Job Description

Required Travel:  0% 
Position Type:  Salaried
Salary Range : $47,000 - $70,000 

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Teacher - ELA to join our Kansas City Excel Center team! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

About the Role

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries Kansas City Excel Center Team is seeking a seasoned teacher looking for another chance to truly change students’ lives. The ideal candidate is interested in serving adult learners who are earning their credit-bearing high school diploma (not a GED). Our students are motivated to put the past behind them and change their future for the better. At the Excel Center, our teachers and staff are their ultimate cheerleaders and accountability partners. This position is ideal for a recently retired teacher who misses the classroom and still has the love for helping students grow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Educational Institution; Master's Degree preferred.
• Must be able to work with a diverse group of students, staff, and co-workers.
• Strong verbal and written skills with the knowledge of Missouri educational requirements to receive a high school diploma is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with nontraditional and/or adult learners is preferred.
• Current Missouri Teacher's Certificate in English/Language Arts is required.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide a positive learning environment for adult learners.
• Develop and implement strategies, activities, and objectives for learners.
• Effectively facilitate a variety of differentiated learning opportunities including direct instruction, small group instruction, and cooperative learning. 
• Provide visual, auditory, and hands-on learning activities that lead to required competencies (as outlined by the State of Missouri.)
• Track each student's progress.
• Work as part of a team to support barrier removal for adult learners.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• PTO Accrual up to 12 days based on hours worked.
• Employee store discount
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules
• Career Growth Opportunities

MERS Missouri Goodwill is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.

MERS Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.

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