APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: In addition to your resume, please send a 5-minute video answering the following questions in an easy-to-open format to grace@redwoodliteracy.com along with your resume.
• Please describe your experience with virtual learning and share specific strategies and tools you use to make it engaging and enjoyable for students, especially those with learning and behavioral differences.
• How would you handle a situation (or repeated situations) where a student refuses to complete an assigned task and instead displays disruptive behavior, such as throwing objects or talking out of turn? Please provide a detailed response based on your experience, including how you determine when parent involvement is appropriate.
• Suppose a student shows no growth or regression on progress monitoring or benchmark assessments. What steps would you take to use the data effectively to inform and adjust your instructional approach?
• When given a directive that you find unclear, what steps do you take to seek clarification and ensure you understand the expectations fully? Can you provide an example from your experience?
• When you think about the professional development portion of the role (Chris Woodin Math Strategies®), what excites you about this curriculum? How do you see them elevating the teaching skills you already have?
Once your video has been reviewed, Grace will email you to let you know whether you are advancing to the next round.
Redwood is looking for a credentialed special education teacher who is excited about working virtually with small groups of students with learning differences and growing professionally. This educator must be flexible, innovative, knowledgeable, optimistic, and ready to learn a new curriculum (Chris Woodin Math Strategies®). Please see below for a more detailed breakdown of the role.
Role & Responsibilities
• Start Date: As soon as possible
• End Date: This is an “At Will” contract, meaning there is no specified end date. More details below.
• Location: Virtual via Zoom Koala Go or Google Meets
• Hourly Rate: Starts at $60/hour for Special Education Certified teachers (must have this credential present on your resume)
Redwood Student Intervention Services:
• Rolling Admissions run on a Year Round Calendar
• Observance of a two-week Winter Holiday (unpaid), and Federal Holidays (paid make-up days required)
• Intervention Sessions take place Monday-Friday
• During weeks with Monday federal holidays, contractors will host make-up sessions on Friday at the regularly scheduled time of their Monday/Wednesday sessions.
• Teach between 2-8 groups of students a week for 30-75 mins per session: Either small groups (up to 5 students) or 1:1s (on a case-by-case basis).
• Sessions primarily take place during school hours (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM), with afternoon/evening sessions available if additional hours are desired
• Caseloads range from 1 student to a maximum of 40 students.
• You will begin invoicing once you begin teaching your first Redwood student.
• Once the onboarding process is complete, Redwood will build your student caseload pending current enrollment.
• Redwood will work with you to reach your desired caseload. Timing will depend on your availability (the more availability you have, the easier it’ll be to match you with students) and client demand.
• All Instructors: There is no guarantee of how many students you’ll be matched with on a certain timeline. Instead, we ask that you vocalize your desired caseload and timeline, and we’ll work together to reach it.
• The Redwood Director Team will lead quarterly opportunities to learn more about Redwood and collaborate with other instructors.
Responsibilities:
• Provide top-tier, individualized intervention services to each student on your caseload.
• Write and track IEP goals specific to each student’s learning needs and aligned to the requirements laid out by the school district and the district case manager team.
• Systems for tracking dates, writing goals, etc. are provided by Redwood to ensure Intervention Specialists are set up for success.
• IEPs are subject to review by Redwood's Director Team and will held to a high standard of excellence.
• Complete all onboarding items listed in the Onboarding Slide Deck and your content-specific Training Track
• Record necessary progress monitoring data for students after each session and track student attendance and participation.
• Complete all action items regarding preparing, writing, and sending monthly email updates.
Phase 1 & Phase 2
For all instructors beginning at Redwood, you will be working through two phases to become an expert in the field of dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia.
Phase 1: Onboarding & Training
• Directed by Redwood
• Duration: 3-6 weeks
• Tasks include internalizing the Onboarding Slide Deck, Training Track, and HR & Payroll action items in your “Welcome to Redwood” email.
• Begins immediately upon hire.
• You will be compensated as soon as you b
Location: Anywhere
Posted: Sept. 24, 2024, 11:14 p.m.
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