Alternative Education: Sustainable Agriculture Teacher (.5 FTE)

Ag Jobs is seeking a Sustainable Agriculture Teacher (.5 FTE) for Creekside Community High School in Tigard, OR. The role involves teaching students in hands-on agricultural experiences, collaborating with culinary arts, and supporting at-risk students. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and relevant experience. The position offers mentorship and a focus on social justice, with a work year of 190 days and a salary range of $52,755 to $106,259.
Creekside Community High School is looking for a skilled teacher-farmer to join our vibrant community. A healthy community requires a foundation of good food, connection to its source, and meaningful careers that allow for personal and financial wellbeing. Our CTE Pathway in Sustainable Agriculture supports this vision. Working with students often facing big obstacles, we provide rich, hands-on learning experiences in our well established gardens as well as our beautiful new greenhouse. Our student-farmers grow and harvest produce year-round to stock our campus free-fridge and to feed our school weekly at our Community Lunch feast. The teacher of this program will partner with our culinary arts program for a seed to table experience. In partnership with campus partners at Supa Fresh Youth Farm, we also provide paid work experiences for many of our students. If you have a bachelor's degree and experience working in agriculture or as a garden educator, you may be eligible to become a teacher for this program through an alternative teaching license pathway offered for Career and Technical Education in Oregon. You will also have the support and mentorship of experienced teachers to help you grow as a teacher. Feel free to give Principal Russ Romas a call if you are curious or interested in learning more before you apply!

Work Year: 190

Bargaining Unit: TTEA

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: $52,755- $106,259 (based on 190 day contract- 1.0 FTE)
• Tigard Tualatin School District pays the 6% employee PERS contribution, upon eligibility.

JOB TITLE: Alternative Education:Sustainable Agriculture Teacher

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator/Director of Alternative Education

FTE: .5

GENERAL DUTIES SUMMARY:

Classroom teachers provide instruction to their assigned classroom or within their specific area of expertise working with the curriculum designed by the school district. They work directly with students, school staff, building and district administrators to meet the educational goals of the district. We are looking for someone with a passion for social justice who will empower students to achieve a high level.

REQUIREMENTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following requirements and responsibilities satisfactorily. However, any one employee may not perform all duties listed and examples may not cover all duties an employee is expected to perform. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential requirements and responsibilities of the position
• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Education
• Proven track record of work with at-risk student population required
• Teaches classes following District approved curriculum
• Conducts conferences and communicates with parents as necessary
• Follows District standards including reporting concerns, abuse and infractions of student handbook policies
• Works effectively and collaborates with the building administrator and work team or grade level
• Demonstrates effective classroom management techniques
• Understand and complies with Oregon Teacher's Stands of Competent and Ethical Performance

QUALIFICATIONS

The essential qualifications of the position are listed below. They include the requisite skill, experience and education for the assignments in this classification. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge/skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position

Must possess the mental and physical skills and abilities of/to:
• Make some independent judgments within prescribed policies and procedures
• Employ good judgment in a variety of situations, including emergencies
• Work with a variety of students and demonstrate a willingness to gain the information and training necessary to work effectively
• Possess the characteristics and understanding to be an effective member of an educational support team
• Comprehend and follow oral and written instructions and complete work within established time lines.
• Communicate with appropriate student age group requiring the exercise of both empathetic and disciplinarian approaches
• Maintain a confidential, non-preferential manner an non-judgmental attitude towards the students, staff, and program
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, staff, and general public

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
• Valid Oregon Teaching Certificate
• Hold or be eligible to hold appropriate CTE licensure

Reasoning Ability
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
• Talk and hear
• Stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally climbing or balancing
• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds.
• Specific abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and the majority of the work day is spent indoors.

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the TTEA-OEA bargaining agreement and Board policy.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Terms and conditions of employment are established by the TTEA-OEA bargaining agreement.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all inclusive list of responsibility, skill, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the positions activities and requirements, the administrations reserve the right to modify, and or remove duties and assign duties as necessary that still reflect the essential functions of the department.