Job Description
Job Posting Announcement – Middle school Educational Assistant and Advisor
About CITY Center for Collaborative Learning
CITY Center for Collaborative Learning designs, implements, and advances innovations in teaching and learning that transform the lives of young people and their educators. The Tucson-based nonprofit offers professional development and community engagement experiences for educators and education advocates, while leading three small secondary schools that serve as demonstration sites.
EA Position
Paulo Freire Freedom School-University is seeking a qualified teacher to support learning in both Humanities and math classes. The math class contains 26 students and includes working with a highly qualified teacher. We are looking for an educator with a demonstrated background and interest in integrated project-based learning curriculum, a commitment to full inclusion, an antiracist mindset and approach, and a deep belief that all students can be successful. The school’s approach centers around collaboration, thoughtful innovation, team building, and leveraging diverse and multiple perspectives.
Primary Functions:
- Support in Humanities and Math classes
- Collaborate and co-plan with other grade-level teachers for integrated units of instruction
- Facilitate a 6th-8th group of students in an advisory class for three 45 min blocks a week
- Integrate Culturally Relevant Design, Project-based Learning, Cooperative Learning, Differentiated Instruction, Universal Design for Learning, and Competency-based Assessments
- Co-plan and co-teach with Support Services Department
- Willingness to understand, practice, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Provide accommodations and modifications as outlined in students’ IEPs or 504 Plans
- Participate in professional development activities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) required
- Teaching experience with middle school students preferred
- Demonstrated success as a collaborative professional
- Strong work ethic, interpersonal skills, initiative and independence
- Commitment to ethnic diversity, heterogeneous grouping, and inclusion
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: Starts at 40,000
Work Year: Based on the approved school-year calendar, starting July 29th.
Location: West University, Tucson, AZ
Website link: http://CITYccl.org/about/contact/employment/
Search is open and ongoing until position is filled. Start date is immediate.
CITY Center for Collaborative Learning seeks to have a teaching staff that reflects the diversity of its student population. Minority and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
Pay: From $40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
