2024 - 2025 School Year

0.6 FTE

Anticipated start date: 01/24/2025

This position will remain open until a qualified applicant is selected. 

This is a Leave Replacement (One Year Only) Position

Evergreen Public Schools (EPS) offers the following to eligible employees who work at least 630 hours in a school year:

• Medical, dental, vision, basic long-term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance through School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). For additional information click EPS Benefits Information.
• Employees may also be eligible to participate in FSA, DCAP, HSA, FPFSA (w/HDHP), and other supplemental benefits.

Employees may be eligible for employer-employee funded retirement benefits through Department of Retirement Services (DRS).

EPS offers paid holidays and paid time off, including but not limited to, sick, vacation, personal, religious, and bereavement leave. Additional negotiated leave options can be found in the associated Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for this position Evergreen Education Association.

Certificated positions may have additional pay provisions above what is represented on the salary schedule such as, but not limited to TRI pay, In-Service days, and Extended Contracts, all in accordance with the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) as negotiated.

We appreciate your interest in employment with Evergreen Public Schools. The most qualified and competitive applicant(s) that possess directly related experience and expertise, training, and education may be invited to participate in the interview/selection process. As part of the selection process, the District conducts confidential reference checks to include former and present employers and also requires a criminal background investigation  including fingerprints. Click here for Fingerprinting Services.

Failure to submit a full application package will result in disqualification.

STANCE STATEMENT:

Evergreen Public Schools are committed to eliminating the predictability of outcomes by demographic group and we strive to be a diverse community of schools that provides each member with the opportunities, access, resources, and support they need to be successful. With this in mind, our goal is to recruit, hire and retain employees of all racial/ethnic backgrounds who will bring their unique talents and skills into our educational institution to encourage students to thrive academically. Our district aims to provide an equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for all students and staff to succeed in a racially and culturally diverse local, national and global community.

SUMMARY STATEMENT:

Working with industry-related advisory committee, develop and teach a sequence of courses in a program designed to help students develop academic, work readiness and technical skills needed to enter a content-specific workplace or to articulate to post-secondary training content area. Requires teaching American Sign Language vocabulary and grammar in a total immersion, deaf culture context.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Student leadership, employability skills and project-based learning are an integral part of the program and will be incorporated into the curriculum and extended beyond the school day. Teacher responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with post-secondary education to provide dual credit opportunities for students.
• Promoting integration of academic skills and specific CCTE curriculum for relevant career preparation.
• Participating in staff development activities to enhance academic integration.
• Working collaboratively and collegially with a team of teachers to develop an integrated curriculum.
• Integrating leadership and employability skills into curriculum; promoting student membership in leadership organization.
• Working effectively and cooperatively with community, parents, teachers, administrators and support staff.
• Maintaining a positive learning environment; safe and pleasant classroom atmosphere and effective classroom management and discipline procedures while maintaining good instructor/student communication and rapport.
• Using instructional technology in the delivery of curriculum.
• Organizing, managing, and appropriately maintaining the instructional facility, equipment and resources which will serve as a positive model to students and provide a safe working environment.
• Marketing and promoting CCTE classes.
• Developing quality work-based learning opportunities for students.
• Possessing and maintaining a working knowledge of industry expectations for curriculum and equipment.
• Compiling data required for CCTE district and state reports.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Certification:

• Must qualify for or hold a valid Washington State Career and Technical Education Teacher Certification in the Human Services Subcategory Sign Language Interpreter.
• Per OSPI (new requirement effective January 2018), must also meet one of the following requirements:
  • National interpreter certification (NIC),
  • Certified Deaf Interpreter Certificate (CDIC),
  • American Sign Language Teachers Association certificate (ASLTA),
  • American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) at a level 3 or higher
  • Or meet the standard required of interpreters of the deaf per RCW 410.271.
  • Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment (EIPA) at level 3.5 or better.
• OR
• • Registry for Interpreters of the Deaf (RID) Certification (CI, CT, CSC, NIC, etc.), AND passing the EIPA written test to interpret in K-12 setting.
  • Must qualify for or hold a valid Work-Based learning certificate.

Required:

• Maintain current first aid/CPR card.
• Participate in a minimum of three program advisory committee meetings per school year.
• Participate in mandatory CCTE district Professional Learning Community sessions and Professional Development.

Professionalism:

• Completed or willingness to complete all CCTE required coursework for certification.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a collaborative team member.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with the community and facilitate an industry-specific advisory committee.
• Demonstrated ability to extend instruction beyond the classroom into the community
• Demonstrated ability to relate to and empathize with young people.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate Washington Career and Technical Education Program Standards and Academic State Standards into curriculum.
• Commitment to continuous technical and professional upgrading through classes, workshops, seminars, conference participation and summer industry employment (40 hours every 5 years).
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with post-secondary partners to develop dual credit opportunities for high school students.

Preferred:

• Experience with (or receive training in) Signing Naturally

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY:

1. Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
2. Nurtures a positive school environment that celebrates, respects and values diversity, where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students of various cultures.
3. Initiates activities and discussions that lead to increased cultural competence of staff, informing and expanding teaching practices within classrooms.
4. Models instructional leadership and demonstrates a strong commitment to equitable outcomes for all students.
5. Ability to recognize each person as a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.
6. The ability and desire to establish positive relationships with persons regardless of race, gender, physical limitation, sexual orientation or religious belief, with an active commitment to equal opportunity for all persons.
7. Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships and interact successfully with diverse instructional support services and administrative staff, including perceiving the needs and concerns of others; assisting others in resolving conflicts; motivating others; and designing programs to assist others in meeting organizational goals.

Notice of Nondiscrimination:   

Evergreen Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: