Horizon Academy Secondary Teacher (28742) [Internal]

Title:Secondary Teacher

Calendar/Contract:182 Days

Instruction and Academic Support:

• Deliver standards-based instruction across assigned content areas using differentiated and trauma-informed practices
• Design and implement credit recovery plans tailored to individual student needs
• Monitor student progress toward graduation and adjust instruction accordingly
• Utilize blended learning online platforms and flexible pacing to support diverse learners
• Maintain accurate records of grades attendance and academic progress

Behavior Support & PBIS Implementation:

• Implement and model PBIS strategies to promote positive student behavior and school culture
• Serve as a behavior specialist in the classroom by de-escalating conflicts and teaching self-regulation skills
• Develop and implement behavior intervention plans (BIPs) in collaboration with support staff
• Reinforce expectations consistently while maintaining a structured predictable environment
• Collect and analyze behavior data to inform interventions

Student Relationship & Management:

• Build strong respectful relationships with students who may have experienced trauma disengagement or system involvement
• Act as a mentor and advocate supporting students social-emotional growth
• Communicate regularly with families including those experiencing complex or high-risk situations
• Demonstrate cultural responsiveness and awareness when working with diverse populations including students impacted by gang involvement
• Coordinate with counselors administrators probation officers and community agencies as needed

Transition & Reintegration Support:

• Monitor and support students transitioning back to a traditional high school setting
• Develop individualized transition plans with clear academic and behavioral goals
• Maintain communication with receiving schools to ensure continuity of support
• Track post-transition progress and intervene when necessary to promote sustained success

Collaboration & Professional Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including special education counseling and administration
• Participate in IEP SST and re-entry meetings as appropriate
• Engage in ongoing professional development related to trauma-informed practices PBIS and alternative education
• Maintain a safe inclusive and supportive classroom environment aligned with school policies
• Follow all district and state regulations policies and procedures

Attendance is an Essential Function of this Position:

• Physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position. The role requires in-person collaboration direct interaction with team members other staff students and/or guardians and access to on-site equipment and resources.

OtherDuties and Responsibilties

• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.

RequiredSkills and Competencies:

• Valid teaching license (secondary level)
• Strong classroom management and de-escalation skills
• Deep understanding of PBIS frameworks and restorative practices
• Experience with credit recovery models and alternative education settings
• Ability to work effectively with at-risk youth including those with behavioral challenges or gang affiliations
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with students families and community partners
• Flexibility resilience and a solution-oriented mindset
• Commitment to equity and student-centered practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in alternative education behavior intervention or juvenile justice settings
• Training in trauma-informed practices and restorative justice
• Bilingual skills

Work Environment:

• Fast-paced highly relational setting requiring adaptability and emotional intelligence
• Frequent interaction with students experiencing academic behavioral and social challenges
• Collaboration with external agencies and family systems

• Remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Move about inside and outside the school to access files students and machinery.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery such as a calculator copy machine computer computer printer.
• Occasionally ascend/descend a ladder/stairs to access high objects or different levels of the building.
• Constantly positions self to maintain files students or objects.
• Have the ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Have the ability to observe details at close and far range.
• Frequently move items weighing up to 20 pounds across the classroom for various needs.
• Constantly work in outdoor weather conditions.
• Teachers in SpEd P.E. CTE Theatre and/or Art may be required to frequently lift up to 50 pounds.

WEBER SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

Required Experience:

IC