Teacher in Residence

Job Description

Teacher in Residence (TiR) – KIPP New Jersey has designed the Teacher in Residence program to help aspiring teachers gain hands‑on experience and the certification required to become excellent teachers at KIPP’s world‑class schools. As a TiR, you will fuse theory and practice while earning your teaching certification over a two‑year period.

• Work closely with an experienced lead classroom teacher to create lesson plans, teach, reflect on lessons, and assess and collect data to inform instruction.
• Build positive relationships with students and families to become part of your school community.
• Provide small‑group instruction.
• Assist with diagnostic and progress monitoring testing across the school.
• Communicate consistently with families about student progress.
• Attend and actively participate in professional development opportunities to support continuous growth.

Skills and Mindsets

• A belief in every student’s limitless potential.
• An interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
• A collaborative attitude toward teaching and learning.
• A belief that all students deserve a world‑class education which can be achieved through education reform.
• Passion and drive to work with students and put them on a path to college and beyond.
• Ability to obtain a New Jersey state teaching certification and pass the state licensure exam.
• Some experience working with children.

• Hold a valid teaching certification in NJ –or– meet the GPA requirement.

• If you graduated after September 2016:
  • Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA of 3.0 or higher –or–
  • Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA between 2.75 and 3.0 and demonstrate that you have passed all required Praxis exams with a +10% passing score (super scores).
• If you graduated before September 2016:
  • Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA of 2.75 or higher.

Competitive salary: $50,000 in year 1 for Teacher in Residence positions in Newark, increasing to $55,000 in year 2.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision; participation in the New Jersey State Pension Plan; optional participation in a 403(b) retirement plan with matching contributions; transportation benefits for teammates commuting into Newark from the New York City area; generous time‑off (3.5–4 school vacation weeks, sick and personal days, extended summer break); up to 12 weeks of 100% parental leave for primary caregivers;

optional ancillary benefits such as short‑term and long‑term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity; a school‑issued laptop.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected characteristics. We will make a reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants or employees with disabilities unless it would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization.