Job Description:

Learning Support Teacher

Employer Information:

Verde Valley School is a small boarding and day school serving students  in grades 9-12.  Verde Valley School’s guiding principles include Academic Excellence, World Citizenship, Environmental Stewardship, Service to Others, and the Value of Physical Labor.  At Verde Valley School, our commitment to these principles is experienced through our daily, weekly and annual schedules which are designed to support student growth and development in each of these domains while also preparing students for college and beyond.  Students in the 11th and 12th grades study the IB curriculum.  Please visit our website for more information at www.vvsaz.org

Job Description

Verde Valley School seeks a skilled and enthusiastic learning support teacher to lead our Learning Support Program by providing executive functioning and study skills support to students throughout the academic day.  Academic classes at Verde Valley School are writing-intensive and emphasize discussion, research, critical thinking and analysis.  The Learning Support class provides scaffolding for core academic classes in the following areas: task initiation, personal organization, time management, breaking down assignments, and communication with teachers.  

We are looking for teachers who truly love working with adolescents and are ready to fully immerse in all facets of boarding school life on our rustic desert campus.  In addition to classroom teaching, each faculty member supervises students one evening per week, one weekend per month, and twice each week for campus work jobs. Each faculty member leads one extracurricular activity or sport twice each week and is responsible for advising 4-5 students.  Most faculty members lead a 2-week wilderness & service trip throughout the Southwest each November. Meals in our dining hall are provided.  On-campus housing may be available, space-permitting.

 Preferred Qualifications

• High school teaching experience - Special Education preferred

• Experience teaching executive functioning skills, time management and organizational skills to high school or college students

• Experience with Google Suite, Google Classroom, and assistive technologies

This position begins in August 2025.

Please send a cover letter and resume via email with the subject heading: “Learning Support Position” to lperkins@vvsaz.org.  No phone calls or faxes please.