GSRP Associate Teacher

ROSCOMMON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Catherine R. Erickson, Superintendent 702 Lake Street P.O. Box 825
Roscommon, MI 48653

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING Phone: 989-275-6600
Fax: 989-275-8227

TITLE: GSRP Associate Teacher

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

JOB FUNCTION: The Associate Teacher will work to support the teacher in the preschool classroom.

DISTRICT DESCRIPTION: The District has approximately 800 students and is located in north central Michigan. Currently, 17% of our students qualify for special education services and about 2/3 of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Roscommon Elementary School serves early childhood preschool students aged 3 -5 years old and students in kindergarten through fourth grade. Roscommon
Middle School has students in grades 5 through 7. Roscommon High School has students in 8th through
12th grades.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as a team member in providing a quality educational preschool program
• Assist in planning, implementing, and monitoring curriculum and assessment
• Assist in establishing family engagement activities
• Assist in home visits
• Assist in all daily operations of the program
• Work with individual and small groups of students
• Support children’s emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts
• Assist children with personal health care needs
• Work collaboratively and communicate with the classroom teacher to implement lesson plans, activities, and classroom tasks
• Assist teacher with monitoring behavior and supporting the educational process in the classroom
• Observe students’ performance and record relevant data to assess progress
• Collect and document data regarding the student(s)
• Maintain accurate and complete student records
• Supervise students in all settings including outdoor exploration and family style meals
• Participate in trainings and on-going professional development
• Able to work flexible hours as needed for family involvement activities, including home visits, recruitment events, open house
• Perform other duties as assigned

It is our mission at Roscommon Area Public Schools to educate, challenge and inspire all students to become lifelong learners who are well prepared for our global society.

Additional Qualifications:
We are seeking a turnaround teacher that is committed to leading the systemic reconfiguration of the district at the classroom level, while sustaining the organization’s sense of urgency in realizing dramatic improvement in student and teacher performance in a short amount of time.

Qualified candidates should skillfully demonstrate the following turnaround competencies:

• the ability to prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines, and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change;
• the strong desire to achieve outstanding results in a short amount of time;
• the strong desire and ability to build meaningful, care relationships with students in order to exert academic press and influence;
• the skill and willingness to leverage the student support network to ensure that students’ social, emotional, nutritional, and health needs are addressed;
• the ability to collaboratively create and execute clear, logical instructional plans that produce strong results in student learning;
• the capacity to rigorously create and sustain a well-orchestrated system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction attentive to students’ specific academic needs;
• the capacity to align curriculum, instruction, and assessments while responding to individual needs of students;
• the ability to seek out knowledgeable peers, coaches, or administrators for instructional support in the never-ending quest to deliver the vision of high-quality subject-specific instruction in every class period every day.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Required: An associate degree (AA) in early childhood education or child development or the equivalent; or A valid Center-Based Preschool CDA credential; or An existing 120 Hour approval.

Preferred:
Previous pre-school experience

Starting Date: August 2023

Letters of interest and any supporting materials should be sent to:
Desiree Baerlocher, Principal
Roscommon Area Public Schools
175 W Sunset Dr.
Roscommon, MI 48653

It is our mission at Roscommon Area Public Schools to educate and inspire all students to achieve academic and social growth that leads to personal development for a successful future.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.75 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Roscommon, MI 48653: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Child Development Associate Certification (Required)
• CPR and First Aid Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $0