Job Description

The Organization

Lighthouse Community Public Schools

At Lighthouse Community Public Schools we are engaged in an educational movement that goes beyond our classrooms working to disrupt inequities by providing our students and families exceptional educational opportunities every day. Grounded in our core values of community, integrity, agency, love, and social justice rooted in the Expeditionary Learning Education Model, LCPS is a leader in fostering innovative schools achieving exceptional student outcomes where each child is at the center of their own learning. Our mission is to prepare diverse students for college, a career of their choice, and to be lifelong changemakers. Founded in 2002, LCPS operates two high-achieving K-12 public charter schools--Lighthouse and Lodestar--serving nearly 1,500 students in East Oakland. Lighthouse is a beacon for public education and our graduates fulfill the promise of a better, brighter Oakland.

Learn more at www.lighthousecharter.org.

The Opportunity

K-8 Education Specialist Teacher

Competencies and Qualifications

Lighthouse Community Public Schools is looking for a talented K-8 Education Specialist teacher to join our team who is relentlessly committed to ensuring that traditionally underserved students of color achieve our mission of completing college, securing a career of their choice, and becoming lifelong changemakers in their communities. LCPS teachers believe that this important mission is not only attainable; it is essential to transforming our Oakland community.

During the 22-23 school year, we are launching our Enhanced Inclusion Program! Our enhanced inclusion program centers on individual student needs and combines opportunities for meaningful integration into the general education program alongside customized learning experiences to build students' foundational skills. This will include community-based instruction designed to support students in the generalization of these skills. Our program is specially designed to enhance the learning opportunities for our students who are most impacted. In this new role, you will be a leader in supporting the continued design, development, and implementation of the new program.

If you are inspired by our mission and vision and want to be a changemaker in students' lives here in Oakland, then please apply and join us!

You will embody the following Core Competencies to be an effective change-agent:

• Be an anti-racist educator committed to educational justice as evidenced by respectful and supportive relationships, well-planned instruction, rigorous daily assessment, and daily opportunities for students to revise and refine their work.
• Facilitate cognitively engaging student-centered learning.
• Demonstrate a keen belief in and ability to create, collect and analyze achievement data to drive student learning and outcomes for all students
• Be a strong community builder and team collaborator
• Model and foster a growth mindset with agency, persistence, and flexibility
• Be a collaborative and responsible professional educator

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain a high level of rigor for students with disabilities in order to ensure equitable access to common core state standards and/or alternate curriculum standards
• Ensure that students are at the center of their own learning and deeply engaged in ways that foster agency. Self-direction, and independence
• Regularly collaborate with other specialists, including outside providers, and general education teachers for the purposes of reviewing student data, ensuring individualized education plan (IEP) implementation, co-planning and/or co-teaching, implementation of AAC/functional communication, support for physical/mobility needs, etc.
• Effectively run a program for students with moderate to severe needs with specially designed instruction to meet their IEP goals, and support students' progress within the general education class with appropriately modified/accommodated work and the implementation of an alternate curriculum
• Oversee, teach and implement a student's behavior intervention plan, including gathering and analyzing relevant data on a regular basis, and collaborating with staff members around student plan and progress
• Demonstrate knowledge of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its influences on our special education program and daily responsibilities
• Facilitate IEP meetings and ensure IEPs are designed for educational benefit
• Create and maintain notifications, records, files, and reports as required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations
• Implement health and mobility supports (i.e. provide 1:1 support to student in classroom, support student/s with toileting needs, assist with health-related needs (g-tube, feeding, administration of medication) (under supervision of school nurse) and assist with the physical needs of students (lifting/ assisting with mobility, implementing student stretching/exercise routines.)
• Provide daily oversight of paraprofessional support, including the staff schedule and implementation of IEP services
• Communicate with caregivers on a frequent basis to ensure they are familiar with their child's progress and a part of their child's educational planning
• Administer standardized academic assessments (e.g. KTEA-4, WIAT-3, etc.), write a report, and share the information at IEP meetings
• Utilize, collect, and analyze rigorous, student-engaged assessments, both formative and summative, to identify and address students' areas of growth and mastery of learning objectives and IEP goals
• Grow and contribute as an educator, colleague, learner, and community member including engaging in professional development and your own growth as a teacher in service of student learning and outcomes
• Additional Duties, as assigned by Supervisor

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

We would love to hear from you if your educational toolbox includes the following:

• B.A. or B.S. required; Master's Degree, preferred
• Appropriate California Teaching Credential or commitment and ability to acquire one
• Deep knowledge of California Common Core State Standards, student-centered, mastery-based learning, curriculum planning, and data analysis, preferred
• 2+ years teaching urban youth with transformational results preferred
• Familiarity navigating educational platforms
• Experience teaching in a progressive school model
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred

SUPERVISION

This position will report to the principal or assistant principal at their school site.

TIME COMMITMENT

This position is 1.0 FTE (full-time exempt) and follows a 10-month (190 day) work year with significant student-free days for professional learning and collaboration with colleagues and interaction with families.

Common Building Hours: All teachers are expected to maintain hours of 8:00 - 4:00 pm M, Tu, Th, Fri and 8:00-5:00 on Wednesdays for Professional Development.

OUR COMPENSATION PACKAGE

At Lighthouse Community Public Schools we take good care of our employees. We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a competitive salary and generous health and retirement benefits (100% employee health coverage/50% for dependents; 8% employer-matching for retirement program; medical and dependent FSA).

TO APPLY

People of color and/or bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should submit:

• Resume.
• Cover letter describing your interest in this exciting position and why you are an optimal fit, including how your teaching philosophy, approach to student learning, and educational expertise would contribute to Lighthouse Community Public Schools.
• 3-5 Professional References: Name, position, phone number and email address. (Two of which should be current or previous supervisors of your role).

Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis. In-person interviews and performance tasks will take place on-site or on Zoom.

Lighthouse Community Public School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.

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