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Virginia Beach, VA

Career Opportunities

Do you thrive in a culture that is rich in creativity and innovation?  Are you craving an opportunity to teach/work in a school where you have the tools to meet diverse students’ needs? Are you energized by collaborating with highly skilled colleagues? Chesapeake Bay Academy is the only independent school in Southeastern Virginia dedicated to serving students in grades 1-12 with a variety of learning differences, and they have been doing so for over 35 years. CBA offers a unique teaching environment where staff members enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Students thrive in small classes that move through the curriculum at the pace that is best for our students. Our focus is on holistic student growth, not test scores.

 

Open Positions

  • Middle School Teaching Assistant/Para-Educator (Grades 6-8)
  • Lower School Special Education Teacher (Grades 1-5)
Middle School Teaching Assistant/Para-Educator (Grades 6-8)

Para-Educators work collaboratively with grade-level teachers in all day-to-day aspects of classroom management: teaching, supervision, assisting students, grading papers, organizing classroom activities, etc. Additional involvement includes curricular planning, consulting with other faculty, and contributing to student evaluation, and serving as a substitute teacher as needed. A bachelor’s degree is required. Experience with special education is preferred. Para-educators report to division leaders.

This position reports to: Middle School Division Leader

Job Type: Full-time, 10 months

Salary: $30K-$35K, commensurate with experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Reliable, hard-working, problem-solver
  • Successful completion of higher education coursework related to education, child development, and/or related field.
  • Experience implementing educational programming and working with students as a teacher, educational aide, or after-school care provider for grades 1-12.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • Experience working with students with learning differences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with program personnel to implement curriculum to support student learning experiences.
  • Develop and maintain professional working relationships through effective and timely communication with other program personnel and school staff members.
  • Effectively support the needs of students with learning differences by providing 1-1 help, reading tests out loud, taking notes, and other tasks
  • Serve as a substitute teacher, follow lesson plans, manage classroom behavior
  • Appropriately redirect negative student behaviors.
  • Provide coverage during after school homework center program.
  • Assist at morning and afternoon car line.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume electronically to Dr. Christine Hebert, Middle School Division Director – chebert@cba-va.org

Lower School Special Education Teacher (Grades 1-5)

The role of a classroom teacher at Chesapeake Bay Academy is to plan, organize and implement an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages each student to develop and fulfill their academic, as well as social and emotional, potential. Faculty is responsible for executing individual plans of the students, delivering the curriculum in a differentiated and multi-sensory fashion, and enforcing the guidelines in the Student and Family Handbook. In conjunction with their appropriate division leader, teachers and advocates (MS) develop and ensure the implementation of Individual Instruction Plans (IIPs) for each student. A bachelor’s degree in special education or the appropriate content area and current teacher licensure is required. Previous teaching experience and experience teaching in a virtual environment is preferred.

This position reports to: Lower School Division Director
Salary: Commensurate with experience

Duties & Responsibilities

  • To demonstrate mastery of the relevant academic content specific to their area of professional licensure.
  • To plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning.
  • To communicate regularly and effectively with all community members including fellow administrators, students, parents and non-CBA professionals.
  • To develop appropriate schemes of work and differentiated lesson plans.
  • To establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
  • To be well-prepared for classroom activities.
  • To provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities.
  • To identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs.
  • To instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment.
  • To use relevant technology to support instruction and continue to explore the uses of technology through on-going professional learning.
  • To observe and evaluate student’s performance and development.
  • To assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments.
  • To provide constructive feedback on student work-products.
  • To maintain accurate and complete records of students’ progress and development.
  • To update all necessary records accurately and completely.
  • To complete all required documentation.
  • To manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
  • To maintain discipline in accordance with the rules and disciplinary philosophy of CBA.
  • To support students with through their academic challenges and provide appropriate encouragement.
  • To participate in extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, clubs and student organizations, as agreed to.
  • To actively participate in regularly scheduled division and all-school meetings.
  • To maintain and update, as appropriate IIPs in collaboration with division leaders.

Qualifications:

  • A bachelor’s degree in special education or the appropriate content area and current teacher licensure is required.
  • Previous teaching experience and experience teaching in a virtual environment is preferred.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume electronically to Liana Nobre, Lower School Division Director – lnobre@cba-va.org

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the CBA family!

Our faculty and staff come to us from diverse life experiences and have a wide range of academic and professional credentials. However, they all have one thing in common – a passionate commitment to empowering students by nurturing their independence, self-esteem and personal pride. We offer an opportunity for educators and staff to work in a unique learning environment, sharing their gifts and talents with exceptional students who work hard to succeed and families committed to supporting that goal. Our teachers match instruction to individual learning styles, and share a personal commitment to support each student socially and emotionally. At Chesapeake Bay Academy our educators aren’t just teachers, but also advocates, mentors, and most importantly, champions for their students.

For administrative and support staff, CBA is a collaborative, welcoming environment where students, parents, and staff work together to achieve success. Our staff play a key role in fulfilling CBA’s mission.

Statement of Diversity and Inclusion: Chesapeake Bay Academy creates and fosters a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, and accepting environment for all those who engage in and with our community. We are committed to aligning our policies, programs, processes, and people with our core values of education and inclusion, integrity and respect. We actively stand against discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, and physical or cognitive differences. It is our intent that every individual who engages at CBA feels accepted, represented, and empowered to share their beliefs and opinions.

CBA is proud to be a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified organization. The V3 community is represented by a wide range of industries across the Commonwealth, from large and small businesses alike. These companies have demonstrated to the Commonwealth that they Value Veterans, and have made a public commitment to hire Veterans into their workforce.