Alternate Route Instructor Job Opening
Alternate Route Instructor
Rutgers University
• New Brunswick, New JerseyPosition Details
Rutgers Alternate Route Program seeks course instructors who can model engaging, interactive instruction and who possess a wealth of K‐12 research knowledge, classroom and administrative experiences, plus a history of working in diverse learning environments. As seasoned education professionals, instructors are expected to demonstrate research‐based teaching practices and provide a relevant context for education research and theory. In short, course instructors must stage lessons which model what teachers should be doing in their classrooms via live lectures and videos.
- standard teaching certification in Elementary Education (Grades K‐6), Special Education and/or Secondary Content Area Education along with five or more years of experience as a teacher in a K‐12 setting
- supervisors, principals or chief school administrator’s credentials
- demonstrated record of experience supporting the development of novice teaching colleagues
- proficiency in using technology for online communication and coaching
- knowledge of New Jersey’s Alternate Route program
- open to non‐traditional pathways for teacher development
- willingness to work nights and weekends
- amenable to sharing personal mobile contact information with candidates
- working knowledge of professional social media applications, namely Twitter and LinkedIn
- demonstrate flexibility and patience
- own laptop/desktop with reliable internet access
- meet agreed‐upon commitments to the review course curriculum and assess/report candidate progress
- hold candidates accountable for program expectations
- contribute suggestions for improvement
- computer/laptop
- willingness to work nights and weekends
Rutgers Alternate Route Program is an approved CE-Provider Program which helps non-traditional teachers earn their NJ Teaching Certification while working with sponsoring school districts. The program was specifically designed for aspiring teachers who have not completed a formal teacher preparation program at an accredited college or university. Rutgers University, Center for Effective School Practices (RU-CESP) has partnered with the New Jersey Department of Education’s Provisional Teacher Program since 2003 to provide this service.
Rutgers Alternate Route Program attracts a variety of provisional teachers (teaching candidates), some of whom are career changers seeking greater job satisfaction and others who are recent college graduates seeking to make a difference through teaching. In order to accommodate the diverse needs of the teaching candidates, we offer 400 hours of formal instruction to alternate route teaching candidates seeking standard certificates for general elementary and various subject areas. Training sessions are coordinated in seven counties to offer statewide access. Training sites are located in Bordentown, Camden, Newark, Hackensack, Paterson, Rockaway, and Bridgewater making the program accessible and convenient.
Please upload a copy of your resume/CV
Training sites are located in Bordentown, Camden, Newark, Hackensack, Paterson, Rockaway, and Bridgewater. Instructors will be assigned to a site location that is accessible to them.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.