Learning Teacher

Work Based Learning Teacher

Welcome to Spring Lake Park Schools! We are a vibrant school community serving about 6,200 students from the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley and Spring Lake Park, in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our district purpose -- "High Expectations, High Achievement for All. No Excuses" provides our focus to meet the unique and varied needs of each student. Spring Lake Park Schools is recognized for our commitment to personalized learning, creating a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking.

We are working to create a system a culture with a methodology and set of processes where teachers and staff have the freedom, flexibility and invitation to design new ways of learning centered around deepening student engagement to continuously improve student success.

1.0 FTE Special Education teaching to work with students with educational disabilities at Spring Lake Park High School, grades 9-12. The successful candidate will be an individual who firmly believes: all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control; in the need to work interdependently with teachers, school, and district leaders throughout the system, aligning the work of adults around improving student learning by meeting the needs, interests, and aspirations of students;

in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success; and in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success.

The Work Based Learning Teacher at Spring High School plays a vital role in facilitating and overseeing work-based learning opportunities for students.

• Student Growth and Development:
  Provide high school special education students with general employability skills instruction to identify and research career interests, create a resume, practice interview skills, increase computer literacy skills, and develop the work behaviors and qualities that enhance employability skills and are necessary to meet their postsecondary transition goals.
• Systematically collect data and evaluate student employability skills and behavior to assist in determining work readiness, strengths, interests, and preferences.
• Support the development of student self-determination and self-advocacy skills.
• Monitor and document progress toward mastery of work-based learning goals and objectives in the implementation of the IEP.
• Be a positive role model for students and support the mission of the school district.
• Provide transition assessments supporting further development of student postsecondary goals.
• Assist with adaptations for students with physical disabilities and other special needs.
• Classroom Management and Organization:
  Create a classroom conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social and emotional development of students.
• Manage student behavior in accordance with Student Code of Conduct, district policy, and student handbook.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Attend required meetings and complete required reports.
• Ability to adapt instruction and provide individualized task analysis of work skills for students.
• Ability to create visual schedules for students if required to obtain mastery of work skills.
• Communication:
  Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences and planning meetings with parents, students, Lead Vocational Adjustment Teacher and WBL/18+ team, and supervisor.
• Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents and administrators.
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
• Collaborate with others to provide for learner needs.
• Consult with parents and other appropriate school personnel concerning each student's intellectual, academic social, emotional…