Social Studies and Language Arts Teacher

Overview

POSITION: Social Studies/Language Arts Teacher

LOCATION: Twin Rivers Charter School at Northwest Youth Corps Headquarters, Eugene, Oregon.

Will require 15% travel to remote training and project locations which may include travelling within OR, WA,  CA.

COMPENSATION: $43,888 Annually DOE

BENEFITS OVERVIEW

Benefit Package includes:
Personal Leave, Paid Holidays, Medical and Dental Coverage, Disability/Life Insurance, PERS Equivalent 401k investment plan, Professional Development, and other perks!

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

Since 1984, Northwest Youth Corps (NYC), a non-profit organization, has given tens of thousands of youth and young adults opportunities to learn, grow, and experience success. Through partnerships with conservation agencies, youth and young adults gain the personal and professional skills needed to carry out a variety of stewardship projects, from which they can earn a stipend, high school credit, and/or an Ameri Corps educational award.

NYC also operates an accredited charter school, internship program, and the Idaho Conservation Corps (ICC).

TRCS

Northwest Youth Corps s (NYC) Twin Rivers Charter School (TRCS) is an accredited school for youth in grades 8-12+. TRCS employs a cooperative, team-based format, in which staff engage students in hands-on learning that combines classroom instruction with the completion of conservation projects, field study assignments, and outdoor recreation activities. Students spend equal amounts of time in and out of the classroom and staff will strive to ensure conservation projects are complementary and integrated.

School curricula include science, math, language arts and social studies with an emphasis on resource management, conservation and environmental studies. Students earn high school credit toward a diploma.

At Twin Rivers Charter School we believe that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice are integral to, and inseparable from, the learning process. That means purposefully structuring educational opportunities that challenge systems of power and privilege that work to the benefit of some and to the detriment of others. We aspire to transcend anti-discrimination policies to create environments where students  unique histories, cultures, languages, families, and selves are actively and sustainably engaged as assets that inform collective learning.

We also realize that we have much work to do to achieve these goals and while they are aspirational we remain dedicated to the journey. Our work is not ahistorical and, in fact, we have and continue to perpetuate systems of power and privilege. As an educational institution we dedicate ourselves to continued growth and learning, to taking action to remediate our harm done, and to be accountable as a system and as individuals when we do harm again.

We do this with humility, respect, and an understanding that doing so represents our greatest opportunity to achieve our shared goals.

This position is for a Social Studies/Language Arts teacher that offers a unique opportunity for a high energy individual with vision and creativity to develop cutting edge curriculum that integrates classroom and field experiences for students while ensuring all students experience a sense of safety and belonging. Teachers use the outdoors as an instructional vehicle that leads students to high school completion while also fostering good character and environmental awareness.

Teachers also plan and facilitate residential "spikes", camping trips that combine fun, education, community, conservation work, and teambuilding. We want a social studies teacher that can help students explore the intersections of Race/Class/Gender and Nature, help prepare students to be active participants in democracy and foster a sense of purpose and belonging that extends from our classrooms into the local community and beyond.

Department Supervision and collaborations

• This position is supervised by TRCS Principal
• This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build Social Studies and Language Arts curriculum and plan lessons to meet program objectives and individual student needs.
• Design curriculum and field experiences that explore the intersections of various systems of oppression both domestically and internationally.
• Work to implement the Tribal History/Shared History curriculum.
• Ensure all students experience a sense of belonging
• Collaborate with Lead Language Arts teacher to align curricular and pedagogical approaches to create a cohesive approach to literacy.
• Work with other core content teachers to develop interdisciplinary projects
• Teach social studies to students with varied academic levels.
• Teach other classes (electives, CTE) as necessary.
• Coordinate, facilitate and participate in student camping activities.
• Provide instruction, assess learning, keep class records, and assign grades.
• Participate in IEP meetings and work with special education teacher ensure compliance with…