Accelerated Reader Facilitator - IDEA Lakeland

Role Mission: IDEA Academy Accelerated Reader Zone Facilitators instruct all students in grades 1-5 with the specific goal to increase student achievement in reading. The AR Zone facilitators set ambitious goals for student reading achievement and invest students, families, and staff in reaching them. AR Zone Facilitators are tasked with creating a powerful and inviting learning environment, tracking student progress toward goals and conducting daily analysis data to intervene with struggling students. Our AR Zone Facilitators seek excellence as educators and an IDEA team members. Together, they are responsible for ensuring that every IDEA student masters the academic and social skills necessary to succeed in college, while also embodying IDEA’s core values every day.

What We Offer

Compensation:

Compensation for this role is set at an hourly rate ranging between $15.00 for 0 years of experience and $18.65

Hourly co-teachers earnings are paid out over a 12-month period

Other Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.

Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.

Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and an employer paid 403(b) retirement matching of up to 4% of your annual compensation. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What You Bring -- Competencies

Qualifications:

Education: Education: High School Diploma Required OR High School Equivalency Diploma issued pursuant to State Board of Education rules required; an Associate degree OR at least 30 hours of college credits preferred

Experience: 1+ year(s) of experience working with children in a classroom or volunteer setting

Knowledge and Skills:

Ability to interpret, manage, and utilize multiple sets of data efficiently in order to best support students’ progress in reading software

Strong computer and technology skills, including an ability to troubleshoot.

Basic knowledge of curricula and instructional practices or implementation

Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior

Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment

What You’ll Do -- Accountabilities

Culture & Student Management

Motivate students to participate in reading activities, DEAR time (Drop Everything And Read), and testing in Accelerated Reader

Continuously improve execution of student procedures to maximize learning time

Frequently speak to students regarding their progress toward goals and current data

Create a positive learning environment in line with IDEA culture

Silent Reading (DEAR time) & Data Management

Actively “coach” and ensure that students are reading and testing on books within the appropriate ZPD level in Accelerated Reader to meet their individual reading goals; assist struggling students in selecting appropriate books that engage their interests and motivate them to read more

Maintain a positive reading atmosphere and ensure students are reading and Accelerated Reader testing on a daily and weekly basis

Interpret and manage online Accelerated Reader data generated by Renaissance Learning to monitor student reading progress toward goals

Use data to track students’ progress toward goals

Professional Responsibilities

Proactively identify and solve problems that impede the maximization of student learning

Communicate and collaborate with ELA teachers and school administrators about student progress

Actively participate in staff development opportunities as a member of the IDEA team

Maintain the Accelerated Reader library book collection throughout the year and accurately complete the end of year inventory.

Additional Responsibilities May Include:

Lunch duty, drop-off and pick-up duty, and/or after-school duty

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:

Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college

Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them

Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly

Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes

Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change

Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization

Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes

We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students

About IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States.

IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves nearly 75,000 college-bound students in 137 schools across Texas, Southern Louisiana and Florida and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you—with new launches in Jacksonville, FL (2022). Cincinnati, OH (2022), and Arkansas (2023)!

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

Staff Culture and Belonging

At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members. Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here!

To Apply

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IDEA Public Schools in Florida intends to promote and establish a Drug-Free Workplace Program to maximize safety and productivity in the workplace, enhance our competitive position in the marketplace, without experiencing the costs, delays, and tragedies associated with accidents that result from drug or alcohol abuse by employees. A Drug-Free Workplace means that of our employees must remain Drug-Free both on and off the job, and free from alcohol on the job. In holding to this policy, all staff members will undergo drug testing prior to starting in their new role with us.

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