Elementary School Building-Wide Support Teacher ( Team Teacher

elementary school building-wide support teacher ( team teacher)

full-time

grade level: elementary

subject: general elementary

start date: next year opening

department: teacher

kipp, the knowledge is power program, is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades prek-12 across 21 states and washington, dc. We have a network of 16,500 educators and 175,000 students and alumni across the country.

kipp columbus is the only kipp school in ohio and educates more than 2,000 students k-12 on a 150+ acre campus in northeast columbus.

in addition to academic excellence, kipp columbus also partners with nearly 100 community organizations to provide extracurricular activities, programming, health and wellness services, meals, and more to kipp students, families, and the broader community. Kipp is also a member of the ohio high school athletic association, offering more than 10 varsity sports.

the kipp columbus learning campus will continue to advance student learning, expand partnerships, enable superior programming, and serve as a teaching and leadership lab for schools nationwide, reimagining education through a deeper lens of antiracism, excellence, and joy as we expand to educate nearly 4,000 students on our learning campus in the coming years.

key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• internalize, high-quality, challenging, and engaging lesson plans using provided curriculum resources to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
• collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.

care of students & classroom culture

• build a classroom culture that empowers students, affirms their identities, and creates a sense of belonging for all students
• implement the school-wide and classroom management policies and practices
• create a responsive and inclusive environment for parents and families
• establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.

team support

• attend staff meetings, professional development sessions, and team meetings.
• participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
• embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.
• meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

• bachelor's degree required
• current ohio teaching license or willingness and ability to pursue certification by start date required
• 1 or more years of lead teaching experience, or has a degree in education required
• belief that outstanding school leaders, staff, and teachers can achieve excellent outcomes for all students.
• ability to persevere with a sense of optimism, strong problem solving skills, and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community.
• willingness, and commitment, to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students.
• ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions.
• excellent written and oral communication skills.
• extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities.
• model the values of kipp columbus (imagine, navigate, seek, persevere, integrity, responsibility, and empathy).

compensation and benefits

at kipp columbus we strive for clarity, equity, and to be highly competitive with our compensation and benefits offered to our team. Our teacher salary scale is linked here, with a starting salary of $50,000 for a teacher with 1 year of teaching experience. We also offer appreciation stipends for teachers that have taught with kipp columbus for 5 and 10 years.

kipp columbus offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurances as well various voluntary benefits (such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and participation in the ohio sers/strs retirement plan.) we also offer seasons of life support with 10 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid spousal leave/adoption leave.

statement of non-disclosure

kipp columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission, employment, etc.). Kipp columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in section 4112.02 of the ohio revised code

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any person who knowingly makes a false statement is guilty of falsification under section 2921.13 of the revised code, which is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

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