About The Hope Group

About the role

• Havenwood Academy is seeking a dedicated professional to serve as an Academic Intervention Specialist/Teacher. This crucial position is designed to maximize student outcomes by transforming In-School Suspension and stabilization into an academic intervention, providing specialized support for credit-deficient and post-diploma students, and expanding our essential Academic program.

What you'll do

• Key Responsibilities

A. Student Intervention & Support (ISS, Credit Recovery, Post-High)

• Academic Oversight: Provide differentiated instruction, direct tutoring, and intervention to ensure students assigned to ISS/Treehouse complete assigned schoolwork and maintain academic progress.
• Targeted Support: Offer concentrated academic assistance to students needing heavy credit recovery and those who have completed their high school diploma but require ongoing programmatic work (e.g., driver’s ed, life skills, college/career readiness).
• Case Management: Communicate regularly with classroom teachers, administrators, and staff regarding student behavior, academic progress, and readiness to return to the general school environment.
• Data Collection: Track and analyze student data (e.g., assignment completion rates, re-assignment rates) to measure the effectiveness of the support program.

B. GED Program Instruction

• Curriculum Delivery: Instruct adult learners in all four core subjects of the GED exam: Reasoning Through Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematical Reasoning.
• Individualized Learning: Assess incoming students' academic levels, create personalized study plans, and target areas of weakness to improve outcomes.
• Testing Readiness: Conduct practice tests, teach effective test-taking strategies, and advise students on the official GED testing process.

Qualifications

• Experience in differentiated instruction, tutoring, and academic intervention.
• Familiarity with the GED curriculum and testing process is highly desirable.
• Strong classroom management skills, particularly in working with students with behavioral needs.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and data analysis skills.
• A licensed teacher is preferred, but the position is open to unlicensed candidates who can function as a skilled tutor.
• Self-Motivated, able to work independently and help create and implement a new system based on the individual needs of the students.
• Skilled in collaborating with the whole team, connecting frequently with the Core teachers in order to best support every student.