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MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Teacher 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. 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.
Job Responsibility:
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
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Educational Institution
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
Current Missouri Teacher's Certificate in English/Language Arts is required
Nice to have:
Master's Degree preferred
Experience working with nontraditional and/or adult learners is preferred
What we offer:
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