Position:  Special Education Reading Intervention Teaching Associate

Location: Los Angeles, California (Silver Lake)

Reports to: Principal, and/or Director of Special Education

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt

Work Class: Classified

Capacity: Part-time (29 hours per week)

Organization Overview

The mission of Citizens of the World Los Angeles (CWC LA) is to provide a socio-economically, culturally, and racially diverse community of students in Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world. CWC schools:

• Service a socioeconomically, culturally, and racially diverse community;
• Develop students’ social and emotional skills to prepare them to become citizens of the world in an ever-changing future; and
• Promote academic rigor through a constructivist, project-based learning approach, to support and develop children’s natural intellectual curiosity

CWC LA has a Regional Support Office that supports all CWC LA schools. We work with our network partners at Citizens of the World Charter Schools, linking the schools in Los Angeles to CWC schools in other parts of the country.

Our core values are embraced by the entire community:

• Excellence: We demand lasting quality
• Diversity: We are better and stronger because of our differences
• Authenticity: We are our true selves in this work, and we are candid
• Community: We care deeply about We share and build partnerships. We celebrate, laugh, and seek joy, even in the tough times
• Change: We welcome the unknown, embracing the unexpected and We adapt to meet the ever-changing times. We find new ways

Position Description

The Special Education Reading Intervention Teaching Associate is an experienced and innovative elementary school educator who is energized by our unique charter school environment. Special Education Reading Intervention Teaching Associate will partner and work closely with other Special Education staff and Lead Teachers to implement a high-quality, rigorous and engaging academic program. Special Education Reading Intervention Teaching Associates must have a passion for and interest in pedagogical practices grounded in constructivism, project-based learning and the multiple intelligences theory.

A Special Education Reading Intervention Teacher Associate’s responsibilities include:

• With guidance from a school staff or teacher, deliver specialized instruction focused on reading, writing, phonics/word study that are high-impact, engaging, and joyful
• Assist teacher in tailoring instruction to meet individual student academic and social needs with a goal of advancing students to meet their academic achievement targets
• Collect and maintain active and up to date records on student progress and achievement

• Support of the implementation of the school’s compliance with student Individualized Education Program (IEP); including the implementation of behavioral interventions plans (BIP)
• Participate in professional development activities, both internal (led by the school’s leadership team, lead teachers and experts) and/or external (visiting other schools, attending conferences, and engaging in best practice sharing with others in the charter school community, etc.)

• Maintenance of frequent communication and engagement with school stakeholders in coordination with classroom teachers, intervention specialists, and school leadership
• Participation as an active member of the community to provide stewardship of the school and adherence to its mission and guiding principles
• A high-level of professionalism inclusive of meeting deadlines, and commitments to self, students, and the community.
• Support of the creation of a strong classroom culture that is developed through CWC’s social emotional learning focus and contributes to the broader school community.
• Any other duties, as assigned

The ideal candidate must have:

• Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a can-do attitude
• Personal investment in creating a classroom in which social emotional learning is the foundation of the classroom culture
• Belief and willingness to ensure that all students can learn and achieve at high levels
• Strong communication skills, verbally and in writing, and ability to effectively use those skills with a diverse audience.
• Unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Excitement about learning and implementing new methods and effective practices that are aligned to the CWC model and positively impact student
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills, finding joy in working with others 
• Ability and openness to accept and give constructive feedback around improving professional practices and student-related data.
• Ability and willingness to support tracking on-going compliance-related data

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with experience. For more information on the TA salary table please visit: https://cwclosangeles.org/human-resources/

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and, as an organization serving a diverse group of students, we work to reflect this diversity in our staff as well.