Franklin Academy is hiring a Residential Life Instructor to support the institution’s social programming. Largely responsible for executing the independent living skills curriculum, the Residential Life Instructors are pivotal members of the Critical Response Team, ensuring a safe and inclusive community for undergraduates and postgraduate students. The ideal candidate may live on campus and support the design and execution of innovative programming for neurodiverse individuals preparing for various postsecondary environments. The Residential Life Instructor should be aware of trends related to college and career readiness to support the execution of Individual & Community, a curriculum that focuses on the social-emotional skill development of students across various grades and abilities. The ideal candidate(s) will have an array of talents supporting the implementation of the athletic program, student clubs and organizations, or other signature programs that support a student-centered educational model.
Key Responsibilities & Oversight
Residential Life Programming
Monitor and facilitate evening programming, twice-per-week, for either undergraduate or postgraduate students, which includes, but is not limited to:
Postsecondary readiness workshops
Study Hall Academic Development Center tutoring or workshops
Social events
Off-campus events
Dormitory events
Monitor and facilitate weekend programming on two-weekend teams for either undergraduate or postgraduate students, which includes, but is not limited to:
Off-campus excursions and events
On-campus workshops
Support any off-campus excursion(s) to support student needs, including academic opportunities and medical appointments. Student Engagement & Social-Emotional Learning
Lead or facilitate an athletic program for competitive or non-completive sports.
Advise a student club or organization.
Support the implementation of Individual & Community through a once-per-week instructional block that enhances student skill development.
Engage in professional development opportunities to learn and implement evidence-based practices that enhance skill development for neurodiverse students.
Other duties as assigned.
Critical Response Team
Serves as a member of the Critical Response Team. Designs, evaluates and amends all campus safety protocols in conjunction with other members of the Critical Response Team.
Assesses campus safety risks and provides suggestions to the Head of School.
Oversees emergency facility needs in campus buildings and externally leased residences.
Collaborates with local police, fire, and medical professionals to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations while also keeping up with innovative practices that enhance student safety and well-being.
Qualifications & Desired Background:
? Bachelor’s Degree Required. ? Has, or can ascertain, a Passenger Endorsement, Type A ? Ability to live on-campus or within ten miles of Franklin Academy ? Willingness to work flexible hours and/or travel on behalf of the institution. ? Additional stipends available for qualified instructors who can teach electives or postsecondary readiness courses.
Franklin Academy is located in East Haddam, Connecticut, along the beautiful and scenic Connecticut River. Our 75-acre rural campus is situated next to the 700-acre Chapman Pond Preserve, which runs along the river. We are halfway between Old Saybrook on the Long Island shoreline and Middletown, the home of Wesleyan University. We are 40 minutes to Hartford and New Haven and 90 minutes to New York City and Boston.
Our staff is the "heart and soul" of Franklin Academy, and we look for professionals who are eager to serve students with special needs. Our students are dedicated to learning but learn differently than typical students; most are auditory learners who struggle with visual/spatial and visual/motor demands. Given the needs of our students and the round-the-clock responsibilities of a boarding school, we acknowledge that Franklin Academy is not the right school for every educator. However, for aspiring educators who want to make a positive difference in their students' lives, Franklin Academy is a great place to live and work.
Our students present a unique set of neurological and behavioral characteristics that make success unlikely in a traditionally structured schoo...l environment. Franklin Academy's task has been to develop a program that allows our students to thrive. Our program does not fit neatly into a traditional boarding school paradigm, a language-based learning disabilities program, or a more therapeutically structured setting. We have borrowed elements and best practices from all three types of programs, molding useful components into a thoughtfully integrated structure to produce a "gestalt-based program." We do not compartmentalize program areas, such as differentiating the academic and residential programs. Instead, we embrace a holistic philosophy to address each student's social, emotional, behavioral, and intellectual functioning, identifying what a student needs to learn to be successful in college and life.
If you want more information about the school, please visit our website at www.fa-ct.org. Thank you very much for your interest in Franklin Academy. We look forward to hearing from you.