Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Teacher II

Location: Hybrid: 5715 W Belmont; 4822 N Broadway

Schedule: Part Time, Flexible M-F, 18 hours per week.

Summary:

Join Our Team as a Teacher II!

Do you have a passion for education and a desire to make a difference in the lives of others? We are seeking a dedicated Teacher II to provide instruction within the guidelines established by the Organization and specific departments within our group. You will have the opportunity to teach in various settings, including classrooms or program participants' homes, to classes, small groups, or individuals. Your role may require you to remain on premises during break and/or meal periods at a residential program. Individual accountabilities and work volume will be established through the development of annual Success Objectives, providing a clear framework for your professional growth and impact. If you are a motivated educator looking to promote our mission and vision while supporting culture development and management efforts, we want to hear from you!

Apply today and join us in empowering and supporting our community through education.

Why Join Us?

• Make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals seeking education and career pathways.
• Collaborate with a diverse and passionate team dedicated to the mission and vision of our organization.
• Enjoy a hybrid work arrangement, providing flexibility and work-life balance.
• Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise.

Our Benefits:

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Paid maternity leave.
• Paid paternity leave.
• Commuter benefits.
• Student loan assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Disability insurance

Essential Functions:

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides instruction.  Assesses curriculum and develops new curriculum to meet participant needs and program objectives.  Acts as the team leader in team teaching situations. 
• Develops recruitment techniques and recruits program participants; develops assessment and intake procedures, and provides assessment and intake services to program participants; maintains good relationships with other service providers and recruitment sources; assesses participant needs for referral to additional service providers and makes appropriate referrals. 
• Records individual and group progress as dictated by contract compliance and professional standards.  Compiles and analyzes statistics and prepares drafts for statistical/programmatic reports for supervisor as requested.
• May order and maintain inventory of instructional materials; and develops resources to support program objectives.
• Participates extensively in staff meetings, in-service training, and organization activities; participates in additional training as assigned.
• Demonstrated through knowledge of instruction theory, technique, and activities; carries the volume of work required by department standards, individual program, and organization.  Success Objectives can be expected to affect individual accountabilities in daily operations. 
• Other duties may be assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or related field. 
• Fluency in another language may be required.
• A valid driver’s license may be required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (K/S/A):

• Ability to speak and fluency in a second language including but not limited to the following multi-language abilities:
• Ability to read and interpret documents such operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Access to regular, dependable and timely transportation
• Ability and comfortability working with people of varying socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills. Strong networker, convener, relationship builder and communicator with experience collaborating with diverse work teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information possessing skills to handle situations in a professional and diplomatic manner.
• A high degree of collaboration and emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and analytical ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Human Care Services.

Work Arrangement:

This role is eligible for a “hybrid” or “remote” work arrangement. If hybrid, it is expected this person would be able to meet for “in person” meetings when needed or at the request of others. In-person meetings may be required on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, etc.). There may also be the availability to work from home when appropriate.

Work Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Each program site operates on a 24/7 basis, 365 days per year. To meet both the needs of our participants and contractual obligations, employees are required to be flexible in regards to scheduling and work location.
• Program sites are located throughout the Chicago area, including the North and West and South sides of Chicago. Employees may be required to report to any one of our locations on a temporary or permanent basis.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk.
• The employee must be able to stoop, kneel and/or crawl.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to key, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The employee must have unrestricted ability to provide physical restraint.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Heartland Human Care Services makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.

Schedule: Part Time, Flexible M-F, 18 hours per week.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Contract work, Temporary work, Part time, Work from home, Flexible hours,

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