Lead Teacher- Grades, K-12

Overview

Salary: $58,000-$69,000
* See notes on salary in the Compensation section.

An invitation to all experienced, equity-driven elementary, middle school, and high school teachers who believe in the potential of all students and who want to build a school founded upon belonging, resilience, achievement, vulnerability, enthusiasm and leadership.

You are passionate about teaching and learning- your scholars’, your colleagues’ and yours. You have a track record leading scholars to academic excellence. You not only believe that every young person deserves an incredible academic experience, but ensuring that scholars’ diverse needs are met socially and emotionally also compels you. You are willing to challenge yourself, your colleagues, and your scholars to realize a school where every person is known, loved, and challenged each day.

Catalyst:
Bremerton will be in its fourth year of operation in the fall of 2024. Being a part of the Catalyst team is a unique opportunity. We are deeply committed to achieving our mission of supporting our diverse scholars to live full lives and to succeed in college, career, and life and of finding their purpose and passion so that they can cultivate the critical hope, optimism and leadership essential to be catalysts in their community and world.

Our schools are tightly-knit families where every child is known, loved, and challenged. Our strong community is rooted in high expectations, joy and exudes our core values:

• Belonging. We are stronger together.
• Resiliency. What we do today is what matters most.
• Achievement. When you succeed, we all succeed.
• Vulnerability. I speak my truth and I listen to yours.
• Enthusiasm. We show our spark and bring our hearts.

of a Catalyst Lead Teacher

• Serve as a guide and role model for scholars:
• Build an environment for learning that invites and excites scholar learning
• Live and model Catalyst’s core values with scholars and their families
• Empower scholars to access their voices and leadership

• Commit to your professional learning and growth
• Collaborate with your principal and school team to improve instruction, build strong school culture, and grow your leadership skills
• Authentically engage in Catalyst’s culture of adult learning and professional development

• Mentor new and aspiring teachers:
• Include teachers/small group instructors in your planning and instructional implementation
• Uphold and model Catalyst’s core values with other teachers inside and outside your classroom
• Share in success and progress and own growth areas- both your own and that of our scholars

of a Catalyst Lead Teacher

• Enthusiasm and mastery for subject matter
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Use of data to drive instructional moves and intervention paths for scholars
• Excellent and culturally relevant classroom management skills
• Commitment to Catalyst’s model including social emotional learning integration
• Belief in the importance of working in a diverse, inclusive, and equity driven work place
• Deep desire to grow and learn even when it is uncomfortable
• Collaborate with teammates and families to ensure Catalyst makes good on our mission
• Communicate clearly and effectively with scholars, families, colleagues, and team

of a Catalyst Lead Teacher

• Teaching experience with proven record of student growth
• Bachelor’s degree and extracurricular leadership
• Minimum of 3 years teacher experience
• Belief in and alignment with Catalyst’s mission, core values and educational model is non-negotiable
• Washington State teaching certificate (or on-track plan to obtain one if from out of state)
• Successful background check
• Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred

Elementary
Middle
High School

• K-8 Credential
• MLL and/or special education endorsements preferred
• Self-Contained Classes
• Small Group Instruction expertise required
• Elementary / K-8 Credential preferred
• If you hold a single subject credential, demonstrated commitment to obtaining a K-8 credential
• Instruct in Math/Change Maker Space or
• Instruct in Humanities/Change Maker Space
• MLL and/or special education endorsements preferred
• Facilitate…