Summary
Description
The Brooklyn Center Community School (BCCS) District is seeking temporary Online Special Teacher applicants to join our team for the remainder of 2024-2025 school year. This position will end at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year on Monday, June 9, 2025. BCCS is looking for positive, energetic applicants with a deep belief that every student can learn, and having the commitment and passion to provide these learning opportunities. This position is a fully online social studies teaching position with Insight School of Minnesota. Join our dynamic team as an online social studies teacher teaching a combination of middle school and high school social studies classes.
BCCS is looking for applicants driven to uphold our Mission: To become a justice-center school community who fuels the unique genius of each student.
BCCS Core Values – Written on a foundation of student voice, our district core values communicate the culture and character of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.
- We demonstrate passion, pride, and perseverance
- We acknowledge and disrupt oppressive systems
- Our diversity fuels learning
- We fiercely lead in justice-centered educated
- We stand front and center
Position Purpose
Under the general supervision of the School Principal, to maximize the learning experience of students with special needs, in academics, interpersonal skills and activities of daily living by implementing district approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress/activities, outcomes; addressing students’ specific needs; providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
Essential Functions
- Creates lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful, and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate. Selects, adapts and individualizes materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills.
- Establishes developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students and communicates those to students and their families.
- Assesses students’ developmental, cognitive and social needs and provides developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.
- Regularly assesses student learning by using multiple forms of assessment.
- Responsible for case management and maintaining appropriate due process files.
- Facilitates positive interactions between students and teacher, student and peers and student and other adults.
- Models learning and behavior consistent with the expectations for students.
- Participates in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.
- Collaborates with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.
- Keeps the students’ needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision-making.
- Collaborates and communicates regularly with families in making educational decisions and uses family and community resources to support learning
- Supervise students to ensure a safe, supportive, culturally responsive, equitable, and welcoming learning environment
- Instruct students in area(s) of specialization and subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
- Adapts teaching materials and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments that guide and challenge students.
- Develops standards for critical analysis through group discussions.
- Assesses, identifies and evaluates needs of students; provides instruction in individual or group sessions; establishes and maintains standards of behavior.
- Creates and implements behavior modification programs for special needs students.
- Administers standardized tests in accordance with established procedures.
- Encourages students to think independently, develop and express original ideas.
- Evaluates student progress; maintains appropriate records; prepares progress reports.
- Communicates with students, student counselors and parents through conferences and other means.
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education and self-selected professional books and instructional materials.
- Selects and requisitions books and instructional materials. Orders instructional supplies and materials.
- Participates in curriculum development programs, faculty committees and student activity sponsorship as required.
- Attends meetings and training sessions as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Profile
Certification/License:
- State Certification as a Special Education Teacher.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits based off of Master Teacher Contract
Why Choose BCCS?
- Flexible and Affordable Health Insurance Options
- Dental Insurance
- Group Life and AD&D Insurance
- Supplemental Life and Dependent Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Pet Insurance
- Full-service community school
- Sand Creek: Supportive counseling and coaching
- Breastfeeding Friendly Certified Workplace
- Staff Wellness Opportunities: Annual benefits fair, wellness challenges and campaigns, free yoga and personal trainer sessions
- NeoPath Health Clinic: Onsite medical care to help you improve your overall health and wellness. The clinic offers all of the primary care services you would expect from a family physician/general practitioner.
We’re not a community on the fringe, we’re a community moving toward a center. Moving in unison with a shift in cultural expectations. Our voice and achievement will not be disqualified, we’re moving toward a change in history and hearts. Standing FRONT AND CENTER so we are seen and heard.
Application Process:
Please select this link to learn more about Brooklyn Center Community Schools: https://www.brooklyncenterschools.org/
Please select this link to apply online: https://www.applitrack.com/brooklyncenterschools/onlineapp/
BROOKLYN CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Brooklyn Center Community Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives, and regulations of Federal, State, and Local governing bodies or agencies. Brooklyn Center Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, gender identity and expression, disability, age, or status
