MS Grade Spanish Teacher; SY

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of students?

• Arrives at school 15 minutes before carpool and is available for assigned duties or set‑up (7:15 am).
• Stays at school until time designated by the School Director/Managing Director or as business necessitates.
• Participates in school-wide and individual professional development, including the 2‑3 week summer session.
• Attends and participates in all staff meetings.
• Performs necessary duties including, but not limited to, bus, morning, lunch, and afternoon duties.
• Chaperones field lessons and field trips.
• Abides by all state and federal mandates in reporting sexual or physical abuse and neglect.
• Upholds the code of conduct and all school policies.
• Maintains and supports a positive professional school culture.
• Models behavior within the code of conduct.
• Supports and follows directives of campus administrators.
• Provides clerical, instructional, and behavioral support for scholars as needed.
• Enrolls in and completes all Texas Reading Academies Training.

• Works as part of an interdisciplinary team planning, aligning, and integrating curricula that will be consistently assessed.
• Attends all grade-level meetings.
• Works with grade level to address and resolve student issues.

• Creates rigorous and engaging long‑term, quarterly, weekly, daily, and lesson‑specific lesson plans.
• Sets clear short‑term and long‑term goals to drive instruction.
• Maintains a productive, safe, and focused learning environment.
• Consistently enforces Uplift Education's core mission and values.
• Creates and provides meaningful and frequent assessments in a timely manner, utilizing daily conference time to do so.
• Provides necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students.
• Effectively teaches the adopted curriculum, the Uplift curriculum, and the International Baccalaureate components.
• Goes above and beyond to ensure all students are meeting appropriate standards.
• Keeps parents well-informed about students' progress, providing frequent feedback in accordance with campus guidelines, weekly assessments and quarterly report cards.
• Maintains an open-door policy.
• Upholds all school policies within the classroom.
• Communicates effectively with students, parents, staff, and public agencies in support of the attendance program.
• Completes network and/or state‑mandated trainings by the due date.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from an accredited college or university required;
  Master's degree preferred but not required.
• Experience:
  
  Previous teaching experience is a plus.
• Special Skills /
  
  Certifications:
  • Must have valid Texas Teacher Certification or be enrolled in an Uplift‑designated certification course.
  • All K‑3 teachers, including special education teachers, and principals are required to attend the HB 3 Reading Academies by the end of the 2022‑2023 school year.

• Communication skills: effective communication with students, parents, staff, and public agencies.
• Bilingual skills:
  Spanish speaking a plus.
• Technology:
  Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook); ability to use basic office equipment and learn additional software as necessary.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must be able to maintain emotional control under stress, may be required to work occasional prolonged and irregular hours, regularly sit and talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms, frequently stand, walk, and use stairs, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:
Noise level is low to high and may have frequent interruptions. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.

• New Teacher Starting Salary: $63,000
• High Needs Stipend: $5,000

Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.