5th Grade Teacher

The Role of Teacher within Steel City Academy

At Steel City, we believe our greatest driver for success is our people. We know that the most important part of the educational model is the design and execution of our instructional model, the quality of our instruction and the effectiveness of our team.

Overview of Steel City Academy

Steel City Academy seeks to redefine the expectations, results and model for a K-12 education in Gary by preparing our graduates with the knowledge, purpose, power and transformative experiences to choose from boundless opportunities while strengthening the community of Gary. Our school community is rooted in our love of Gary and our embodiment of our five core values:
Power, Purpose, Team, Grit and Joy.

As a stand-alone, community public charter school, Steel City opened its doors in August 2016 to 120 middle and high school students. As we look to the  school year, we will serve upwards of 500 students in grades K-12. Currently, Steel City Academy is the only A rated school in the city of Gary.

Steel City Academy staff have a deep sense of purpose and personal responsibility around the importance of this work; seek to understand themselves and their colleagues to better achieve a shared goal; show the urgency and joy that accompanies doing something you love; embrace feedback and the challenges to better their craft; absolutely love kids and believe their actions directly impact a students’ experience and success.

Position Summary

At Steel City Academy, we believe student success occurs when they achieve strong academic results, deeply understand themselves as individuals, navigate diverse sets of experiences, and embrace and create opportunities for themselves and others. In order to assess and monitor our students’ progress towards this holistic success, we will use interim assessments to measure growth and year-end state assessments to ensure our students receive an equitable education compared to those in their community, state, and nation.

Non-academic goals will be measured and monitored as well.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Model expectations to students by arriving to school on time, prepared to teach, and reflecting school values in all interactions with members of our community.
• Create and foster a positive learning environment.
• Implement the school-wide student management policies within classrooms and everywhere on campus.
• Maintain a neat, clean classroom environment and a professional personal appearance.
• Advise a small group of students to success as indicated by academics and character.
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents, including attending all required conferences.
• Assist in development of curriculum standards and mapping.
• Create and teach challenging and engaging lessons linked to state and college readiness standards.
• Provide individual and small group instruction until all students achieve mastery.
• Give informal and formal assessments, weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
• Participate in and initiate productive student-centered discussions at data meetings, in department teams, with grade level advisors, school leadership, and other meetings as necessary.
• Perform clerical duties, as required, relating to textbooks, instructional supplies, student reports and records, attendance reports, etc.
• Attend all professional development and staff meetings.
• Actively engage in collaboration with grade level and content team colleagues.
• Perform morning, lunch, and afternoon duties as assigned.
• Additional responsibilities may arise during the school year, including attending staff and student field trips, overnight trips, open houses, parent-teacher conferences, home visits, and other events involving parents and students as needed.

Qualifications:
Values and Mindsets

Believes deeply in the mission and vision of Steel City Academy and subscribes to our core values:

• Purpose:
  
  We all choose to be here and feel both inspired and challenged in our work.
• Team:
  Each of us contributes unique strengths to our community.
• Joy:
  We love and respect members of our community.
• Grit:
  Our growth never stops, so we never quit.
• Power:
  We seek to make…