Classroom Teacher - MERS Goodwill - St. Louis Excel Center
| Position: | Classroom Teacher |
| Subject Area: | Language Arts (English) |
| Job Title: | English Instructor |
| Job Location: | The Excel Center St. Louis |
| Beginning: | Apr 09, 2024 |
| Deadline: | Jun 08, 2024** |
| Certificate: | Language Arts |
| District: | MERS Goodwill - St. Louis Excel Center |
| St. Louis, MO 63103 | |
| Telephone: |
314-655-4828 |
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Job Description:
Who are we?
MERS Missouri Goodwill's mission is "Changing lives through the power of work." MERS Missouri Goodwill provides a variety of programs and services to help support this mission. Some of the many programs and services offered are career counseling, skills training, education and literacy programs, employment services, and more.
Missouri has over 500,000 adults who have not completed their high school degree and not completing a high school degree represents a potential loss of income of approximately $400,000 over the working life of an individual and more than doubles the likelihood an individual lives in poverty. The Missouri Goodwill Excel Centers offer MO residents who are 21 or older the chance to attend high school classes in order to complete the 24 credits required in order to graduate with a high school degree in Missouri. Students graduate with an actual high school diploma, rather than a high school equivalent. Classes are taught by MO certified teachers, are available morning, afternoon and evening, and dual credit courses are available so that students can begin earning credit toward college. Students are also able to earn Industry Recognized Credentials such as phlebotomy, pharmacy tech, Microsoft certifications, etc. Those IRCs can be used as elective credit, as can any remediation the student requires. Our goal is for Instructors to find joy in both teaching and learning. An accelerated, adult community allows instructors to build lessons around student needs and to use both data and creativity in designing courses. Instructors have opportunities to co-teach some subjects and to help create some of the electives. Missouri is the 6th state to open Goodwill Excel Centers so there is the opportunity to exchange ideas, curriculum, and best practices on a national level as well.
Position Overview
Who are we?
MERS Missouri Goodwill's mission is "Changing lives through the power of work." MERS Missouri Goodwill provides a variety of programs and services to help support this mission. Some of the many programs and services offered are career counseling, skills training, education and literacy programs, employment services, and more.
Missouri has over 500,000 adults who have not completed their high school degree and not completing a high school degree represents a potential loss of income of approximately $400,000 over the working life of an individual and more than doubles the likelihood an individual lives in poverty. The Missouri Goodwill Excel Centers offer MO residents who are 21 or older the chance to attend high school classes in order to complete the 24 credits required in order to graduate with a high school degree in Missouri. Students graduate with an actual high school diploma, rather than a high school equivalent. Classes are taught by MO certified teachers, are available morning, afternoon and evening, and dual credit courses are available so that students can begin earning credit toward college. Students are also able to earn Industry Recognized Credentials such as phlebotomy, pharmacy tech, Microsoft certifications, etc. Those IRCs can be used as elective credit, as can any remediation the student requires. Our goal is for Instructors to find joy in both teaching and learning. An accelerated, adult community allows instructors to build lessons around student needs and to use both data and creativity in designing courses. Instructors have opportunities to co-teach some subjects and to help create some of the electives. Missouri is the 6th state to open Goodwill Excel Centers so there is the opportunity to exchange ideas, curriculum, and best practices on a national level as well.
Position Overview
- Provide a positive learning environment for adult learners
- Develops and implements strategies, goals and objectives for learners
- Work with students both in a group setting and one on one to yield the highest possible graduate success rates.
- Prepare lesson plans (at the level of the learner); individualized as needed.
- Provide visual, auditory, and hands-on learning activities that leads to mastery of all required educational materials.
- Track each students progress
- Work with Excel Coaches and Excel Director to address outside social needs that impact learning
- Serves as the primary educator for the field in which you are employed as it relates to the students enrolled in your class.
- Two or more years teaching experience is required
- At-least 6 months of direct educational experience in English is required; (1) one year or more is preferred.
- Current Missouri Teachers Certificate is required
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Educational Institution with a valid Missouri Teachers Certification in the concentration of education in the area employed; Masters Degree preferred. (Example: Math Teachers must be certified in Math).
- Strong verbal and written skills.
- Experience working with nontraditional and/or adult learners is preferred
- Must be able to work with a diverse group of students, staff and co-workers.
- Knowledge of Missouri educational requirements to receive a high school diploma is strongly preferred.
- Classes are 75 minutes in length during the day and 150 minutes at night. Full time teachers will teach 4 sections during the day but could teach in the evening for additional pay.
- Employer subsidized individual and family medical benefits
- Employee retirement (403b) with company matching 50% up to 6% of employee wages after 1 year of employment
- Employer contributed retirement (401a) of varying contribution percentages, annually after 1 year of employment
- Employer contributed life insurance (twice W2 wages)
- Paid vacation, holiday, and sick
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** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.
