Jdg Teacher High School

Mission Statement

JDG’s mission is to enable students to achieve academic, career, personal, and social success.

Position Summary

Assist assigned at-risk students by providing instruction, counseling, remediation, career 

placement, and follow-up throughout the students’ participation in the JDG program. 

This position reports to the designated High School Supervisor.

This position is full-time working 12 months per year and is classified as exempt. 

Major Responsibilities

•  Meet with an Advisory Committee of school counselors and officials to select and schedule at-risk students for the JDG program
•  Enroll students as required by JDG and funding providers
•  Plan, organize, and teach the JDG curriculum to assigned students
•  Provide counseling and assessment to determine each student’s career interests
•  Maintain JAGForce (on-line) records and reports
•  Integrate Delaware Career Association (DCA) student organization activities to enhance and support the curriculum
•  Help students achieve necessary leadership, civic, social, and career preparation competencies via DCA and classroom activities
•  Develop and maintain positive working relationships with school personnel
•  Serve as liaison with school staff and social service agencies as needed
•  Identify job openings and assist students in acquiring employment
•  Provide one (1) year of follow-up contact and assistance to designated students upon departure from the JDG program
•  Contact designated students’ employers as required by JDG follow-up schedule
•  Participate in JDG and school staff meetings and professional development activities
•  Assume other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Required

•  Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
•  Experience with various computer applications
•  Ability to organize and manage complex duties
•  Ability to prepare & maintain accurate records
•  Acceptable results from a criminal background check
•  Acceptable results from a tuberculosis (TB) test
•  Acceptable results from JDG’s drug screening
•  Acceptable results from Delaware’s Child Protection Registry
•  Acceptable results from the National Sex Offender Registry

Preferred

•  Previous experience working with at-risk youth
•  Previous classroom / education / teaching experience
•  Knowledge of child development issues
•  Degree major in education, social service, or counseling