Advisor

Job Description

Position purpose

Teachers take on the role of and are referred to as Advisors. Advisors are responsible for working with students along a learning and teaching continuum to develop instruction that aligns with our Personalized Mastery Learning model using a teaching/coaching style to support students in accomplishing their goals. The foundation of the organization is the combination of Personalized Mastery Learning (PML), Social Leadership, and Healthy Living. Aveson School of Leaders TK-5 serves the richly diverse Altadena and Pasadena community, and is committed to reflecting and protecting this diversity in terms of race, class, ethnicity, abilities, income, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and other aspects of identity.

Duties/Responsibilities/Functions/Tasks

Advisors will be responsible and accountable for:

Creating an effective advisory school family, including community-building, behavior management and conflict resolution strategies with a focus on supporting student development in social-emotional learning

Working collaboratively with students and parents to develop learning plans, goals, and related benchmarks; determining the appropriate complement of teaching and learning strategies, and regular monitoring and reporting of progress to meet learning goals

Supporting students in developing and managing their project-based learning; utilizing a project management system to monitor how student time is spent, progress toward goals, documentation of achievement, and development of electronic portfolios

Meet at least once each month with advisees to discuss their progress; meet with advisees and their parents, as needed

Providing subject area expertise; communicating the appropriate content knowledge to each student through seminars, workshops and other learning activities

Facilitating standards-based learning; aligning content seminars and various teaching and learning strategies with Common Core State Standards and course/graduation requirements

Using a broad range of teaching and learning strategies, with differentiated instruction as needed

Using multiple assessment strategies and resulting data to drive teaching and learning strategies and to ensure continuous improvement of student learning

Collaborate with GenEd/SpecEd/Admin Teams to meet student needs

Using advanced technology as a learning tool; willing and able to integrate technology into teaching and student learning

Organizing classroom systems/procedures to further support all students being fully engaged in learning

Actively engage in Professional Development as part of the school team and as an individual

Provide instruction via any delivery model adopted by Aveson Charter Schools and following Aveson Charter Schools' guidelines.

Supervision of students during non-instructional periods as assigned.Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (B.A., B.S. or equivalent) from an accredited college or university

Demonstrated ability to work with diverse youth in an educational and/or social/recreational setting

Multiple Subjects CA Credential

Excellent written and verbal communication skillsPreferences

Masters Degree (M.A., M.S. or equivalent) from an accredited college or university

2+ years working with students as a teacher, teacher intern, or teaching assistant

Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative student data

Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles Knowledge of project-based learning.

Knowledge of best practices in social-emotional learning and teaching.Work Environment

This type of work will involve walking, standing or sitting for extended periods.

Stooping, squatting, kneeling, overhead reaching and repetitive bending may be involved frequently with this position.

Perceiving the nature of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, providing oral information, the manual dexterity to operate equipment, and handle work with various materials and objects are important aspects of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Full-time