Purpose & Growth ALE Teacher

Purpose & Growth ALE Teacher

Little Rock, Arkansas | Teaching and Learning

Job Description

Position: Purpose & Growth Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) Teacher

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

Position Type: Full-Time

Scholar Made Achievement Place is seeking a skilled, compassionate, and highly effective Purpose & Growth ALE Teacher to provide academic instruction and behavioral support to a small group of students requiring a structured, individualized learning environment.

The teacher will provide daily instruction in:
English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Reading, addressing academic learning gaps while helping students develop emotional regulation, personal responsibility, and positive classroom behaviors.

• Teach all core academic subjects using Arkansas Academic Standards and Scholar Made's adopted curriculum.
• Plan and deliver differentiated instruction for students across multiple grade levels and academic abilities.
• Provide direct instruction, small-group intervention, and individualized academic support.
• Establish and maintain a structured classroom with clear routines, behavioral expectations, and consistent accountability.
• Implement emotional intelligence instruction, positive behavior supports, and individualized intervention strategies.
• Assess student performance, monitor academic and behavioral growth, and adjust instruction based on student needs.
• Maintain accurate lesson plans, student progress reports, assessment data, and behavioral documentation.
• Collaborate with general education teachers, Culture Coordinators, Special Education staff, and school leadership.
• Communicate regularly with families regarding academic performance, behavior, and student progress.
• Support students in developing the academic and behavioral skills needed for successful reintegration into the general education classroom.
• Participate in PLCs, professional development, and other assigned school responsibilities.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Valid Arkansas teaching license or eligibility for an approved licensure pathway.
• Strong classroom management and instructional differentiation skills.
• Ability to teach multiple core subjects and work with students at varying academic levels.
• Experience in alternative education, behavioral intervention, or working with at-risk students preferred.
• Strong communication, organizational, and student relationship-building skills.

We are looking for an educator who is content competent, empathetic, emotionally intelligent, fair, relentless, organized, and academically focused. The ideal candidate can manage challenging behaviors, build meaningful student relationships, and maintain high expectations for learning.

Purpose & Growth is not a disciplinary holding space. It is a classroom where students are seen and valued, receive meaningful instruction, learn accountability, and work toward academic and personal growth.