Advisor (High School Teacher)

Position: Advisor (High School Teacher)

Campus: Providence Campus

Reports to: Building Principal or Leader

Employment Status: Full Time, permanent, academic year 

Salary Range: Step Salary Schedule, placement on the step schedule is based on years of teaching experience)

Start Date: August 2023

Application Date: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled

Position Overview: An advisor at a Big Picture Learning school plays a complex role. An advisor is responsible for navigating and guiding the learning process with 15-20 students for 2-4 years. The advisor is a part of each student’s Learning Plan team, along with the student, parent, and mentor. The advisor guides this team to support and coach the student’s learning process. The advisor is a generalist who can support student work around each Learning Goal. An advisor is not only a teacher. They take on aspects of administration, guidance, management, recruitment, public engagement, and more. As a result, advising can be a very rewarding and intense experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement, by instruction and action, the BPL philosophy of education
• Facilitate trimester learning plan meetings with each student and his or her family
• Forecast the educational needs of each student based on their interests and abilities
• Identify learning opportunities and internships for students
• Facilitate internship searches through phone calls, shadow days, and informational interviews to ensure that each student has an internship
• Monitor student internships through site visits (bi-weekly), phone calls (weekly), and mentor meetings (monthly)
• Report on each student’s educational and social progress in detail through trimester narratives, phone calls to parents, and weekly student meetings
• Run at least two sessions with advisory per day on non-internship days
• Attend weekly staff meetings, monthly Professional Development days, and yearly training sessions
• Facilitate additional educational and health services for each advisee as needed
• Create a positive culture of learning
• Maintain complete and factual records (transcripts) on each student as required by school and law
• Work with staff on strategies for grade levels, school, and network
• Make provisions to be available to students and parents for education-related reasons outside of the school day when necessary

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Appropriate State or Rhode Island Teaching Certificate(s)-Secondary Level
• Basic knowledge of all teaching subjects and a specialty in a specific area
• Basic knowledge of pedagogical theories, perspectives, and developments within education
• Basic classroom management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Access to reliable transportation with clean driving record

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Masters Degree preferred
• Excellent problem-solving skills, multi-tasking abilities
• Ability to demonstrate competency in other content areas beyond certification content, particularly in Math, Science, and Literacy
• Resiliency, ability to improvise and work through uncertainties
• A sense of humor

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. 

To Apply:

​Please send your resume, 2­-3 references, any necessary certifications/transcripts and a personalized cover letter that explains “Why the Met?” to (application is not considered complete without the cover letter): 

Email: careers@metmail.org, listing the position title in the subject line

Apply online: https://www.schoolspring.com or https://www.indeed.com

Mail: The Met School, 325 Public Street, Providence, RI 02905, ATTN: Careers @ the Met