Ingham County Youth Center Teacher

The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree (Preferred)
• Teacher Cert (Math or Science focus)

• Providing instruction at the Ingham County Youth Center, an alternative educational setting to juvenile youth that are temporarily detained.
• Deliver instruction in a correctional facility setting to help increase academic achievement.
• Implement and deliver instruction in Math and Science.
• Assist in administering assessment procedures and instruments, both standardized and authentic, to evaluate students’ academic achievement.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of students for evaluation purposes and the monitoring of progress.
• Work collaboratively with ICYC staff, LSD Administrators, and community agencies.
• Facilitate and encourage a learning environment that fosters successful social and academic experiences related to workforce skills and acculturation processes.

• Previous experience working within an alternative setting.
• Administering instruction to youth within the justice system.
• Successful teaching experience at correctional facilities is preferred.
• Ability to support and promote academic instruction and link with Career and Readiness Standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work with students from a variety of culture and linguistic backgrounds, age, and language/academic proficiency levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and cooperatively with administrators, teachers, students, and staff as well as under appropriate supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in fast paced environment with a high degree of flexibility is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain standards of professional conduct and work ethics including attendance, punctuality and performance is required.
• Demonstrated ability to actively seek opportunities to grow professionally is desired.

$46,942 - $95,000 a year

At Lansing School District, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, providing equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We foster a rich environment for professional growth and student experiences by valuing diverse perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer,
we invite passionate individuals dedicated to educational excellence to apply for our positions
.

We value internal mobility and list "Strong Internal Candidate" when considering an internal candidate before posting a job. We still encourage all candidates to apply.

Complete the attached online application at your earliest convenience. If selected, we will contact you to set up an interview. While we strive to provide prompt feedback, the high volume of applicants may limit our ability to do so. All of our jobs will be posted for at least 10 days (unless otherwise noted), but we will review applications on a rolling basis.

External candidates interested in multiple positions within the same department need only apply to one posting and can indicate other roles of interest in the final question. We will consider your application for various roles based on your qualifications.

Internal candidates should apply using their SSO email address and submit separate applications for each role of interest.

Thank you for your interest in joining our mission-driven team. We look forward to meeting you!

This job description is intended to outline the general responsibilities and qualifications for the position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties, and the Lansing School District reserves the right to modify job responsibilities as needed. Due to the evolving needs of the District,
additional job responsibilities may be assigned
(depending on funding sources).