Math Teacher Job Stockton area,California USA,Education / Teaching

Position Summary

Teach with

Purpose:

Our teachers play a key role in bringing to life the academic and cultural visions of our schools. This includes daily lesson planning, intentional curriculum design, and regular data analysis to help all students learn and grow. Our teachers also implement Social Emotional Learning lessons and Restorative Practices to create a joyful, inclusive classroom community.

Support and

Collaboration:

Our teachers work closely with the school’s Leadership Team, including their Instructional Coach, to ensure students are learning and growing. This includes weekly meetings, and ongoing feedback so we can continue to grow in our instructional practices.

Commitment to Anti-Racism: We are committed to creating an anti-racist school community. We engage in ongoing development to reflect on their own identities and experiences and how that shapes us as people, educators, and leaders. As a community, we regularly analyze our school systems, academics, culture, data etc. to reflect on our progress towards being an anti-racist organization and to make changes to address the needs of our community.

Preferred

Qualifications

Experience:

Experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community.

Education:

Hold a

B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Meet one of the following eligibility requirements:

Hold a valid teaching credential in the desired subject or

Eligibility for a Provisional Internship Permit, or

Eligibility for a Short Term Staff Permit.

Knowledge/skills required:

Commitment to KIPP mission and vision.

Commitment to being an anti-racist educator.

Believe all students can achieve at the highest academic levels.

Possess strong content area knowledge.

Strong skills building relationships with students, families, and communities.

Communicate well with students, families, and colleagues.

Have proficient knowledge of Google Suite applications (Google Classroom, Hangout, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.).

Have the ability to learn and utilize instructional technology to support in-class and distance learning when needed (i.e. Zoom, Nearpod).

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Daily lesson planning and long term planning using curriculum and resources to align with KIPP’s academic vision and goals.

Analyze data regularly to identify student academic trends and inform instructional practices.

Maintain a positive, warm, inclusive, rigorous, and engaging classroom environment that incorporates Restorative Practices and Social Emotional Learning.

Implement culturally responsive classroom management strategies to create a safe environment for all students to learn & achieve.

Communicate regularly with staff, students, families, and other key stakeholders to ensure strong partnerships.

Attend and engage in weekly Professional Development and other Communities of Practice to continue learning and growing as an educator.

Update student records regularly, including attendance, grades, behavior data, etc.

Physical, Mental and Environmental Demands Physical:

Ability to navigate school and classroom settings. Ability to access and utilize technology. Occasional lifting/carrying of equipment 1-20 lbs. Physical agility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead.

Mental:

Stress of deadlines and normal work standards, ability to analyze problems and generate alternatives, work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods of time, read, calculate, perform routine math problems, memorize and recall objects and people.

Environmental:

School and classroom…