Middle School Support Teacher

Job Description

• Engage flexibly and adaptively to the needs of students across the school per the discretion of the Principal, primarily as an in-building substitute teacher.
• Cover a classroom for parental leave, extended absence, pull small groups for intervention, classroom observations, and support school-wide procedures such as lunch, arrival, dismissal.
• Assume interim classroom teacher role if a classroom teacher transitions during the school year.

• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of individual students.

• Work collaboratively with your school team and those across KIPP Nashville.
• Help develop school-wide culture that best fits the needs of our students, teachers and families.
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly with staff.
• Develop positive rapport with students.
• Create and foster a positive and calm learning environment.
• Enforce, uphold, and exhibit the school’s values, student management policies and culture.

• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with families, as needed.
• Be available for open houses, parent teacher conferences and other events involving parents.
• Make oneself available to students, parents and other staff members.

• Pursue challenging professional goals each year.
• Willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvement.
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year (held during school hours).

• Conferred Bachelor’s Degree.
• Pass Criminal Background Check.

• Experience working students (highly preferred).
• Commitment to working with students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred).
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred).
• At least two years of teaching experience (preferred).
• Passionate about data-driven instruction.
• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, core values, students, families, and community.
• Demonstrates excitement in growing students into their highest selves and believes that providing students with an excellent education is our largest lever as educators to wholly improve student outcomes.
• Eagerness to collaborate and problem-solve with a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate commitment to continue their professional development individually.

• Starting salary is $47,736 for those with certified teaching experience, salary starts at $56,171.
• Robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, supplemental insurance, and life insurance policy options. Application for these benefits may be made immediately upon employment. The policy is effective upon the first of the month following the first day of work.
• Certificated staff have access to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS). Eligible employees contribute 5% and KIPP matches up to 6%. Employees may also be eligible for 401k in which KIPP will contribute 5%.
• The vacation package for salaried employees includes 29 paid days throughout the 10 month work schedule (including holidays, fall break, spring break, thanksgiving break, winter break, as well as summer break). In addition employees in this role are allotted 6 PTO days. Employees are allotted an additional 2 days after every 2 consecutive years of employment. Eligible staff members receive payment for unused PTO days at the end of the fiscal year.
• Adoption/Parental Caregiver Leave – up to 10 weeks parental leave for the primary caregiver and 2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver paid at 100%.
• Teachers are provided with laptop computers with access to the internet and or email to assist them in performing their job responsibilities.
• Certificated staff are eligible for the Master Teacher Program after two consecutive years of employment with KIPP Nashville. Master teachers receive a $5,000 stipend and $2,000 towards professional development annually.

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KIPP Nashville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual preference, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation: $47,736-$47,736 per year