Primary School Teacher

Position: 25-26 Primary School Teacher (Immediate Opening)
Location: New Orleans

Overview

25-26 Primary School Teacher (Immediate Opening)

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Company Description

KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non-profit network of 13 college/career-preparatory, public charter schools serving 6,200 elementary, middle, and high school students, and over 1,500 alumni. For 20 years, we have a proven track record of preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond. At KIPP, you have the freedom to innovate and the support to grow. You are part of a national network that’s leading the way in getting students from underserved communities to and through college, and beyond.

Job Description:

At KIPP New Orleans, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools. Their skill, energy, love, and determination, and our support to build academically excellent classrooms and create unlimited opportunities for all of our students.

The KIPP Difference | Together, a Future Without Limits

• Respect:
  For our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth and the lives they lead beyond our walls.
• Support:
  Our teachers always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with support to grow and opportunities to lead.
• Purpose:
  
  Together, we share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits.

Responsibilities

As a KIPP New Orleans Teacher, your core responsibilities include:

Achievement | Teaching and Learning

• Adapt and execute a rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum
• Develop and/or modify academically rigorous lessons, unit plans, rubrics and assessments
• Use data to inform instructional decisions and reflect on how to improve impact
• Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs/accommodations

Hope | Build a Positive Classroom Culture

• Create a positive learning environment by developing classroom rules, systems and procedures
• Communicate a deep belief that all students can learn and belong in the classroom
• Consistently implement the school-wide management policies
• Hold high expectations for student behavior at all times

Community | Build a Positive School Culture

• Embody and maintain school values, policies and culture
• Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, staff and community members
• Establish and maintain strong communication with all families and share progress
• Actively participate in critical school events, including staff meetings, open houses, parent-teacher conferences and more

Relentlessness | Demonstrate a Growth Mindset

• Pursue ambitious professional goals and student learning targets each year
• Give and receive positive and constructive feedback with your colleagues
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development

Equity | Fight for a More Just World

• Commit to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all students, families, teachers, staff and community members
• Intentionally uplift all stakeholders regardless of identity or diverse backgrounds
• Participate in programming that acknowledges injustices, biases and reflection on our own identities

Qualifications

The following are required of all KIPP New Orleans teachers:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Personal affinity to our mission and vision, and commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Equity, Achievement, Community, and Hope
• Offers are contingent upon successful completion of a professional reference check, proof of identity and work authorization (I-9), a state background check, and verification of teaching experience/certification/licensure (if applicable)

The following are strongly preferred for all KIPP New Orleans teachers:

• At least two years of teaching experience in urban, open enrollment schools
• State issued teaching credential

Benefits & Additional Information

• Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience
• 403(b) retirement plan – KNOS matches 100% of employee contribution up to the first 5% of salary; vested immediately
• No waiting period for health benefits
• Health benefits:
  
  extensive coverage with premium support
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 31 paid holidays and additional paid time off
• Ongoing professional development opportunities

Disclaimers

• Job description may not cover all duties required and duties may change with notice
• This description is not a contract of employment

EEO & Contact

KIPP New Orleans Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For questions, please contact talent.

Job Details

• Seniority level:
  Not Applicable
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Education
• Industries:
  Education Management

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