including family support, peer mediation, classroom support, and the coordination of risk assessments
</li></ul><ul><li>Provide care (case) management services, including transportation services when needed, field trips and other extracurricular activities, maintain a safe environment in the program, collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girls&rsquo; care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources
</li></ul><ul><li>Provide strength-based behavior modification and ensure appropriate use of the Growth and Change System, including de-escalation of girls and caregivers when needed
</li></ul><ul><li>Partner with the academic team to ensure holistic, cohesive care</li></ul> 

Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring
<ul><li>Participate in care review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team using a multidisciplinary framework
</li></ul><ul><li>Collaborate with the intake team to support decision-making about program enrollment
</li></ul><ul><li>Document progress and complete assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans
</li></ul><ul><li>Contribute positively toward programmatic outcomes and with the collection of data to support the change process of girls
</li></ul><ul><li>Other duties as assigned</li></ul> 


Other
<ul><li>Must adhere to the Pace Center for Girls Values and Guiding Principles and upholds the ethical standards of the Agency</li></ul>
<ul><li>Follows mission, values and principles, policies and procedures of the Pace Center for Girls</li></ul>
<ul><li>Availability to work evenings and weekends as required to fulfill workload requirements</li></ul>
<ul><li>Must be able to travel by automobile, plane, train, etc.; occasional overnight travel may be required</li></ul> 


Work Environment

The work environment characteristics can be stressful, is fast-paced and requires alertness and flexibility. The noise level is usually quiet; however, noise can accelerate to moderate and high levels.</div>

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Teacher - Math (6-12th Grade)

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