Math Teacher – High School Full Time NEW

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Education, Special Education, or a related field.
• Experience teaching mathematics, numeracy, problem solving, or related academic content.
• Experience working with adolescents or secondary-level students.
• Ability to differentiate instruction for students with diverse learning needs.
• Strong classroom management, communication, organization, and documentation skills.
• Comfort teaching math in a practical, accessible, and confidence-building way.
• Commitment to creating a safe, structured, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families, colleagues, and school leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Arizona teaching certification in Mathematics, Secondary Education, Special Education, or a related area.
• Experience working with students who have IEPs, learning differences, emotional regulation needs, behavioral needs, autism, ADHD, executive functioning challenges, or other developmental needs.
• Familiarity with special education practices, accommodations, modifications, progress monitoring, and transition planning.
• Experience teaching foundational math, algebra, geometry, consumer math, financial literacy, or life-skills-based math.
• Training or experience in trauma-informed practices, social-emotional learning, behavior support, executive functioning support, or differentiated instruction.
• Experience incorporating real-world math applications such as budgeting, taxes, cooking measurements, shopping, time management, workplace math, and independent living skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging math lessons aligned with student needs, academic standards, and school goals.
• Teach assigned math courses and skills, which may include foundational math, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, measurement, data interpretation, consumer math, budgeting, financial literacy, and real-world problem solving.
• Differentiate instruction for students with varying academic levels, learning styles, processing needs, and support plans.
• Incorporate real-life applications into math instruction, consistent with Elevated Life Academy’s emphasis on helping students understand how classroom content applies to everyday life and adult responsibilities.
• Use a variety of instructional methods, including direct instruction, guided practice, small-group instruction, hands-on activities, visual supports, manipulatives, technology, project-based learning, and independent practice.
• Help students build confidence with math by breaking concepts into clear, manageable steps and providing frequent opportunities for practice, feedback, and success.
• Create a structured, positive, and supportive classroom environment that promotes academic growth, emotional regulation, independence, and confidence.
• Support students with unique learning, emotional, behavioral, and developmental needs through patience, consistency, and individualized strategies.
• Implement accommodations, modifications, behavior supports, and instructional strategies as outlined in student plans.
• Encourage student self-advocacy, perseverance, respectful communication, and personal responsibility.
• Monitor student progress and adjust instruction based on academic performance, engagement, behavior, and individual goals.
• Collaborate with school leadership, special education staff, related service providers, families, and other team members to support student success.
• Participate in IEP implementation and provide relevant classroom data, observations, work samples, and progress updates.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to student grades, attendance, accommodations, progress, behavior, and classroom performance.
• Support Elevated Life Academy’s partnership-based approach with families, including transparent communication, collaborative IEP implementation, regular progress updates, and a welcoming school culture.
• Use formative and summative assessments to evaluate student understanding and skill development.
• Track progress in math fluency, computation, problem solving, conceptual understanding, applied math, and independence.
• Provide timely, constructive feedback to students.
• Prepare grades, progress reports, and family communication as required.
• Use student data to guide instructional planning, reteaching, intervention, enrichment, and goal setting.
• Build positive relationships with students based on trust, respect, consistency, and high expectations.
• Maintain a welcoming and inclusive classroom culture where students are encouraged to take academic risks and learn from mistakes.
• Use proactive classroom management strategies that support emotional regulation, engagement, and accountability.
• Communicate professionally and regularly with families, staff, and administration.
• Participate in staff meetings, professional development, school events, and collaborative planning.
• Uphold the mission, values, and student-centered approach of Elevated Life Academy.