Description:
Cherry Gulch is a high-quality ranch-style therapeutic boarding school for 10 to 14 year-old boys. The school is located in a beautiful setting near Boise, Idaho. We are seeking applications from dedicated and highly motivated individuals with a can do attitude interested in joining our team. Cherry Gulch is a therapeutic school dedicated to skills building and enhancing the lives of boys in need. We are seeking accomplished candidates with a track record of success in a therapeutic school environment.
Candidate must have strong interpersonal and organizational skills, highly honed written and verbal communication skills, and a warm, empathic yet firm disposition.
Candidate should be familiar with and espouse a strengths based perspective to positively impact student’s social, emotional, and academic growth.
Candidate will be responsible to create and maintain the proper environment, motivation, and guidance for at-risk middle school boys allowing them to enhance their self-confidence, social abilities, and academics leading them towards a successful and productive future.
Qualifications:
- Idaho Teacher Certification
- Bachelor degree required in area of Mathematics
- Experience in Science, an added plus
- Bilingual, an added plus
- Special Education Certified, an added plus
Expectations:
- Design and deliver class instruction through the development of instructional plans to meet course competencies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to build successful relationships with student population
- Outstanding conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated time management and detail-oriented skills
- Collaborate with other professional staff
- Establish and maintain standards of behavior
- Evaluate & record student academic growth, behavior & peer interactions
- Supervise students in out-of-class activities
- Utilize appropriate assistive technology to support student learning
- Enjoy working with teenage boys
- Ability to develop and complete projects without continued direct supervision
Salary: 35 to 50K depending on education and experience. Plus Benefits.
If interested please send your resume to info@cherrygulch.org; if you have further questions contact Bernie Zimmerman, Director of Education at 208-365-3437.
