Job Description: Apprentice Teacher Full Time 1.0 FTE
Job Summary:
The role of an apprentice teacher is to learn how to become an effective teacher while working directly with students and a mentor teacher to help provide high quality mission aligned education for students. Apprentice teachers are enrolled in coursework with a leading Education Preparation Provider (EPP) preferably in a facilitated program like Talent Together leading to Michigan teacher certification. The role is for one full school year upon which with the satisfactory completion of the registered apprenticeship passage of the relevant Michigan Teacher Certification Test(a) and completion of required EPP coursework the apprentice teacher would be eligible to become a fulltime certified teacher of record.
Qualifications:
- Maintain participation in EPP and meet all attendance and professional conduct requirements as established by the EPP and school district
- Maintain a minimum grade point average as required by the EPP
- Pass teacher Michigan Test(s) for Teacher Certification
- Remain employed by school district
- Continue to complete competencies as scheduled by the onthejob training schedule
- Effective positive communication skills
- Be committed to conflict resolution work with other staff members
- Be committed to learning about and implementing the mission and vision of the district and certification program
- Be able to perform the physical responsibilities of the role
Key Responsibilities:
- Show continual progress on competencies as outlined in onthejob learning standards
- Help maintain a safe secure and healthy educational environment in the classroom
- Work with a mentor teacher to implement curricula including developing and/or customizing lesson plans delivering lessons analyzing student work and assessing student progress towards academic standards
- Engage with the students to actively facilitate their learning with gradually increasing instructional responsibilities with the support of a mentor teacher from the mentor teacher over the course of the year
- Work with the mentor teacher to develop and practice communication with families in accordance with district state and federal expectations and requirements
- As a school system employee reports abuse or neglect as a mandated reporter
- Complete coursework and training as directed by the education preparation program and training program such as Talent Together
Terms:
- Apprentice Teacher will be supervised by the Mentor Teacher
- Apprentice Teacher will report directly to the schools principal
- Posting will be active until May 12 2025 or until filled