Position Description: Charged with ensuring that our students are ready to provide their best effort on the ACT and with assisting them in developing the skills they will need to succeed. Each of the four ACT sections must be thoroughly understood by a candidate for the ACT.Roles and ResponsibilitiesAcademic Support
- Teach all subjects in light of ACT requirements: math, reading, language arts, and science.
- Establishes specific goals for each class, topic, and project and inform students of those goals.
- Assist students with writing skills.
Activities
- With the Education Coordinator, develop mechanisms for engaging student families in The Academy program and student learning.
Supervision
- Develop, maintain, and adjust a weekly plan for The Academy.
Evaluation
- Conduct baseline testing of students and monitor progress.
- Provide periodic evaluations to parents.
Characteristics
- An unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, and trust
- Reliable, accountable, motivated, and task-oriented
- Team player, capable of working jointly with others, and inspiring collaboration
- A positive role model, have patience, and be nurturing toward each student
- Energetic and creative, able to develop, and pursue a robust future for The Academy's education program
- Committed to improving the education and lives of the children and the future.
Expected Hours of Work
- Standard days of work are Tuesdays & Thursdays, from 1pm -3pm
Required Education and Experience
- Ability to explain and instruct students at a basic level.
- Strong knowledge in content area of choice, demonstrated through lesson planning, execution, and intervention with all students.
- Excellent communications skills, both spoken and written
Edmundite Missions has served the poorest of the poor since 1937 and continues to address the challenge of systemic poverty prevalent in Selma and in the Black Belt region of Alabama. We believe that each person is made in the image of God, imparting dignity to every person we serve. Our programs the most urgent needs of the community while also promoting the empowerment of people by achieving poverty eradication through educational and employment opportunities. We continually innovate to ensure both the short and long-term success of our fight against poverty.