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Secondary Teacher

Lower Kuskokwim School District

Alaska, West, USA

US 4899 - 8475 a month

Housing in villages is assigned and subsidized. Bethel housing is the responsibility of the employee.

Annual roundtrip airfare from work site - Anchorage reimbursement

Ongoing

Job
School

Contract Length: 1 year

Number of Vacancies: 10

Student Level:

Middle School, High School

Eligible Candidates:

University Graduate, Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 0 year of teaching experience
Major: Education- any field
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License

Additional School Requirements:

Relocation To Alaska Required!

Qualifications:

Ability to live and work in a cross-cultural, rural Alaskan environment.
Valid Alaska Teaching Certification or the ability to obtain one.
Requirements for an Alaska Teaching Certificate require Student Teaching or equivalent and a basic competency exam.
Bachelor’s degree required.

Job Benefits:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance is included in the employee benefits. We also offer life insurance. The State of Alaska has a retirement system that employees are required to pay into. We offer paid time off and paid sick leave. Additionally, we have a comprehensive professional development system that allows our employees to grow in his/her/their career.

Salary and Benefits:

Full-time position
Full flight reimbursement from work site to Anchorage
Induction teacher training program
Ongoing training and career development opportunities
Teacher housing provided with subsidized rent in certain communities

Job Description:

An exciting place to learn, a rewarding place to teach!

The Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) is an exciting and rewarding place to learn and teach in “bush” Alaska. LKSD is the largest rural school district in Alaska with 27 schools, 350 teachers, and about 4,000 Yup’ik students. The landmass of the District is about the size of West Virginia spreading along the Kuskokwim River and Bering Coast of southwest Alaska. Travel is by jet from Anchorage, and then by small plane, snowmobile, or boat from Bethel to the village sites.

Our Mission:

The mission of the Lower Kuskokwim School District is to ensure bilingual, culturally appropriate, and effective education for all students, thereby providing them with the opportunity to be responsible, productive citizens.

Job Overview:

Maintain high expectations for student academic success and conduct
Administer a variety of formal and informal assessments to measure student growth and mastery and to evaluate and refine instruction
Reinforce school-wide rules and expectations
Collaborate closely with fellow teachers and other staff members
Differentiate instruction effectively to meet the individual needs of students
Identify students who are academically at risk and initiate effective intervention strategies
Participate actively in professional development
Communicate frequently with parents
Build strong relationships with students, staff, and families
Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedures and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations
Attends and participates in Community School Committee and various Advisory Committee meetings.
Performs other duties as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $58,211-$100,698/year

Signing Bonus: $2,000

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

Our Mission Statement

A Glimpse of Lower Kuskokwim School District

The Lower Kuskokwim School District is an exciting and rewarding place to learn and teach in "bush" Alaska.

LKSD is the largest rural school district in Alaska with 27 schools, 350 teachers, and about 4,000 students, many of whom are Yup'ik. The landmass of the district is about the size of West Virginia, spreading along the Kuskokwim River and Bering Sea coast of southwest Alaska. Travel is by jet from Anchorage, and then by small plane, snowmobile, or boat from the regional hub, Bethel, to village sites.

LKSD supports instructional staff with a robust professional development program, from whole groups to individually selected courses. We also offer a teacher mentor program that includes orientation to the local culture and learning about our curriculum.

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