Alternative Education – ELA Teacher

MEMSPA; Lincoln (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Consolidated Schools in Michigan seeks an Alternative Education Setting Teacher to deliver high-quality, individualized instruction in a non-traditional environment designed to support diverse academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. You will engage students facing barriers to learning, using flexible instructional strategies to promote growth, credit attainment, and graduation readiness.

The role partners with families, staff, and community groups to provide personalized

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in education or related field.
• Michigan teaching certificate with endorsement for assigned subject.
• Experience in alternative education or with at-risk students preferred.
• Criminal background check required by Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized instruction in a non-traditional setting.
• Engage students with flexible instructional strategies.
• Foster positive relationships and classroom climate.
• Support credit attainment and graduation readiness.
• Collaborate with staff, families, and community partners.

Skills

Classroom management

Student engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in education

Michigan teaching certificate

Experience with at-risk or trauma-informed practices

Job description

Deadline: November 6, 2026
District/Organization: Lincoln Consolidated Schools
Position/Type: Teacher, full time
Salary: Per the Lincoln Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement

SUMMARY:

The Alternative Education Setting Teacher is responsible for providing high-quality, individualized instruction to students in a non-traditional learning environment designed to support diverse academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. This role focuses on engaging students who may require alternative pathways to success due to academic challenges, attendance concerns, behavioral needs, or other barriers to learning. The teacher develops and implements flexible instructional strategies, fosters positive relationships, and creates a structured, supportive classroom climate that promotes student growth, credit attainment, and graduation readiness. The Alternative Education Teacher collaborates with staff, families, and community partners to ensure each student receives personalized support and opportunities for success both in school and beyond.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or higher, with preparation in education or a related field; experience or coursework related to alternative education, at-risk youth, behavior intervention, or trauma-informed practices preferred.
• Valid Michigan teaching certificate with appropriate endorsement(s) for the assigned subject area required.
• Demonstrated ability or experience working in an alternative education setting or with students who have diverse academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs strongly preferred.
• Must meet No Child Left Behind (NCLB) standards as defined by the State of Michigan.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Applicants must satisfactorily pass a criminal background check as required by the State of Michigan.