History Teacher - Phoenix Main Campus

Certified History Teacher - Phoenix Main Campus

AZACS is growing, and we invite you to apply to be part of our award-winning team

AZACS was awarded the 2023/2024 National ESEA Distinguished Schools Award for Arizona and the 2022 YASS Prize for innovation in education and providing a transformational experience by expanding unique individualized learning programs for autism charter schools.

• Teach content area curriculum (7/8th Grade History)
• Write effective lesson plans using the charter’s adopted scope and sequence documents and adopted curriculum.
• Use and implement classroom management techniques to maintain organization, orderliness, student safety, and a productive learning environment.
• Implement instructional techniques to encourage and motivate students.
• Evaluate students’ performance regarding achievements in curriculum and activities, and document progress toward any appropriate IEP goals.
• After analyzing student data, develop and implement student interventions to increase academic growth.
• Ensure parents and students are informed of the curriculum used in the classroom, activities throughout the school, and data generated during lessons.

• Collaborate with a classroom team.
• Ensure that classroom support staff are implementing the instructional strategies and lessons they are provided
• Provide daily feedback to support staff
• Participate in regular observations and coaching from campus leadership, and implement action steps following coaching sessions
• Modification of materials to meet student needs and IEP requirements
• Maintain substitute plans in case of Teacher Absence
• Participate in all duties and responsibilities as appropriate for an AZACS faculty member
• Regular parent communication following AZACS guidelines
• Other duties as assigned by the administration

• Valid Arizona Teacher Certification
• Track record of success in behavior management with students with autism or other special needs

• Ability to approach situations with optimism and perseverance
• Ability to communicate with parents, co-workers, and professional contacts courteously and professionally, and follow AZACS guidelines
• Experience in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and structured teaching preferred
• Valid Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Eligible to participate in benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, critical care, hospitalization, scheduled accident coverage, voluntary supplemental life, and pet insurance
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 80 hours of Paid Time Off and Paid Federal Holidays
• 401K with a company match
• Complementary access to Calm Health for you and up to 5 of your loved ones
• Great professional development and advancement opportunities

• Set up of lessons and instructional activities for classroom support staff. Coaches, monitors, and mentors classroom support staff working with students with disabilities.

Positions in this class require: stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Work is routinely performed in an indoor and outdoor classroom setting.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position, and additional duties may be assigned.

Arizona Autism Charter Schools, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Arizona Autism Charter Schools, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.