Wellness Adv Edmentum Teacher: Architect of Academic Restoration and Renewal

Location: FFSD Restoration Center (Alternative & Credit Recovery)

Status: 10-Month Academic Calendar Certified Staff Exempt

The Opportunity: Charting the Path Forward

In Ferguson-Florissant, a student’s past does not define their future. We are seeking a compassionate, resilient, and highly motivating Wellness Adv Edmentum Teacher to join our "New Chapter." Working in our alternative programming, you will guide scholars who are working through credit recovery, behavioral restoration, or non-traditional paths to graduation.

Using the Edmentum digital platform as your toolkit, you aren't just managing software—you are diagnosing learning gaps, building custom academic goals, and providing the face-to-face coaching and emotional support that empowers students to cross the finish line. If you believe that relationship-building is the foundation of recovery, your next chapter starts here.

Role Summary

The Wellness Adv Edmentum Teacher facilitates personalized, digital-blend learning experiences for students assigned to alternative learning or credit recovery environments. Reporting to the Building Administrator, you will monitor student progress through online coursework, provide targeted direct instruction, and collaborate with counselors to ensure students meet graduation or restoration goals. You are responsible for cultivating a restorative, trauma-informed classroom environment focused on accountability and growth.

Why You’ll Succeed (Qualifications)
Certified Professional: Valid Missouri Teaching Certification required. (Certifications in core content areas, special education, or alternative education are highly valued).
The Restorative Mentor: Proven experience building strong, positive relationships with at-risk youth, or students navigating behavioral and academic challenges.
Tech-Driven Facilitator: Comfort with learning management systems and digital curricula (Edmentum/Apex or similar platforms) to track data and customize student pathways.
Master of Personalization: Ability to analyze student performance metrics on a regular basis to differentiate support based on maturity, interest, and ability.
Collaborative Partner: Exceptional communication skills to coordinate with school counselors, building administrators, and families regarding progress and restoration plans.
Your Impact (Key Duties)
Personalized Goal-Setting: Partner with each scholar to co-create academic and behavior goals, mapping out a clear, achievable timeline for credit completion or program exit.
Digital Learning Facilitation: Guide and monitor the learning process via the Edmentum platform, establishing and communicating clear weekly objectives for lessons and units.
Targeted Interventions: Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media to supplement online modules, providing one-on-one or small-group tutoring where students struggle.
Restorative Environment Design: Establish a trauma-informed classroom code of conduct that aligns with district discipline codes, enforcing boundaries in a fair, just, and restorative manner.
Data & Progress Oversight: Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records of student pacing, scores, and attendance; provide frequent progress reports to administrators and families.
Holistic Advocacy: Attend multi-disciplinary meetings with counselors, social workers, and alternative education staff to support the "wraparound" needs of your scholars.
Your Leadership Partners
Primary Support: Restoration Center / Alternative Program Principal
District Support: Director of Alternative Education & Innovation Programs
The Logistics of Your Success
Classification: Certified Staff 10-Month Academic Calendar (187 Days).
Work Setting: Alternative school or restoration center environment with an emphasis on smaller class sizes and personalized pacing.
Salary: Based on the Teacher Salary Schedule (commensurate with education, experience, and certifications).
Benefits: Full-time Eligibility (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, & PSRS Retirement).
The FFSD Advantage: Total Rewards & Support

We don't just hire alternative educators; we invest in the champions of our students' resilience.

Health & Heart: 100% district-paid medical, dental, and vision plans, plus access to our Ferg-Flor Care district health clinic for your personal wellness.
Time to Recharge & Recover: Enjoy 10 designated sick days and 3 personal days annually to ensure your emotional reserve stays high.
Future Security: Full participation in the secure PSRS public retirement system and district-provided Life Insurance.
Mission-Driven Purpose: The unique reward of working at the frontline of student transformation, watching scholars unlock graduation opportunities they thought were out of reach.
About Our Programs

The Ferguson-Florissant School District is fiercely committed to the "New Chapter" of equity and alternative pathways. Our Restoration Center and Credit Recovery options provide non-traditional environments where our scholars receive the focused attention, counseling, and modular learning required to overcome obstacles. Join us in proving that every student can succeed when given the right environment.

Hiring Timeline
Application Deadline: June 12, 2026

Ready to anchor our scholars' academic comeback? Join our alternative education team today!

Job Requirements:
Citizenship, residency or work visa required