Innovation Lab Instructor

The school anticipates a part-time opening for an innovation lab instructor for the 2016–17 school year.

The Friends School of Atlanta is an independent, co-educational, Quaker school providing an education to 175 students in a pre-kindergarten through eighth grade program. Our mission is to provide challenging academics in a diverse environment, drawing on the Quaker testimonies, or values, of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship to empower our students to go out into the world with conscience, conviction and compassion.

The Friends School of Atlanta continues a 325-year Quaker tradition of education based on the belief that there is that of God or goodness in every person, which Friends have historically referred to as the Light. We believe that all students have within themselves unique capacities for learning and achievement. We provide a caring, cooperative atmosphere encouraging students to support each other as equals, and discourage that which would set one student above another.

Quaker values, based in the worth of each person, are reaffirmed in the school by listening and negotiating in the spirit of unity. These same values lead us to strive for diversity among students, families, faculty and staff, the Board of Trustees and in all areas of school life. As students incorporate the value of human respect into their lives, we believe they will take their wisdom and turn it toward social issues that extend beyond the immediate community to the world at large.

Job Summary: Collaborates with classroom teachers to plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities that coordinate with topics being explored in classrooms and in accordance with Friends philosophy of education. Works with students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) concepts in hands on, project based learning. Teaches elementary school specials and middle school exploratories.

Job Responsibilities

Provides for the safety, care and education of the students entrusted to him/her.
Plans and carries out specialty curriculum in keeping with Friends’ educational philosophy
Works closely with classroom teachers to create lessons that support their classroom goals and meet the needs of an inclusive classroom.
Teaches technology-based lesson plans devised by classroom teachers, if requested to do so.
Relevant Skills and Experience

Knowledge of general use tools hand tools including saws, hammers, screwdrivers, etc.
Basic understanding of electronic circuits and prototyping platforms like Arduino
Familiarity with 3D printing
Knowledgeable in computer programming tools, especially scratch
Other Job Responsibilities

Creates a cooperative, non-competitive classroom environment.
Implements the Specialist’s behavioral plan and uses the Queries (See Section VII in Parent Handbook) to guide its implementation.
Uses Friends’ educational practices in the classroom, including silent reflection time.
Abides by and enforces school technology policy.
Coordinates and works as a team member with other teachers concerned with the   same students, including regular team/resource person meetings.
Works the hours specified in contract.
Attends faculty/staff meetings, pre- and post-planning, faculty/staff development activities, calendar events and Back-to-School Night, unless excused in advance by the Head of School.
Fulfills terms of employment contract and Terms and Conditions of Employment
Serves on one faculty committee.
Holds in confidence issues relating to other faculty, staff, students and parents. Information may need to be shared among other faculty/staff for the well-being of the student.
In the case of a serious accident or injury that requires medical attention (or may possibly require) fills out an Incident Report immediately (Faculty and Staff Personnel Orientation Handbook, Part B, Form 8) for the Education Head.
Follows the policies and procedures in the Parent and Faculty and Staff Personnel Orientation Handbooks.
Performs other appropriately assigned tasks by the Head of School and Education Heads.