Share Email Opening Title Homework Cafe Teacher / Mentor / Special Education Lead Teacher  About the Organization Fusion Academy is a revolutionary alternative, accredited private school for grades 6-12 that offers a fully individualized classroom: one student, one teacher. As the nationwide leader in one to one schooling, Fusion Academy has campuses throughout the country. Every student at Fusion is unique - some students are accelerated learners; some need flexible scheduling; and others have special learning needs due to attention challenges, learning differences, or social and emotional difficulties. No matter why students come to Fusion, our model is simple - through compassion and acceptance, Fusion students learn on their terms, on their schedule, and in their learning style. Our model is a unique academic program offering services year-round on a rolling admissions basis. Our environment is highly personal and socially inclusive. Equal emphasis is placed on students' emotional well-being as it is on academic achievements. In addition to full time enrollment, students at Fusion Academy may take a class for credit or enroll in our tutoring/mentoring program. The Fusion culture offers a special place to work, teach, and learn. Fusionites are a special brand of educators--they are creative, passionate, embrace change, and have fun! They communicate honestly and with compassion to both students and colleagues. People join the Fusion family for more than just a paycheck; they seek to work with peers who share these values. And because Fusion is growing rapidly, we offer considerable opportunity for career advancement throughout the country.   Pay Range   Hours   Location Princeton   Description Special Education Lead/ Homework Café® Teacher/Mentor Position Summary: The Special Education Lead ensures that the school is appropriately serving students with disabilities. They are responsible for helping families feel supported and assisting the teachers and leadership team in delivering a successful social, emotional, and academic experience. Key Responsibilities Include: Gather and analyze information from outside professionals and collaborate with them to ensure generalization of skills. Support teachers in understanding various disabilities and delivering creative accommodations that meet student’s needs. Support parents in getting their child appropriate services and accommodations in the community and at Fusion. Consulting with other teachers on campus who might need support working with a student with challenging learning issues. Reviewing testing and documentation from other sources to support supplementary Formal Education Plan writing (accommodations and goals.) Providing professional development to staff around particular diagnosis, symptoms, and interventions. Leading specific parent education nights. Supporting the Head of School with admissions questions about appropriateness of particular students for Fusion. Attending student team meetings and student weekly meetings where needed. Teaching – Maintaining a case load of students who need that specific resource. Other duties as assigned. Homework Café® Teacher/Mentor Position Summary: Our campus has an opening for a Homework Café® teacher to motivate homework completion and help facilitate executive functioning skills in our Homework Café® for grades 6-12 students. Candidate must have a positive energy, ability to function in a high-paced environment, be calm and open for feedback, as well as a self-starter. They must respect the personhood of the student, creating connective relationships while maintaining authority, boundaries, and discipline. Must maintain a clean and organized milieu space for students to learn. Key Responsibilities Include: Monitor and help students’ progress in completion of homework. Communicate with teachers and parents on student progress. Promote a positive social environment for students. Develop and maintain genuine, positive and consistent communication with parents.       Position Requirements Qualifications: A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree. Experience with Special Education and Youth Mental Health background a plus. Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, a great communicator and a self-starter. Our ideal candidate has exceptional classroom management skills, basic computer skills, and is an outgoing, well-organized individual who is eager to work in a highly dynamic, energetic school setting. Competencies Desired: Ability to manage group dynamics and mediate conflict. Broad content knowledge. Understand learning differences and emotional difficulties. Ability to mentor as a positive role model. Understand and support each student’s Formal Education Plan (FEP). Commitment to continuous improvement. Self-directed, proactive, intelligent, knowledge of curriculum and assessment, multi-tasker, problem solving skills, professional written and verbal communication skills, ability to connect with students with patience and compassion. Ability to manage stress, and self-regulate during chaos and crisis, consistently positive attitude, strong teamwork, passionate, genuine, organized, internally motivated, service orientation, ability to reserve judgment and respond with curiosity and compassion.   All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.   Number of Openings 1   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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