English Teacher - Grades 7-12

SUMMARY

Empower students who experience Autism, ADHD and other learning differences to gain skills, learn about their strengths, understand what accommodations they need to be successful leading to improved independence and productivity. We expect our teachers to exhibit qualities of team work, accountability, flexibility and attentiveness. We are a small school setting grades 7-12 with students at different abilities.

Schedule

Monday – Friday 8am-4pm

Year Round (ESY)

Education Requirement

• Active Utah secondary teaching license. Endorsed in subject area (English)
• Additional Special Education Mild/Moderate endorsement is preferred

Required Experience

• Teaching experience in addition to student teaching preferred

Minimum Requirements

• Ability to pass background check upon hire
• Meet other training requirements required by Department of Human Services Office of Licensing and Maple Lake Academy policies to work with student clients
• Must be willing to give a 12-month commitment.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Teaching 15-20 students
• Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods and willing to be creative with teaching
• Communication skills both written and verbal
• Plan and prioritize work.
• Prepared lesson plans
• Classroom management
• Adaptable to the variety of learning and emotional needs of students
• Basic word processing skills and the ability to use on-line programs
• Follow Utah core curriculum for subject area
• Classes planned and documented
• Lesson plans prepared and emailed to substitute teachers
• Provide opportunities in and outside the classrooms (experiential learning)
• Assist students in learning, provide accommodations, support individual learning
• Evaluation pre and post assessment results and modify instruction as necessary
• High level of self-awareness, and demonstrate ability to self-regulate in stressful situations
• Provide culturally competent services, and ongoing commitment to training and development in a timely manner as directed by the company

Why MLA?

• Opportunities to work with educational colleagues and to grow professionally
• Exposure to working with a team comprised of Academic, Residential and Clinical departments
• Competitive PTO program that accrues each pay period and paid holidays
• Sick Time Leave
• Two weeks break winter break, 3 days spring break, 5 days Thanksgiving break. Not a part of the PTO program
• Health benefits
• Complete and Comprehensive Administrative Support
• Part of a Professional Learning Community with a culture of feedback, inclusion, and professional growth
• Small class sizes

Position Relationships

Supervised by: Academic Program Manager

Interpersonal Relationships/ Personal Contacts: Academic Team, Residential Employees

An ATTACHMENT Approach

Most youth residential treatment programs use a behavioral approach to therapeutic and residential support, but we set ourselves apart for our students by using an attachment-based
approach. Everything we do is through the lens of attachment theory. As a member of the MLA team, you'll get great training in attachment styles, and how to best help teens in our program to build healthy relationships with themselves, their peers, and caregivers. Additionally, we focus on helping students identify the core issues behind their behaviors and thoughts, and then how to address those core needs. We seek to create a safe environment for students and employees to learn, grow, develop, explore, make mistakes, and build lasting impactful relationships with those around them.

***Interested applicants should apply to this posting, and you can expect an immediate email notification upon receipt of your application. A manager will reach out to candidates who appear to meet our needs within a few business days. If you don't see any emails come through upon submitting the application, or are awaiting a response from the manager, check your SPAM folder. Sometimes emails from our application system get sent there.