Atlantis Academy, a growing, dynamic organization with a social mission to offer hope, is seeking a Substitute Teacher to join our Miami - LIFE Program and perform meaningful work in a culture that welcomes innovation, encourages creative expression and offers limitless potential for personal and professional satisfaction!

If you thrive in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, outcome-driven environment, seek a career with genuine purpose, and possess a problem-solving mindset, a sense of humor, and a stellar work ethic — We Should Talk! ️

As a Substitute Teacher, you will plan, prepare and implement the instructional, educational, and transitional process for students and young adults enrolled in the Program. This includes, but is not limited to, delivery of instruction, implementation of curriculum materials and educational software, and development of daily lesson plans.

‖ Responsibilities Include:

• Administering formal and informal academic/transition assessments; using the results to guide instruction and transitional programs for each learner and adjusting for individual needs.
• Establishing and communicating learning goals with all students.
• Facilitating transition programming for students with established transition goals and objectives.
• Networking with all appropriate community agencies, organizations, and/or business partners.
• Developing and maintaining a working relationship with businesses, agencies, and organizations which provide services for students and young adults with disabilities.
• Monitoring student job performance based on student need and established goals.
• Coordinating the teaching of daily living skills, independent functioning skills, social skills, vocational skills, and functional academics.
• Utilizing a variety of instructional strategies and resources to respond to students’ diverse needs and interests.
• Establishing and maintaining standards for student behavior in order to provide a safe, secure, and effective learning environment with a high degree of structure, clear expectations, and consistency.
• Implementing expectations and consequences as appropriate for each learner as outlined by the Program expectations and/or individual behavior plan.
• Implementing established Program-wide positive behavior supports.
• Arranging opportunities for non-paid and/or paid job experiences in the community for students and young adults with disabilities.
• Collaborating with teachers, students, and parents to identify appropriate career goals and educational plans with measurable post-school goals.
• Facilitating career and vocational assessments with community agencies, students with disabilities, and families.
• Participating in conferences with students and families to evaluate and modify transition goals on an ongoing basis.
• Identifying and facilitating appropriate modifications and/or accommodations within work sites for students.
• Planning, designing, and implementing instruction in the areas of self-determination and self-advocacy to increase student involvement in the transition process.
• Providing information to families about transition-related education, services and post-school options.
• Establishing a firm, fair, and respectful environment in the classroom, work site and community.
• Maintaining safety of students in all environments (i.e., classroom, work-site, community, etc.) through close observation and use of “line of sight” supervision.
• Utilizing physical proximity to ensure safety of students and remains alert at all times.
• Providing timely, accurate, and professional documentation by recording daily grades/points, progress notes, progress reports, report cards, etc.
• Promoting and maintaining positive community relations by coordinating efforts with outside agencies, groups, and individuals to extend instructional activities beyond the classroom.
• Communicating and cooperating with families, relevant external personnel, and staff members; ensuring that all communication of information (written and verbal) is clear, concise, legible, accurate, and courteous.
• Transporting students as needed to and from the work site.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Atlantis Academies is a division of Chancelight Education, the nation’s leading provider of alternative and special education programs for children and young adults. For more than 45 years, and in partnership with over 235 school districts nationwide, we have helped change the direction of more than 240,000 student lives!

As a member of the Chancelight family you will be provided with the opportunity to make meaningful impacts, the support needed to achieve performance, success and advancement goals; and receive all the tools essential to reaching personal & professional fulfillment.

If you're ready to start changing the direction of students' lives by providing them the opportunity to create successful, independent futures — This Is Your Chance!

Join us and start making a genuine difference in the lives of children today!

Careers, With Chancelight. = Work. With Purpose.

Experience

• Experience in transition education preferred.
• Experience working with students and young adults with disabilities required.
• Teaching experience in the area of vocational instruction or special education preferred.

Education

• High School or better

• Associates or better
• Bachelors or better

Licenses & Certifications

• Substitute

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)