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Special Ed - High School Transitions Teacher

Raphael Academy

Posted 06/24/22

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500 Soraparu Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130

Inactive
Full-Time
Experienced
Education / Training
In Person

Job Description

The Transition Class teacher is responsible for teaching the Transition curriculum for students in grades 9-12 at Raphael Academy; the curriculum incorporates both the traditional Waldorf high school curriculum as well as pre-vocational and life skills. 

General Responsibilities
  • To teach from the Waldorf curriculum and Curative Education philosophy (resources available)
  • To develop and teach Main Lesson blocks three times each week weaving in artistic experiences such as watercolor painting, form drawing, and curative exercises 
  • To assess each student at the beginning and end of each school year utilizing the Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills II.
  • To teach daily Ability Group reading and math lessons by using the Unique program, PCI, Fountas & Pinell and math resources.
  • To update, maintain, and create individual student IEPs throughout the school year.
  • To regularly communicate with parents.
  • To create Student Progress Reports every nine weeks as well as an End-of-Year Report for each student.
  • To develop and facilitate the Job Exploration Program
  • To collaborate with colleagues on school festivals and other community events to promote the school, open houses, fundraisers, etc.
  • To attend weekly Faculty Meetings.
  • To willingly participate in Raphael Academy’s Mentoring Program. 
  • To attend work weeks prior to and at the end of the school year. 
  • To participate in the enrollment process for students during the school year and over the summer as needed. 

Professional Development

Employer-provided training (professional development) may be scheduled throughout the school year or summer.
Professional development is paid for by Raphael Academy

Job Type: Full-time - EXEMPT
Pay: $42,500.00 - $45,000.00 per year


Skills

  • Creative
  • Independant
  • Intellectually Curious

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About Raphael Academy

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MISSION

Our mission is to meet our students and their families with reverence and compassion; and to educate them wholly, awakening their full potential as unique individuals, so that they may be actively involved in life and engaged in community.

HISTORY

In 2011, Raphael Academy began as a summer program for special needs students. By the fall of 2012, the school opened with five students ages twelve to twenty. The school quickly grew into a state-licensed, private school that now offers classes to students enrolled in Kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Due to the large span of ages in the first class, The Guild was founded in 2013 for adults ages eighteen and older. The Guild was created to provide post-secondary education for adults with disabilities including vocational and life-skills training, social opportunity, and self-expression through the arts.

In December of 2016, the board of directors announced the founding of Raphael Village, which combines Raphael Academy, The Guild, and a future residential program, The Hearth. Raphael Village is an affiliate member of the Camphill Association of North America . Camphill is an international movement of intentional communities designed to meet the needs of children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities through a combination of community life, the arts, vocational training, and sustainable gardening.